Features
A grand day out
Stagecoach South Wales is working with Age Cymru on an initiative to help older people get out and about. The Grand Day Out initiative enables groups aged 60 and over, travelling free on their older […]
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Face-to-Face Interviews
Let’s be better
Jonathan Welch speaks to Best Impressions founder Ray Stenning about his views on making public transport better It’s about understanding that customers are individuals. We have to realign our attitudes. We really should be trying […]
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Public transport helps Brisbane host a climate-positive Olympics
With all eyes on Paris, green transport plans are already being made for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, as Jonathan Welch finds out As the Olympic Games gets underway in Paris, thoughts are already turning […]
Business
Fair and unfair dismissals
Head of Team and solicitor at WorkNest Alexandra Farmer considers the right and wrong ways to terminate an employee’s contract When it comes to dismissing an employee, there are right and wrong ways to go […]
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From duo to trio
A chance discovery led Adrian Morton to a new business and an old acquaintance in the bus and coach refurbishment sector On a recent trip south to visit an operator, I decided for a change […]
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A Cumbrian connection
A modern classic has been returned to service in a short-lived but interesting livery, reports Adrian Morton In 1998 Stagecoach broke from the norm and ordered its latest coaches from Jonckheere, instead of using its […]
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FirstGroup celebrates transfer of operation of IFS London Cable Car
FirstGroup has taken over the operation of the IFS Cloud Cable Car on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). The cable car links the Greenwich Peninsula with the Royal Docks area on the north bank […]
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Embracing vision
Adrian Morton takes a trip back to where he started his industry career and test drives the next generation Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV electric bus Not wanting to show my age but this month marks 30 […]
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On board in the Peaks
Following on from our recent feature looking at Stagecoach’s Peak Sightseer, David Jordan takes a ride and shares his thoughts from a passenger’s perspective Whilst being based in Norfolk brings with it the privilege of […]
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Warning for Section 19 permit operator
A local authority has been warned to improve its compliance and maintenance systems following a wheel loss incident last year In October 2023, a vehicle belonging to North Lanarkshire Council suffered a double wheel loss […]
