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Vere: ‘Non-essential services cloud bespoke coach support bid’

Transport Minister Baroness Vere has revealed that the coach industry’s provision of services that are viewed by the government as “non-essential” is the reason why the sector has not received a bespoke support package despite multiple requests.

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  • Ice on the overhead causes Edinburgh Trams delaysIce on the overhead is an issue which often affects tram services over the winter months but in order to counter this most tram companies send out special “ice breaker” trams overnight to ensure that a normal service can run. But still occasionally these don’t do the job and services are affected, and that was the case for Edinburgh Trams on Tuesday 12th January.

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  • First looks at positives from a difficult year“2020 has been a year to remember for us all,” FirstGroup told CBW, reflecting on the strides the company made over the past 12 months, “and despite the pandemic there are moments for our industry to celebrate, recognising our agility in the face of adversity. Over the past 12 months everyone at First Bus has worked extremely hard to deliver wide-ranging projects and innovations which have allowed us to continue our customer first-approach and invest in becoming the green bus operator of choice.
  • Social media vital for survivalClubs and other organisations catering for classic buses, coaches and other vehicles must embrace social media – or face dire consequences.
  • Bus manufacturers await national strategyIn November, having just bailed out Transport for London, the UK Government announced a Ten Point Plan for a ‘green recovery.’ Prominent among the proposals was increased support for buses, which have been severely impacted by lockdowns, social distancing and declines in ridership. Here, Roger Brereton, Head of Sales at steering system specialist, Pailton Engineering, reflects on a challenging year for buses

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  • Coventry and Oxford set to be UK’s first all-electric bus citiesTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services.
  • NXWM wants ‘500 ZE buses by 2022 Commonwealth Games’National Express West Midlands (NXWM) wants to operate at least 500 zero-emission buses by the time the Commonwealth Games come to Birmingham in July 2022. The aspiration was outlined by Managing Director David Bradford when addressing the Confederation of Passenger Transport Bus and Coach Conference on 12 January.
  • Vere: ‘Non-essential services cloud bespoke coach support bid’Transport Minister Baroness Vere has revealed that the coach industry’s provision of services that are viewed by the government as “non-essential” is the reason why the sector has not received a bespoke support package despite multiple requests.
  • York independent operators adopt Passenger myTrip appThree independent bus operators serving York – Connexionsbuses, Reliance Motor Services and York Pullman – have adopted the Passenger myTrip app. It allows their customers to make cashless, contact-free payments and track their buses in real time.
  • Coach operator survey: Caution is the watchword for 2021A survey of coach operator businesses carried out by routeone in late 2020 has demonstrated that while the immediate outlook for the industry remains very difficult, some operators are seeing modest cause for optimism in a post-coronavirus COVID-19 world.
  • Stagecoach works with GreenRoad to prevent bridge strikesStagecoach is working with GreenRoad on a £4m national rollout of bridge strike prevention technology. It will capture 8,000 coaches and buses by the summer and is an enhancement of the group’s existing relationship with GreenRoad, whose core safety system is already fitted to those vehicles.
  • National Express coach holidays arm sees 185% bookings riseNational Express has seen “a 185% increase” in bookings through its package coach holidays division for spring and summer 2021 compared to pre-coronavirus COVID-19 figures for 2020.
  • Doug Claringbold named First West of England MDDoug Claringbold has been appointed Managing Director of First West of England. He will join the business in February, and after a handover period he will succeed James Freeman, who is to retire on 31 March.

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