Buses
Happy days with a crash box
Alan Payling shares some fond memories of vehicles that he’s driven that all had to be handled with great care and skill – and reveals how he missed out on being a film star
Month: February 2019
Bus News
Experts quizzed in latest Transport Committee evidence session
The Transport Committee held another evidence session for its Health of the Bus Market inquiry on Wednesday 30 January. In attendance was James Carney, Finance Director, Blackpool Transport; Giles Fearnley, Managing Director, First Bus; John […]
Bus News
Wrightbus delivers 19 new StreetLites to Arriva in Derby
“We wholly recognise the integral role public transport has in helping to achieve the Government’s tough carbon reduction goals,” says Area Managing Director Arriva has invested £3.5m in 19 new Wrightbus StreetLite Micro Hybrid single-deckers […]
Coach News
Redwing Coaches orders eight new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos
Transfer deadline day is normally associated with football clubs, but Redwing Coaches has extended this occasion to the coach industry in the last few years by using it to announce its new vehicle orders on […]
Bus News
Public Inquiry held over Midland Red bus crash
Midland Red presented to the Traffic Commissioner preventative measures now in place to stop a similar accident happening again
Bus News
First Aberdeen fined £50,000 due to punctuality and reliability failures
In a Public Inquiry held in The Town House, Aberdeen on 17 January, Traffic Commissioner (TC) for Scotland Joan Aitken, gave her decision on evidence that First Aberdeen Ltd had failed to operate a number […]
Bus News
Government updates no-deal Brexit guidance
The Government has updated its no-deal Brexit guidance for coach and bus drivers, adding further detail on the subject of number plates, registration documents and insurance requirements. If the UK leaves without a deal on […]
News
West Midlands wins £2.6m to tackle road congestion
Transport chiefs at Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), were informed on 31 January, that it had been successful in its bid to secure funding from the Government […]
Buses
De-stressing airside transfers
Peter Bell, Chief Technology Officer at Trapeze Group, explores how accurate real-time passenger information can alleviate flight frustrations
Coach News
Coach Hire Surrey Ltd’s licence revoked by Traffic Commissioner
In a written decision by Sarah Bell, Traffic Commissioner for London and South East England, Coach Hire Surrey Ltd and Paul Jones were disqualified from holding or obtaining an Operator’s Licence or being involved in […]
