Features
See you there
Now that the events scene is back on track, CBW is looking forward to meeting readers new and old at Showbus on 26 September. Come along and see us near to Showbus control, say hello […]
Month: September 2021
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£350,000 retrofit for Belle Vue fleet
An upgrade for 22 vehicles operated by Belle Vue in Manchester is being carried out as part of the region’s move to become a Clean Air Zone. Manchester’s Clean Air Zone is scheduled to launch […]
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Stagecoach East launches community-inspired campaign
Stagecoach East has launched a new ‘community-inspired’ campaign to celebrate its local passengers and spotlight the firm’s role within the local community. The ‘Because of the Bus’ campaign features real passengers from Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire […]
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Go-Ahead Group appoints new MD at Sussex subsidiary
A new Managing Director, who will be responsible for 1,519 staff and 585 vehicles, has been appointed for Brighton & Hove and Metrobus The Go-Ahead Group has appointed Ed Wills to become Managing Director of […]
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FirstGroup restructures finance with sustainability-linked debt
FirstGroup plc has announced that it has signed a new £300m sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of its relationship banks. The RCF has an initial maturity of four years, with the option […]
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Dublin Bus moves to 100% on-board capacity
From Wednesday 1 September, Dublin Bus moved to re-instate full capacity on board its vehicles for the first time since March 2020, thanks, Chief Executive Ray Coyne said, to the ‘speed and success’ of Ireland’s […]
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Postponed YBM conference to take place in October
The postponed Young Bus Managers conference in Portsmouth has been rescheduled to take place on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 October 2021, and will include an optional site visit on Wednesday as orginally planned. Delegates […]
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Passenger numbers on the rise
Post-covid bus passenger recovery continues with the latest figures from bus company managers who are part of industry round-table group The Ten Per Cent Club showing numbers travelling in the last week of August at […]
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Jobseekers’ bus journeys double
The number of jobseekers using a special discount scheme has soared, Stagecoach says Stagecoach has revealed that trips made under its national jobseekers discounted travel initiative are up 115% since May, with the latest ONS […]
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O.R. Jones & Sons goes paperless with TruTac
Anglesey-based coach operator O.R. Jones & Sons has chosen to go paperless with the help of TruTac’s CPT-approved PSV software. Based near Holyhead, the company was established in 1936. It has a fleet of 30 […]
