Features
No better time…
Hayley Russell, Team Lead of Operations at FlixBus UK, discusses the importance of inclusion for women in the coach industry, particularly drivers. Hayley was named Young Bus Manager of the Year at the UK Bus […]
Year: 2023
Features
North Western 100
The centenary of a legendary North West operator is being marked with a unique major event, writes Nick Larkin The North Western Road Car Company, set up in 1923, served a major area and became […]
Features
An un-ewe-sual passenger
When Brighton & Hove Buses driver Martine Patey set off on a journey to Eastbourne for her first ever rail replacement duty one Sunday morning, she wasn’t sure what the day would hold, but she […]
Bus News
Arriva consults on depot closures in Cheshire and Shropshire
Arriva has announced that it is consulting with employees on closing three depots in Oswestry, Shropshire, and Macclesfield and Winsford in Cheshire. In Shropshire, Arriva says that customers’ journeys would be largely unaffected with the […]
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Driver training reforms proposed to ease recruitment
A series of reforms has been proposed by the Government to help attract new bus and coach drivers and retain existing ones Changes proposed by the Government could help reduce the driver shortage and improve […]
News
TruTac launches new workshop module
TruTac has launched a new software module which enhances its existing TruFleet vehicle maintenance and compliance product. Its new TruFleet Workshop offering enables users to upgrade to a range of new workshop-focussed features, including the […]
Bus News
First Cymru wins tender for electric TrawsCymru route
Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced First Cymru has successfully tendered to operate the TrawsCymru T1 route. A new fleet of Yutong E12 electric buses will be introduced from 26 March on the route between Carmarthen and […]
Bus News
Warrington plans given go-ahead
Warrington Borough Council’s cabinet has given the green light to amended plans for the town’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme, reports the Warrington Guardian. The Council’s cabinet approved the plans on 13 February, […]
Bus News
York and Norwich to benefit from additional ZEBRA funding
First Bus to reach a total of over 600 zero emission buses across the UK by March 2024 First Bus expects to be operating two fully electric fleets by March 2024, with York and Norwich […]
News
Trentbarton’s Jeff Counsell retires
Trentbarton and Kinchbus Managing Director Jeff Counsell retired on Tuesday 28 February after 24 years with the company and almost half a century in the bus industry. Jeff, who started out in buses as a […]
