Last Stop
Go North East donates bus to support charity’s £7.5m fundraising goal
A double-decker bus named ‘Ozzie’ in a public poll has been transformed into a charity shop on wheels after a donation from Go North East.
Month: March 2019
Bus News
Accessible Transport Group enters administration
Bus routes began being transferred to other operators from Monday 25 March West Midlands charity Accessible Transport Group has gone into administration. The organisation operates services through sub-charities Ring and Ride and ATG Contract Services, […]
Features
Envisioning Direction
John Lewis visits Lewes-based display specialist Hanover Displays to find out the latest from founder Gavin Williams Buses need destination displays that are easy to read in all conditions; and producing displays with top-notch clarity […]
Bus News
Brighton & Hove bus unveiled at Holi Festival celebrations
Brighton & Hove unveiled a new bus designed by Lois O’Hara during the Sussex University Holi festival celebrations on Wednesday 20 March. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro, commissioned by Brighton & Hove Buses as part of the […]
Bus News
Abellio, Stagecoach gain in TfL tender results
The latest TfL tender results have revealed gains for Abellio London, Stagecoach Selkent and London United.
Bus News
New 33 bus service from CT4N restores missing links
Nottingham Community Transport’s trading arm, CT4N, is to introduce a new 33 bus service between Nottingham, West Bridgford and Cropwell Bishop, following the Spring Bank Holiday on Tuesday 28 May. The new 33 bus service […]
Coach News
Obituary: Alec Best
Alec Best of Best and Sons Coaches passed away on Sunday 17 March at the Briarwood Care Home, Middlesbrough. Alec had been in the coaching industry his whole life, following in the footsteps of his […]
Features
Olympian quartet on offer
A former Yorkshire operator recovering from illness that forced him to give up the business is hoping to find good homes for four Volvo Olympian double-deckers and spares for them.
Bus News
First Scania bi-artics in Brazil
Scania secures valuable business for bi-articulated buses in Curitiba, a birthplace of Bus Rapid Transit Scania is delivering its first bi-articulated buses in Brazil to Curitiba, which pioneered Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the […]
Features
See your MP!
A 1999 MAN 18:220 restored to original Stagecoach guise by a Manchester-based operator has been seen across the country on rail replacement work – some of it for its original owner!
