Bus News
Go North East offers £2,400 pay rise
Under a cloud of tension with trade union Unite, Go North East has made its drivers what it says is an ‘unprecedented offer’ to increase pay by £2,400 per year, backdated to 1 July, despite […]
Month: September 2023
Bus News
Stagecoach gives InterConnect a makeover
Stagecoach East Midlands has refreshed its InterConnect brand, used on its longer distance inter-urban routes. Rather than adopt the corporate amber and gold ‘distance’ livery it has opted for a violet and purple colour scheme […]
Bus News
Bristol marks 60th anniversary ‘bus boycott’
A key historic event involving the bus industry and race relations was commemorated in Bristol recently A milestone moment in race relations history was honoured in Bristol on 30 August as one of the city’s […]
International
Classic Setra stars in Mercedes-Benz show
GERMANY On 26 and 27 August, Mercedes-Benz held its ‘Schöne Sterne’ (‘Beautiful stars’) Mercedes Festival in Hattingen. Its Daimler truck and bus division also took part, showcasing classic trucks and a Setra S 11. Bbuilt […]
International
New cool bus stops for Andalucía
SPAIN A project has been developed by engineering students in Seville to create a new bus shelter where the temperature will be between 22 and 28°C lower than the surrounding air temperature, even if it […]
International
Wheely-Safe protection pays off for GTS
ICELAND Icelandic coach company and tour operator GTS says it has improved the safety of its operation and made significant financial savings since fitting its vehicles with Wheely-Safe technology. The family-run company is in the […]
Event
Temsa/Ilesbus Coachfest show success
Jonathan Taylor reports from the recent ‘Coachfest’ event held at Temsa’s Cleckheaton dealership This industry is well known for its charitable efforts above and beyond narrow industry-related causes. So it was great to be driving […]
Features
Is this bus going anywhere near Kathmandu, mate?’
In the first instalment of a two-part article, Alan Payling tells the story of one of the UK’s most adventurous bus companies, Top Deck Travel, that was part of the overland bus travel boom of […]
Big Picture
Big Picture
As reported in last week’s issue, First York recently introduced its latest electric buses in the form of Wrightbus Electroliners. Richard Walter was in the right place at the right time to capture two of […]
Features
Dealing with spiralling costs
Adam Bernstein considers the matter of cost control, and what suppliers should be aware of when it comes to pricing in a challenging business environment In a fast-moving world where prices are rising at a […]