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Friday, 27 September 2019

BBC News

• Wrightbus: Family deny blocking factory dealThe Wrightbus factory is owned by Jeff Wright, separately from the manufacturing company.
• Wrightbus: Boris Johnson pledges government supportPrime minister says government will do
• WeWork: The rise and fall of co-founder Adam NeumannMr Neumann built WeWork into a global firm, but investors raised questions about his leadership.

The Guardian

• Bus regulation proves just the ticket for a musical in ManchesterArtist tries to ‘jazz up’ issue as local region plans to regain public control of services

Belfast Telegraph

• Boris Johnson vows his government will 'do it all it can to help' after Wrightbus collapsePrime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to do all he can to help Ballymena bus manufacturers Wrightbus after the firm entered administration earlier this week.

Coach and Bus Week

• Thirty new buses for B&H in UK geofencing firstGo-Ahead Group company Brighton and Hove (B&H) has announced that it has the first buses in the UK that can be set to run in zero-emissions mode whenever they enter the city centre
• Stagecoach West increases presence in Bristol with SGBC acquisitionBristol-based South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach has been acquired by Stagecoach West, the deal being completed on 20 September
• Expanding compliance horizonsThe Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme is seeking to enrol more coach, bus and minibus operators as the accreditation expands with additional provision for all commercial vehicle fleet operators. John Hix from the organisation speaks to James Day about what it can offer to passenger transport
• New CPT president announcedThe CPT has announced that senior industry figure Steve Whiteway will be its President for 2020. Steve, who was unanimously voted in by fellow members of the CPT Council, will officially take over the presidency – a position he held back in 2010/11 – from Martin Dean on Thursday 30 January.
• Edwards shortlisted for inaugural Welsh transport awardsSouth Wales-based Edwards Coaches has been named as a finalist in the inaugural Wales Transport Awards. The family firm, which has been in operation since 1925 and is now in the hands of the fifth generation, has been nominated in the ‘Livery of the Year’ and ‘Transport Operator of the Year’ categories.
• Flixbus to trial hydrogen coachesEuropean inter-city coach operator Flixbus is to trial hydrogen-fuelled coaches, in collaboration with Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. The firms are currently working out the parameters of the trial, and expect to join forces with a vehicle manufacturer soon.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Rates in the coach industry: A balancing actRates are a tricky thing to balance. Fuel, drivers’ wages and compliance are mounting costs – how do operators harmonise them with the rates they charge?
• Lothian Buses partners Guide Dogs Scotland and Whizz-KidzLothian Buses has announced partnerships with Guide Dogs Scotland and Whizz-Kidz as part of its annual compulsory Certificate of Professional Competence training for bus drivers.
• Tap on and off contactless for MetrobusGo-Ahead subsidiary Metrobus has upgraded its contactless payment acceptance by taking advantage of tap on and off functionality for most adult tickets.
• South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach is soldStagecoach has purchased South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach (SGBC) for an undisclosed su,. The deal will be pivotal to its plans for growth in and around Bristol, the group says.
• Free bus rides for Luton’s poorer children with ArrivaArriva Buses joined forces with local charity Level Trust this summer to help nearly 300 children living in poverty across Luton gain access a host of fun-filled activities and adventures designed to help them make the most of the break from school.
• Arrivaclick delivers high levels of user satisfaction: SurveyMerseyside seeing 7,500 journey requests per week; Leicestershire above predictions Customer uptake of the ArrivaClick demand responsive transport (DRT) concept has been strong, research has shown.

Other News Sources

• Brighton council reduces spending by £269k on transportMORE than £250,000 of spending on school transport for disabled children will be reduced while many pupils have been left stranded without a way of getting to school.
• What happens when you forget to tap off on new bus pay system A TRANSPORT company has revealed what happens if you forget to “Tap Offâ€� the bus using the new pay system.