More than 8,500 queries were handled by Lothian on its social platforms during a 48-hour period at the peak of the recent extreme weather, as well as 500 calls to its customer services team. With […]
Vehicle which is believed to be the oldest British full-size single-decker bus in existance is offered to the museum for half its value, £65,000, in order to provide it with the ‘best possible home’ after […]
Since launching the payment method less than two months ago, First West Yorkshire has recorded over 80,000 contactless transactions on its buses – with over 4,250 customers switching to contactless every week. The operator aims […]
Brighton-based The Big Lemon has announced plans for the UK’s first all-electric bus route network. After launching the UK’s first ‘solar-powered’ bus in 2017, the operator currently has three electric vehicles powered by solar panels […]
Ed Wills, current Operations Director at Go South Coast, is to become Managing Director at the firm’s new bus operation in Dublin. Beginning later this year, Go-Ahead Dublin is set to operate 24 routes in […]
After comments from the TC for Wales, Welsh Government is considering allowing HGVs to use bus lanes in specific circumstances, though the CPT expresses concerns Economy and Transport Secretary for Wales, Ken Skates, has said […]
Gordon Price of Cotheridge, Worcester-based Elgar Coaches sadly passed away peacefully at Hereford County Hospital on Sunday, March 4. Gordon and his partner, Janet Portlock, were celebrating 20 years of business, offering coach hire for […]
Scotland’s national transport agency, Transport Scotland, published the analysis of responses to two public consultations on Friday, which will help to shape the upcoming Transport Bill. ‘Local Bus Services in Scotland – Improving the Framework […]
Stagecoach has unveiled an apprenticeship scheme for bus drivers, which is set to benefit over 150 new recruits. The 12-month-long apprenticeship programme will first be piloted in the North East and Yorkshire, with 23 places […]
Stakeholder group calls on Government to give drivers powers to remove a passenger from the bus if they refuse to vacate a wheelchair space The Department for Transport (DfT) has said that it will introduce […]
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