Features
Devon General return
Nick Larkin reports on a special event in the South West which brought together a pair of local open-top icons Devon General buses returned to the Newton Abbot area in force for a much enjoyed […]
Month: September 2023
Event
On test at the seaside
Richard Walter photographed and observed the buses and drivers going through the paces at the recent 2023 Bus Driver of the Year competition in a very sunny and hot Blackpool. The streets in Blackpool centre […]
Features
Cool idea generates heated response in LA
When I first read this story, it was a week or two before I travelled to France for a holiday in the middle of a heatwave. I have to admit, I could see why the […]
Events
Success for National Express driver at BDoY National Final
The 55th Bus Driver of the Year National Final held in Blackpool on Sunday 3 September was won by a National Express Bus driver at his second attempt. 35 year old Lee Grantham won the […]
News
‘Unseen costs will have impacts for Welsh 20mph zones’
Writing for Nation.cymru, Professor Stuart Cole, CBE, Emeritus Professor of Transport Economics and Policy, University of South Wales, says the new default 20mph speed limit which comes into force on 17 September, replacing the current […]
Bus News
Leicester bus stop camera enforcement begins
CCTV cameras are due to begin operating in Leicester’s Belgrave Gate to tackle motorists who illegally park in a bus stop. The bus stop clearway, near the city’s Haymarket bus station, is part of the […]
Bus News
First welcomes this year’s engineering apprentice intake
First Bus has welcomed 52 new apprentices across England, Scotland and Wales, many of whom will be placed at its purpose-built engineering facility at Reaseheath College First Bus recently welcomed its latest cohort of engineering […]
Bus News
Green Bus cancels school routes
Green Bus, which only as recently as a couple of months ago suggested to CBW that is was preparing for a new school term, has given notice to withdraw its school routes before the start […]
Bus News
First Bus South confirms closure of Bridgwater depot
First Bus South has confirmed that the closure of its Buses of Somerset subsidiary’s depot in Bridgwater from 3 September will go ahead as planned. The operator says it remains fully committed to its future […]
Bus News
Lothian reaches 100,000 customers per day using tap-on
The Edinburgh operator has seen usage swell as a result of the city’s annual Festival Lothian has for the first time recorded over 100,000 ‘taps’ in one day using its capped contactless payment method known […]
