Last Stop
NCT driver credited with saving passenger’s life
The family of bus passenger Pietro Carozza, who suffered a cardiac arrest on a Nottingham City Transport (NCT) bus earlier this year, have met and thanked bus driver Paul Allen for saving his life. After […]
Suited for Success in the West Midlands
National Express has helped a Birmingham charity dedicated to empowering unemployed individuals with confidence-boosting interview skills and clothing by donating a double-decker bus to support its new Suited for Success initiative. The new ‘pop-up’ Suited […]
A rising tide
The industry did not escape the ravages of Storm Babet, with many services being affected by flood water and other disruption. One series of posts online which caught our eye were from Group Engineering Director […]
In miniature
Rounding off our Busworld coverage, some images which don’t seem to fit anywhere else… Many manufacturers displayed models of their vehicles, some in traditional form, whilst VDL asked visitors to guess the number of components […]
It’s not all serious
Readers of last week’s issue might have noticed one of the ‘non-bus’ highlights of Busworld, which was the meandering entertainment. In the last issue, we featured an image of band De Vierkante Meter, which made […]
Pay your way
Like all operators, Ensignbus sees its fair share of people trying to avoid paying their fare, and has a pro-active approach to dealing with persistent problems, as evidenced by some of the posts on its […]
Test drive needed?
When we saw a recent megabus post on LinkedIn, we couldn’t decide what we wanted to test drive first, the vehicle or the culinary delights emanating from within. With students – a large part of […]