Spanish coachbuilder Sunsundegui has filed for administration so it can buy time to negotiate with its creditors. The company, best known in the UK for producing coaches on Volvo chassis, has €48.8m operational debts, some with suppliers but the bulk with loans, but says its order book for 2025 could save it from bankruptcy. The […]
Reading Buses has won the Passenger Transport Award at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Awards. The awards event was held last night (19 September 2024) at De Vere Beaumont in Windsor. Also shortlisted for the accolade was Greater Anglia and Blackpool Transport. The nomination highlighted its work in revolutionising the way people […]
Stagecoach has donated £100,000 of its profits to charity Age UK. The operator pledged to donate up to 0.5% of profits each year to charitable causes across the UK. The donation from Stagecoach will help Age UK continue to provide practical support to older people to help change the way we age today and in […]
Caledonian Travel and sister brand UKBreakaways have welcomed their one millionth holiday customer, three years since the business launched. The milestone was marked with a surprise £500 gift voucher for lucky traveller Mrs Pam Renwick as she booked her next break at Caledonian’s Travel Centre in Middlesbrough. In addition, the company has given away limited […]
Reading Buses is launching its new White Knight 20 bus service between the University and Reading. The new service will run up to every ten minutes during university semesters and will call at the University and Christchurch Green stops before running non-stop to town avoiding the often-congested Kendrick Road. The new service complements enhancements to […]
Three Wrightbus Electroliners are entering service with Translink on a route serving Belfast’s City Airport. The buses are being run on the 600 route which services the airport. Their introduction means all services operating on this route are now fully zero-emissions. They are operating high-frequency services from the recently opened Belfast Grand Central Station. “The […]
Organisers of the Young Bus Professionals conference in Cambridge recently were wowed by delegates’ efforts in a video-making workshop activity. The young professionals were given the task of splitting into groups and recording a video promoting bus travel. Rounding out the event by showcasing the handful of videos produced, patrons of the professional network commented […]
First West of England has started work on two multi-million pound projects this week to electrify bus depots in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. Construction equipment has begun arriving at the Weston-super-Mare depot ahead of a £14.9million scheme, which will see the transformation of the two-football pitch sized site, just off the A370, and the arrival of […]
First Kernow is to operate Truro Park & Ride (P&R) for another three years after competitive tendering. The operator has run the service for Cornwall Council for the last nine years, and will continue to provide services from the two Truro Park & Ride sites at Langarth Park on the west of Truro and Tregurra […]
