Amber Coaches closes
Essex-based Amber Coaches is to go into liquidation on 19 April; it ceased trading on 4 April and all staff…
Northern Ireland Optares unveiled
In a ceremony at Craigavon Translink unveiled its £1.2m investment in eight Optare Versa buses for its Ulsterbus high-frequency routes…
Wrightbus wins share of £62m grant
Wrightbus is one of seven projects to be awarded a share of £62m by the Department for Transport (DfT) from…
‘Farewell to Steve Whiteway’
I’m sad to see the Epsom Coaches name disappearing. When RATP acquired the business it ceased to be a family concern.…
Updated guidance on EU drivers’ hours
Simplified guidance issued by the Department for Transport (DfT) on EU drivers’ hours and working time rules has recently been…
42nd Street: Ex-tap-aganza!
42nd Street taps its way onto the stage at Drury Lane’s Theatre Royal 42nd Street arguably has some of the…
Nat Ex starts contactless trial
National Express West Midlands has started a contactless payment trial on its Birmingham-Airport-Coventry and Birmingham-Solihull routes X1 and X2. Tickets…
Tower Transit named International Business of the Year
Australian-owned Tower Transit Group has won ‘International Business of the Year’ at the British Expertise International Awards. It edged out…
Diamond Bus invests £600k in contactless
Diamond Bus invests £600k in contactless 
 Rotala-owned Diamond Bus has invested £600,000 in Ticketer machines across its West Midlands…
Arriva orders nine Mellor Strata minibuses for north west routes
The problem of serving housing estate routes and difficulties negotiating parked cars, coupled with fuel efficiency, has led Arriva North…