Northfleet Depot Open day celebrates 80 years
Arriva’s Northfleet bus depot in Kent celebrated its 80th anniversary with an open day earlier this month. The depot welcomed…
It’s time to privatise London’s buses: Institute
Self-proclaimed ‘leading think tank’ claims that Sapphire, Gold would come to capital with deregulation Too many buses, too many stops…
Parkers invests £1.5m in executive coaches
Parkers Executive Chauffeurs’ father and son team, Brian and Simon Rudd, has invested over £1.5m to meet demand for its…
Girl killed in minicoach crash
A collision between a refuse lorry and a Plaxton Cheetah on Friday (7 July) killed Holly Brown, 14, and injured…
Yellow Buses’ open toppers back after a ten-year gap
Stand by your bus stops. Yellow Buses’ iconic open toppers are back this month after a ten-year gap, operating on…
Transdev’s new buses at The Burnley Bus Bash
The countdown is on to Burnley’s big free family day out of the summer. The Burnley Bus Bash event, Burnley’s…
French ‘ban days’ near
The annual ban on groups of children travelling by coach in France will be effective on Saturday 29 July and…
First mulls X1 replacements
First Eastern Counties is using Ensign’s new two-axle Excellence demonstrator (see News p9) for a week on its flagship Norwich-Peterborough…
Queensferry Crossing to open, then shut
In a publicity stunt, the new £1.35bn Queensferry Crossing, over the Firth of Forth, will open to traffic on 30…
Reading buses’ fun day
Organisers are promising another fun filled Reading Buses Open Day at their Great Knollys Street depot on Sunday July 2.…