A former airline pilot has swapped the cockpit for the steering wheel after becoming an apprentice bus driver at the age of 65. Worthing-based Ralph Turtle is currently midway through his passenger transport bus driver […]
Stagecoach has beaten its own record for the number of apprentices employed, which will reach over 1,000 in 2022 compared to 800 last year Stagecoach marked National Apprentice Week 2022, which ran from 7 to […]
MALAYSIA Volvo Buses has delivered Malaysia’s first-ever Euro VI double-deck buses to transport operator Rapid Bus for service in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. “We are extremely excited to be the first to introduce the Euro […]
CHINA The Beijing Public Transport Corporation is using a fleet of 212 hydrogen buses to support the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the city as part of a broader overall effort made by organisers […]
AFRICA Volvo Buses’ Middle East and Africa division supplied 24 B11R coaches to the 24 participating teams in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosted in […]
On 2 February the Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove unveiled the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ white paper. This document sets out a plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of […]
Scottish operators will move to a new Network Support Grant scheme aimed at aiding recovery from pandemic from 1 April. The Scottish Government is to introduce a new grant to help maintain bus services while […]
Brighton & Hove and Metrobus are offering an introductory special weekly capped rate of just £19 for the next few weeks when paying for journeys using tap-on, tap-off contactless payments. Passengers will receive a discount […]
Go-Ahead subsidiary East Yorkshire is preparing for the relaunch of a number of summer favourites for 2022. The Coaster service is set to resume its summer timetable from 5 March offering buses on the coastal […]
Newark-based Travel Wright has announced that it plans to close in April. In a statement, the company said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce Travel Wright intends to close the business in […]
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