Buses
Keeping history alive
South Yorkshire has a rich and varied transport heritage. Jim McWilliam paid a visit to the South Yorkshire Transport Museum to learn more
Year: 2019
Bus News
Management buyout at Yellow Buses
RATP Dev has announced the sale of its subsidiary Bournemouth Transport Limited (trading as Yellow Buses and Yellow Coaches) to the management team led by David Squire (Managing Director) with Phil Pannell (Service Delivery Director) […]
Bus News
Eastbourne Coachways bus services replaced by Stagecoach South East
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has issued a statement regarding bus services in the Rother area which reads: “The Traffic Commissioner has made the decision to revoke Eastbourne Coachways’ PSV operator’s licence from 25 July […]
Bus News
Greater Manchester trials new technology to boost punctuality
Transport for Greater Manchester recently conducted a trial of traffic signalling technology, in an effort to increase punctuality. SCOOT (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique) technology was used, which analyses real-time traffic data to optimise and […]
Coach News
New megabus.com Torbay service commences
A new megabus.com service commenced operation on Friday the 5 July that aims to link the Torbay area of Devon, to the main network at Exeter. The M6C service operates between two and four times […]
Buses
Bribery or the normal course of business?
Dealing with bribery is a serious matter for the UK authorities. While a gift or treat might seem innocent enough, as Adam Bernstein explains, it can land a firm in hot water
Bus News
Glasgow Low Emission Zone dates announced
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland released the intended Low Emission Zone implementation dates in its Notice and Proceedings document on 8 July. From December 2022, all local bus journeys will have to […]
Bus News
Fye’s Executive Travel has licence revoked
Fye’s Executive Travel Ltd, trading as Cleator Bus Cumbria, has had its operator’s licence revoked by the Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the North West of England, Simon Evans. The company, which was licenced to operate […]
Bus News
National Express West Midlands operating in Bristol
During the Glastonbury music festival last week, National Express provided the G18 service between Bristol’s Marlborough Street bus and coach station and the festival site. This allowed customers from all over the UK to catch […]
Coaches
Skilled at success
Skills Group has been on the up-and-up since its inception in 1919. Madaline Dunn spoke to Paul Owen, Marketing Executive to discuss the company’s recent win at the UK Coach Awards and find out how […]
