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Sadiq Khan and TfL award London businesses £230,000 to reduce congestion in the capital
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded six businesses more than £230,000 in funding to help them to reduce congestion in the capital by making freight and deliveries more efficient.
Derby's Bombardier opening centre of expertise to help win huge £2.75bn HS2 contract
Experts from city train-maker and joint venture partner Hitachi Rail will work together on designs Derby’s Bombardier is opening a centre of expertise to help give it the best chance of securing a £2.75 billion contract to build “bullet trains” for HS2.
Trans-Pennine rail £2.9bn upgrade will cause five years of route closures, longer journeys and less capacity
The £2.9bn upgrade of trans-Pennine rail repeatedly promoted by Chris Grayling will cause "significant disruption" for five years, including route closures for up to 39 weeks a year, longer journey times and less seats on trains, a senior transport official has said.
Kings Ferry signs up for EU conference
Leaving the European Union is too big an issue for operators to ignore, says the managing director of one of the country’s best-known coach operations.
UTG: New deal on urban rail funding and devolution needed
The Urban Transport Group (UTG) has warned a new deal on funding and devolution of rail services is needed to keep UK cities moving forward.
Friday, 14 September 2018
Bus and Coach Buyer
- Italian flair links London to the airYoung Italian-born entrepreneur, Tazio Puri Negri, is setting up a shuttlebus service between north London and Luton Airport.
- Kings Ferry signs up for EU conferenceLeaving the European Union is too big an issue for operators to ignore, says the managing director of one of the country’s best-known coach operations.
Coach and Bus Week
- Rosso launches Red 4 for Ramsbottom and BuryTransdev subsidiary Rosso has unveiled its new Red 4 service to Ramsbottom and Bury, offering quilted leather seats, WiFi and USB charging points.
- Yorkshire Coastliner high specification Gemini 3sTransdev-owned Yorkshire Coastliner has just taken delivery of three high specification Wrightbus Gemini 3-bodied Volvo B5TLs for its popular network of services to and from the East Coast of Yorkshire.
- Stagecoach invests £1.1 million in new ADL buses for Inverness AirportAll eight vehicles are expected to be on the road by the end of September
- We are always evolvingRichard Grey, Managing Director at Grey’s of Ely, spoke to Angela Youngman about the firm’s road to securing the 2018 Top Medium Coach Operator award
- Wembley Park to benefit from Europe’s first multi-storey coach parkLondon developer Quintain has announced details of Europe’s first multi-storey coach-parking complex.
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- UKinbound hires new chief exec officerUKinbound, the only trade association to represent the inbound travel industry, has appointment Joss Croft as Chief Executive Officer.
- Silver celebration for StagecoachTwo of Stagecoach South East’s buses have been decorated in a silver livery to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary.
- Go-Ahead faces up bus challengeGo-Ahead has set out its strategy for developing its non-London UK and Ireland bus market. It is also using a range of ‘capital light’ measures for international growth, as it faces a downturn in UK regional bus ridership.
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