Stagecoach sells North American division to Variant for £215m
Stagecoach has announced that it will dispose of its North American division to an affiliate of Variant Equity Advisors in…
Repeat bus journeys reap rewards for Oswestry users
Infrequent passengers using Arriva’s Oswestry-Wrexham route 2 are being incentivised with a loyalty scheme. alt="" src=" https://www.route-one.net/library/Editorial/Issue748/NEWS/oswestry.pdf" style="float:right" /> It…
Dundee getting a buzz in trial
In a week-long trial, Xplore Dundee is running an Alexander Dennis/BYD Enviro200EV. The vehicle is a revision of earlier models…
Kent trial for for rural feeder routes
A pilot of five feeder bus services by Kent County Council (KCC) aims to link rural communities with mainstream bus…
Bus priority package in Birmingham starts
Bus priority package in Birmingham starts The first element of an £8m package that aims to speed up buses in…
Red-letter Wednesday for Rosso 4 passengers
Passengers using Rosso’s recently-launched Red 4 service between Bury and Ramsbottom on Wednesdays between now and Christmas will be able…
Stephensons of Essex parent purchases NIBS Buses
Eastern Transport Holdings, parent company of Stephensons of Essex, has purchased 30-vehicle NIBS Buses of Wickford. NIBS was previously owned…
VAMOOZ school service to be launched by Reading Buses
Reading Buses is partnering with VAMOOZ to launch a VAMOOZ school service between Caversham Heights and schools in the Royal…
High Street in ‘drastic decline’
The UK’s high streets are in freefall, according to the UK’s SMEs, with 85% of the view that the high…
Trentbarton strikes go into third week
The third week of four one-day Monday strikes by some Nottingham-based Trentbarton drivers (24 September) once again had no impact…
