Bluebird Buses Limited, which fired one of its employees after he drove into a patch of flooded road, has lost an appeal to overturn a judgement of unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal. According to People […]
The 12m single-decker is being prepared at ADL’s Guildford site and is due to be introduced by the end of the year
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) has started the process of rebranding its entire fleet as part of a planned single identity for bus, rail, tram and cycle services in the West Midlands. The operator told […]
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) has launched a ‘wide-ranging’ inquiry into the bus market in England outside London. The inquiry, which has been dubbed ‘Health of the bus market,’ will consider the reliability of bus […]
Rotala’s Wessex Bus operation is to be taken over by Stagecoach, following 11 years of serving Bristol and Bath. In a statement, Rotala said: “Over the last couple of years, business opportunities have reduced and […]
Shane Ross T.D., Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, has officially opened Go-Ahead Ireland’s new Ballymount, Dublin-based bus depot. Joining Shane at the opening was David Brown, CEO of Go-Ahead Group (UK) and Anne […]
Director of Backhouse Jones solicitors, James Backhouse, has written about the ins and outs of franchised bus operations in an article on the company’s website. “The franchising authority has to make special provision for the […]
Gothenburg now takes the lead in the transition to electrically propelled urban bus traffic in Sweden. The order for 30 all-electric Volvo buses from GS Buss, subsidiary of Göteborgs Spårvägar, and Public Transport Authority Västtrafik, […]
Stagecoach has announced a two-year, £50,000 partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, honouring a much-loved member of staff. Martyn Henderson, Assistant Garage Operations Manager at the operator’s Romford garage, sadly lost his life to cancer in […]
Preston’s well-known bus station – originally opened in 1969 – has reopened following a two-year, £19m refurbishment. A period-correct restoration has been carried out, reintroducing the ‘original materials and colour palette’ – even incorporating 1960s-style […]
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