West Midlands bus franchising plans to move to audit stage
Bus reregulation in the West Midlands looks increasingly inevitable after the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) decided to progress with…
Urgent government action on EES impact at Dover sought by LAs
Ministers must take “urgent action” to prevent severe disruption at juxtaposed border controls in the Port of Dover after introduction…
Young Bus Professionals September conference set for Cambridge
The next Young Bus Professionals conference will be held in Cambridge on 12 and 13 September, with a keynote address…
Stagecoach South takes Optare Solo delivery for Andover network
Stagecoach South is a further subsidiary to take delivery of Optare Solo small buses as part of a large order…
Wrightbus appoints Jon Eardley to lead AllServiceOne business
Jon Eardley has been named Managing Director for Aftersales and Telematics by Wrightbus fleet support arm AllServiceOne, and will lead…
Lloyds Coaches adds five ADL Enviro200
Lloyds Coaches has taken delivery of five new Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 buses. The Machynlleth-based operator has thus added to…
Pulhams Coaches offers free bus travel for guide dog trainers
Pulhams Coaches has partnered with Guide Dogs for the Blind Association to offer free travel to puppy trainers. The Gloucestershire…
First Bus completes £750,000 Rochdale depot investment
First Bus has completed its £750,000 worth of workshop improvements at its depot in Rochdale. The investment programme includes a…
Change for routeone sales team as Daniel Lunn moves on
The routeone sales team will soon see change with the departure of Commercial Manager Daniel Lunn, longstanding leader of that…
An operator’s journey into bus electrification – and its learnings
Welcome back to Switched On, a series of articles helping operators to reduce the lifetime costs of running electric coaches…
