Glasgow night bus provision agreed by First and McGill’s
First Glasgow and McGill’s Buses have agreed upon what they describe as “a new night bus network” in Scotland’s largest…
UrbanThings names ex-Arriva man Adam Toone as COO
Former Arriva man Adam Toone has been named Chief Operating Officer by public transport technology solutions provider UrbanThings. In his…
Is coach and bus driving right for shortage occupations list?
Calls continue for coach and bus driving to join the shortage occupations list, enabling the recruitment into those roles of…
Shortage occupations list denial for coach and bus ‘disappointing’
Once upon a time in 2004, I was involved with a project that eventually saw over 3,000 drivers recruited (mostly…
Experience guides First Bus to futureproof EV infrastructure
It’s a year since First Bus completed the full implementation of its electric charging hub at its Caledonia depot in…
Hopes rise that review of PSVAR will see pragmatic conclusion
Hopes have risen of a pragmatic resolution to the otherwise unsolvable problem of PSVAR in the coach sector. That comes…
PSVAR solution requires ‘proper work through’
Yet again coach – as in day-to-day, traditional coach – has a remit that is left out of PSVAR. As…
CPT Ride-and-Drive event returns to North Weald airfield
CPT’s Ride-and-Drive event returned to North Weald airfield in July, showcasing some of the industry’s latest coach, bus and minibus…
Brake testing: Learning how to interpret reports is vital
As a small operator, brake testing was historically always something that we did only for MoT. That was just how…
‘Transport for London leads the way on bus safety’
We welcome the work on improving bus safety by Stagecoach East on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, but its use of…
