Sunday, June 4, 2023

TC refuses to return impounded 16 seater minibus

Traffic Commissioner Gerallt Evans has refused to return an impounded 16-seat minibus after the applicant failed to attend a Golborne Public Inquiry Traffic Commissioner (TC)...
photo of Aneeka Jalil

Fresh talent means fresh perspectives at AFJ Travel

AFJ Travel’s Aneeka Jalil recently completed her Transport Manager CPC qualification, and calls for more young people to pursue their passions Fresh talent and diverse...

30 years of BUSK: A champion of school bus safety

As BUSK marks its 30th anniversary, we look at the organisation’s legacy of protecting schoolchildren during their daily commutes At the heart of BUSK is...
Seatbelt buckle guards must not be used on PSVs, DVSA says

Seatbelt buckle guards must not be used, DVSA warns

DVSA has highlighted to operators of coaches, buses and minibuses used to carry children that they must not fit seatbelt buckle guards. The Agency says...
High Wycombe PickMeUp DRT reaches 10000 rides in 10 weeks

High Wycombe PickMeUp: 10,000 rides in 10 weeks

The PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service in High Wycombe carried over 10,000 passengers in the 10 weeks from its launch in September 2022,...
EVM Grand Tourer handed over to Greg White of White's Coaches

White’s Coaches adds another EVM Grand Tourer

White’s Coaches has again returned to EVM, this time for the purchase of a coachbuilt Grand Tourer minicoach based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter underframe. It...

ArrivaClick launches in Watford with initial three minibuses

The ArrivaClick demand-responsive minibus service was launched by the group in Watford on 1 July. It will initially operate with three minibuses that due...

Oxford PickMeUp DRT to return in revised form?

The Oxford PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service ceased operation after completion of its two-year pilot scheme on Saturday 20 June – but it...

Oxford PickMeUp DRT to be withdrawn after pilot

The PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service will be withdrawn by Go-Ahead Group subsidiary Oxford Bus Company (OBC) after operation on Saturday 20 June....

Coach Connections takes an EVM X-Clusive

Coach Connections of Newtownards, Co Down has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with an X-Clusive conversion, supplied by EVM Direct (0845 520 5160). It...
Andy Burnham with Bee Network electric bus

Bee Network receives first BYD ADL Enviro400EV buses

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has taken delivery of the first five of its 100 electric double-decker buses ordered from Alexander Dennis (ADL) for...