Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Friday, 17 January 2020

The Scotsman

• Lothian Buses just the ticket for charity’s mental health driveLothian Bus group has announced that the leading mental health charity ­Support in Mind Scotland has been chosen as the company’s Charity of Choice for the next two years.

Wales Online

• Horse boards a bus after it escapes on to A48 in CardiffPolice have shared a picture of the horse on board the Cardiff Bus service which was travelling to the University Hospital of Wales

Coach and Bus Week

• Worthing Coaches gain ceased West Sussex coach operators workWorthing Coaches, part of the Lucketts Group, has gained the work of Round and About Ltd of Horsham, West Sussex.
• Go Cornwall Bus to operate 130 additional buses from AprilCornwall Council has awarded a new package of supported services to Go Cornwall Bus, a subsidiary of Plymouth City Bus which in turn is owned by the Go-Ahead Group
• H2Bus consortium launches new hydrogen-powered bus options for EuropeA new bus consortium has been launched to specifically develop and produce Hydrogen fuel cell buses for the European market
• “Welcome to the Welsh embassy in Cornwall”In June 2013, Edwards Coaches bought the down-at-heel Portbyhan Hotel in Looe in Cornwall. The industry raised its collective eyebrows. But as Stuart Render reports, a commitment to quality and community has brought positive results
• A new approachTap to Board may be new to the bus industry, but its creators most certainly aren’t – and have already set about shaking up the ticketing market. John Lewis spoke to one of its directors, Lee Davies
• National Express West Midlands announces network changesNational Express West Midlands has announced changes to its bus network in West Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Staffordshire, following feedback on the proposals. As a result, new direct buses between Wombourne and Merry Hill will continue with an increased frequency of every 20 minutes, Himley will continue to be served by buses up to every 20 minutes to Wolverhampton and Merry Hill via Wombourne, Wall Heath, and Kingswinford, and Gornal and Stickley will retain a direct bus link to Stourbridge and Dudley.
• Go North West’s Manchester’s Orbits launchA £1million investment in buses for Manchester hit the road on 4 January. Go North West has invested in a fleet of buses for Manchester’s Orbits, the bold new identity for bus routes 52 and 53 in the city.
• Keolis consortium to operate Paris electric bus route

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Zero emission ‘the endgame’ for coach in the long termZero emission (ZE) will gain prominence in the coach industry in the 2020s, but on long-distance work it is reliant on the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell power.
• Stagecoach names new Regional Director for ScotlandSam Greer has been appointed as the new Regional Director for Stagecoach Scotland after Robert Andrew announces retirement.
• Buses Minister to address industry at CPT Annual DinnerBuses Minister Baroness Vere will be guest of honour at the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT) Annual Dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 30 January.
• Reading Buses appoints Chief EngineerFormer Head of Engineering at RATP Dev London, Bill Gough, has been appointed as Chief Engineer for Reading Buses.
• Two new Traffic Commissioners named by DfTGerallt Evans (pictured) has been appointed Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the North West of England and Victoria Davies has been appointed TC for Wales. Both take up their positions next month.
• Stagecoach South Enviro400s mark fleet upgradeA batch of high-specification Enviro400s have been delivered to Stagecoach South. They were supplied by Alexander Dennis
• Bakers Dolphin: Twelve drivers graduate from academyBack in 2018 Bakers Dolphin launched its own training programme in a bid to tackle the nationwide driver shortage. It is now reaping the rewards with 12 drivers graduating and going out on the road.