Wrightbus is launching two new coaches, seeing the Ballymena-based manufacturer enter the coach market for the first time in more than 30 years. The first vehicle to hit the market is the Contour, a low-emission 55-seater coach. The company last produced a Contour coach in 1987, before retiring the vehicle. Wrightbus has entered a five-year […]

A new partnership between FlixBus and Transport Made Simple (TMS), formerly known as Vectare, has been revealed. TMS is to add five new FlixBus specification Yutong GT12 coaches to the network, with its first routes due to go live in mid-April. “We identified that express coach services were the obvious next phase of growth for […]

NK Holidays has added a new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet. The 13m coach has 48 Lux Line seats that move sideways for extra width, full air conditioning, two fridges, a servery area and advanced radar safety system to assist drivers blind spots. “This investment reflects our ongoing commitment to providing our local community with […]

First Bus has honoured York’s last surviving veteran of the D-Day landings. The operator named one of its fleet after Ken Cooke, who will be 100 in August, who landed on Gold Beach on the Normandy coast in June 1944, aged 18. Ken was surprised by family including his son Stephen and friends from the […]

Stagecoach is offering its top suppliers free training to help support its wider sustainability goals.  The Sustainable Suppliers Training Programme, an initiative from the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) UK Network, is an international training project focused on engaging and educating suppliers on specific areas of the ten principles of the UNGC, the sustainable development […]

Stagecoach South has appointed George Cooper as its new Commercial Manager. George’s career in transport began during his university years, working part-time as a bus driver, ticket seller, and coach driver. In 2017, he joined a graduate scheme with a major transport operator, which took him to Dublin, where he progressed to the role of […]

London’s next proposed Superloop express bus service has been announced between Abbey Wood and North Greenwich, via Thamesmead and Woolwich. The plan is intended to develop the city’s network of express bus routes to connect even more places in outer London. The bus route would support the early stages of regeneration plans in the Thamesmead […]

Warrington’s Own Buses is proud to announce it has achieved the International Standard – ISO 45001. The certification recognises its commitment to workplace health and safety. ISO 45001 focuses on preventing injuries and illness, eliminating hazards, and constantly improving safety practices. The company uses a continuous improvement cycle of Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA) for […]