Buses
Safeguarding bus services
Guildford has become the unlikely centre of a bus war and Andy Izatt has been to the cathedral city to see what services provided by the two main combatants are like for passengers Head-to-head competition […]
Month: July 2019
Bus News
Liverpool Mayor threatens franchising
Joe Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool, told bus operators to ‘work with us and change’ or face losing control of routes and fares at a recent council meeting discussing city centre bus hub proposals. According to […]
Bus News
Nottingham City Transport launches new Park & Ride service
Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT) new Queens Drive Park & Ride Service, Navy 49, has been officially launched by Nottingham City Council Leader Cllr David Mellen, Portfolio Holder for Transport Cllr Adele Williams and Nottingham South […]
Bus News
Stagecoach makes senior management changes
Stagecoach has announced the appointment of new senior management. Mark Threapleton, as Chief Operations Office will now have four regional directors reporting to him, including Robert Andrew as Regional Director Scotland and Wales, Paul Lynch […]
Bus News
Rotala acquires First Manchester’s Bolton depot
Depot’s employees to transfer over to Rotala, with 125 of First’s vehicles being leased
Bus News
Yellow Coaches updates livery and website
After a year back on the road, Yellow Buses has decided to permanently instate its coach fixture Yellow Coaches, and to accompany this has updated its livery and introduced a new website dedicated to the […]
Bus News
LBSL confirms latest London routes to change hands
London Bus Services Ltd (LBSL) has announced the results of the latest round of bus tenders in the capital. Arriva London North will surrender routes 67, 106 and 230 to London General when its contracts […]
Catering for Coaches
Squeaky Dave or Japanese style?
Smartly-dressed staff present a positive image that reflects well on their employers. Coach and bus drivers are no exception. Coach tourism specialist Stuart Render compares ‘Squeaky Dave’ with the Japanese In April this year, the […]
Buses
A day in Dublin
Richard Walter visited Dublin recently, and captured a range of stand-out vehicles being operated there
Bus News
Stagecoach releases preliminary full-year results
Stagecoach has released its preliminary full-year financial results for the year ended 27 April 2019. Profits before tax increased by £23.6m on last year, though revenue was down A Stagecoach Western Van Hool Astromega in […]
