Consolidation has taken place in the Greater Manchester bus market after the stagecarriage operations of Hayton’s Travel were acquired by fellow independent Bluebird Bus & Coach. Mike Dunstan, owner of Middleton-based Bluebird Bus & Coach […]
Fourteen new Wrightbus hybrid buses introduced to north Manchester bus route Fourteen new hybrid buses are currently being put into service on First Manchester’s route 18 from Manchester to Langley on the Manchester New Road […]
First Group has started a scheme in the South West of England allowing passengers to buy tickets over the counter of around 600 outlets, in a partnership with PayPoint. From November 16 passengers were able […]
A team from Wilts & Dorset has presented a cheque for £656 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance after competing in a special It’s a Knockout fundraising event.
Arriva has invested £7m in a fleet of 44 Wright Gemini double deck buses for South Liverpool. The vehicles will run on the 79 and 82 routes, with all of the buses operating by the […]
Stagecoach has announced two new appointments within its bus operations in the UK and North America. From December 1 Edward Hodgson will take over as managing director of Stagecoach West Scotland. His appointment comes as […]
Stagecoach Group plc completed the sale of its school bus operations in the US state of Wisconsin (Wisconsin School Bus) to Student Transportation, Inc. on November 15. Part of Wisconsin School Bus will be held […]
Watchdog finds claims contained in a leaflet were ‘misleading’ The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made by Nottingham City Transport (NCT) about a leaflet issued by rival operator Dunn Motor Traction Ltd […]
Statutory Quality Bus Partnership to start in April 2012 on Manchester’s busiest bus corridor Manchester’s first Statutory Quality Bus Partnership (SQBP) is to go live from April 2012 after agreement from Transport for Greater Manchester’s […]
Bob Crow re-elected at RMT Bob Crow has been re-elected unopposed as general secretary of the Rail Maritime Transport (RMT) union. Crow will begin his third five year term at the helm of the union […]
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