Pilkington Bus: New drivers and vehicles for LCC contract
Accrington’s Pilkington Bus Company has announced an investment of £500,000 into a contract with Lancashire County Council worth £3m. The…
£1.15m from BEAR awarded to upgrade Stagecoach East Scotland fleet
The Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit (BEAR) programme has awarded £1.15m to operator Stagecoach East Scotland to retrofit 63 buses to…
Honk for Hope London hit by late Met U-turn on conditions
A late U-turn by the Metropolitan Police served to severely undermine a second planned Honk for Hope protest in London…
Transdev Flyer airport venture takes to the roads in Yorkshire
Transdev has launched a new Yorkshire bus network connecting Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate with Leeds Bradford Airport called Flyer. The…
Nat Ex Boss: ‘We must protect buses from congestion post-lockdown’
The Managing Director of National Express UK has brought attention to the benefits the lockdown has brought to the nation,…
Bakers Dolphin back on the road and ‘as safe as possible’
Weston-super-Mare based operator Bakers dolphin has resumed coach holidays and claims that its passengers felt ‘extremely safe’. At the end…
£4.5m revamp for Go North East Consett fleet
Go North East (GNE) has invested £4.5m into improving its Consett fleet in north-west County Durham. The X70 and X71…
Rover European Travel calls it a day after 73 years
Rover European Travel has ceased trading after 73 years in business, the Nailsworth, Gloucestershire-based operator has announced. A statement on…
Go North East ‘Bus Out to Help Out’ scheme to support evening economies
In a scheme that might sound familiar to some, Go North East (GNE) has launched a ‘Bus Out to Help…
Scottish returning H2S transport: Business as usual, with some changes?
Scottish operators have revealed their experiences of resuming home-to-school transport in the wake of COVID-19. Working closely with local authorities…
