Unite says its members will strike at First in Hampshire, and again for seven days in March, claiming that a pay deal has been imposed on drivers. The union claims that First has offered workers just over a 4% pay deal and refused to reinstate many terms and conditions that were removed during the Covid […]

Following the end of Megabus routes into England, National Express is filling the void in a new partnership with Scottish Citylink. NatEx is expanding its network from 25 February with frequent daily services connecting hundreds of destinations in England and Wales with Scottish cities, including Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow, Inverness and Stirling. John Boughton, Commercial […]

Alexander Dennis has taken a firm order from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for 58 of its Enviro400EV zero-emission buses. The electric buses are expected to join the city region’s current fleet later this year. Publicly owned by the Combined Authority, they will be operated by a commercial bus operator ahead of the introduction […]

Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is welcoming Nigel Eggleton as its new Operations Manager. Nigel brings 44 years of experience in the bus industry to NCT, having started his career on 1 June 1980. Companies he has worked for include Arriva, Go-Ahead, Transdev and First Bus. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership roles, including […]

Coaches have gained some support from the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) as it responds to the government’s consultation on an Integrated National Transport Strategy. The CPT says coaches must be placed at the heart of local and national transport planning. In its submission to the government’s consultation on an Integrated National Transport Strategy, the […]

Tim Moss CBE has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), effective from 31 March 2025. Tim is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Director General for Corporate Services and Inspectorates at the Welsh Government, and previously worked as Chief Executive at the Intellectual Property Office. Through these […]

Mike Whitehead, founder and Managing Director of coach industry supplier, Distinctive Systems Ltd, died on 11 February 2025. He was 74. Mike graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1974, which included a strong computing element. When the very earliest personal computers started to emerge in the late 1970s Mike took an immediate interest […]

Wrightbus has taken the wraps off the latest version of its flagship hydrogen double-decker as it continued to lead the way in zero emission public transport. The upgraded Streetdeck Hydroliner Gen 2.0 will be built in its Ballymena factory, where overall production will reach record levels this year. The new vehicle is designed to be […]