First Bus has introduced a gold standard service for its 25 and 26/26A routes in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, as part of a scheme to improve customer service. The number 25 service runs from Hanley to […]
Mark Savelli has resigned from his position as FirstGroup’s regional managing director in Scotland and left the group on September 30. Giles Fearnley, head of First’s UK bus division thanked Mark for his “significant contribution” […]
Stagecoach Yorkshire launched a fleet of 21 BAE Systems-powered ADL Enviro 400 Hybrids in Sheffield last week. The first of their kind in South Yorkshire, they have replaced Volvo B6s on route 120, which links […]
D&G Bus along with existing shareholder Julian Peddle, has purchased the remaining shares of Martin Bott and David Stewart of Green Triangle Buses Ltd trading as South Lancs Travel. The deal was completed on Friday […]
FirstGroup’s update predicts a future with slowed growth and squeezed operating margins FirstGroup has released its preclose trading update for the six months to September 30. Promising figures have been discussed, though more difficult trading […]
Volkswagen’s takeover bid for MAN has been given approval by the European Commission, and as such is one step closer creating a powerful European truck business that compete with rivals Volvo and Daimler. Chairman of […]
Optare has released its interim results for the sixth months ending June 30. Highlights include major investment in its Sherburn factory in North Yorkshire. Relocation to the facility began in August and is expected to […]
Operator enters latest phase of rebranding exercise Midlands-based Bowens Travel is to rebrand its travel shops as BTG Travel after the decision was made to end a franchise agreement with First Choice, part of Tui […]
Coach and bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has been given a £50,000 fine after a worker was injured by a steel floor platform which slipped while being lifted into position, the BBC has reported. […]
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