Edward Thomas and Son works with HSBC for CBILS loan
Epsom-based Edward Thomas and Son Coaches has taken up the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and received £140,000 from…
Operators’ backing for coach industry support letter sought
Two coach operators are calling on their peers within the industry to give their backing to a letter that will…
Zeelo: Safer public transport for a strong recovery in 2020
Sam Ryan, co-founder and CEO of Zeelo, shares with routeone details of measures to protect users of its services -…
Bouden defends coaches’ COVID-19 credentials
Birmingham coach operator Bouden Travel has questioned Boris Johnson’s “contradictory” advice that people should avoid public transport while at the…
‘Additional capacity for social distancing needs already sought’
Brighton operator The Big Lemon says it has already been asked by one organisation to provide additional capacity on contracted…
Philip Sellwood CBE takes Chair of Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Philip Sellwood CBE, former Group Chief Executive of Energy Saving Trust and founder trustee of the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, has…
Scrappage among bus manufacturers’ hopes for support
The UK’s three largest bus manufacturers – Alexander Dennis (ADL), Optare and Wrightbus – have written to Secretary of State…
Oxford PickMeUp DRT to be withdrawn after pilot
The PickMeUp demand responsive transport (DRT) service will be withdrawn by Go-Ahead Group subsidiary Oxford Bus Company (OBC) after operation…
Blackpool Transport: Beyond COVID-19
routeone speaks to Blackpool Transport Finance and Commercial Director James Carney to discover how the operator has responded to the…
Scottish LEZs paused thanks to COVID-19
Plans to implement Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in four Scottish cities have been “paused” because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic,…
