Features
Month: January 2023
Features
94-year-old newcomer
Nick Larkin reports on a vintage vehicle which has found a new home on the south coast A benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous has enabled a 94-year-old bus to join the Friends of King […]
Features
West Midlands driver becomes singing sensation
National Express West Midlands bus driver Ranjit Singh, who is based at the firm’s West Bromwich depot, has combined his love for driving and singing to create a new YouTube hit featuring many of his […]
Bus News
Diamond freezes fares but steers clear of £2 fare cap scheme
Rotala-owned Diamond Bus will not be taking part in the £2 single fare scheme in England. In a statement, the company said: “It has been publicised that a number of bus operators across England will […]
Events
CTA Conference heads to Belfast
Tourism Ireland’s Chief Executive Niall Gibbons has spoken in support of coach tourism as the Coach Tourism Association (CTA) prepares to host its 2023 Conference & Workshop in Belfast on Sunday 5 and Monday 6 […]
Bus News
Scottish services on the ‘brink of collapse’ claims MSP
Scottish Labour MSP for West Scotland Neil Bibby says he believes that bus services are at risk and that Scotland needs to follow English Labour-run mayoral city regions to make transport more reliable and affordable. […]
Bus News
Over 300,000 £2 journeys made in first few days, says Stagecoach
The £2 fares promotion saved thousands of people money in its first few days, according to one operator which is taking part Stagecoach says that by 6 January over 300,000 passengers had already taken advantage […]
News
City Sightseeing launches special offer to help tourism industry in Oxford
City Sightseeing Oxford is offering a discount to help drive the visitor economy in the city. The operator is offering a 25% price reduction on its open-top tours on Mondays to Thursdays until 9 February […]
Minibus News
‘Difficulty accommodating demand’ means Inverurie Ready2Go DRT will be withdrawn
Inverurie’s Ready2Go demand responsive transport (DRT) pilot initiative launched in August 2021 by Aberdeenshire Council is to be withdrawn from April. Operated by Watermill Coaches on the council’s behalf, the Monday to Saturday service involves […]
News
Martin Griffiths to retire as Stagecoach restructures management team
A new management structure will reflect the evolution of the business from a global listed PLC to a UK private company as Martin Griffiths and CFO Ross Paterson step down Ray O’Toole is to become […]
