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Friday, 10 January 2020

BBC News

• Electric buses launched in Glasgow in bid to cut emissionsBus operator First Glasgow says it is a

Yorkshire Post

• Dan Jarvis 'incredibly mindful' of financial concerns over First BusSouth Yorkshire metro mayor Dan Jarvis has said he is ‘incredibly mindful’ of the financial concerns around bus operator First.

Coach and Bus Week

• National Express West Midlands looks back at the end of a successful decadeAs a new decade arrives and the calendars flip over to 2020, Chris Gibbens, Commercial Director at National Express West Midlands, has been looking back at the previous decade with 20-20 hindsight:
• Built to serveBirmingham Coach Station celebrated its 10th anniversary on 14 December 2019. National Express Deputy Head of Coach Stations, Russell Jinks, gave Andy Izatt an insight into the facility’s history and what it offers passengers
• Plymouth City Bus gains Cornwall bus service contracts in a package bidBus service contracts operated for Cornwall Council are set to change hands this year as Go-Ahead Group-owned Plymouth City Bus wins a package bid

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• West Yorkshire bus franchising raised as a possibilityBus franchising in West Yorkshire has been raised by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), which has outlined its intention to “definitely consider” it in the region should its mayoral devolution deal be successful.
• Bus industry needs to be onboard with social changeWhat does 2020 hold for the bus industry? Much of it hinges on Boris Johnson. Can he deliver on promises he made last year? Currently, the PM has bigger fish to fry. But after the UK leaves the EU this month, politicians will be able to return their attention to other matters. Buses will likely be among them. New money will be found. But ideas for re-regulation will also be at the forefront of discussion.
• South Wales Transport sees success with TourismosSwansea operator South Wales Transport reports that two new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos, purchased in August 2019 as its first new vehicles, have delivered what it hoped for after over 10,000 miles in service.
• TfGM responds to Manchester bus franchising criticismI read with interest Mr Tim Gibson’s letter, published in routeone last year. I would, however, like to make a few corrections.
• Plaxton grows accessibility with side-mounted Panther liftPlaxton has launched a side-mounted wheelchair lift option for its 12.8m Panther body on the Volvo B8R chassis as part of its steps to further enhance its range of accessible coaches.