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Friday, 24 January 2020

Times Online

• New buses to suck in killer particles [subscription]A generation of “pollution-busting” buses that suck in dangerous particles will be introduced nationwide under plans to improve air quality.

Coach and Bus Week

• Managing Director issues an open letter to First Bristol customersThe delays being experienced by First Bristol customers due to traffic congestion and roadworks have increased in recent weeks, the result is that the Managing Director of First Bristol has issued an open letter to them
• Local buses clock the lowest mileage in decadesAccording to the latest annual figures released by the Department for Transport, buses in England travelled a distance of 1.18 billion miles in 2018/19 – down from 1.33 billion in 2008/09.
• Stagecoach announces operational leadership changesStagecoach has announced a number of moves within its bus businesses in the north of the country, which will see four Managing Directors taking up new roles. The moves are part of Stagecoach’s ongoing business change programme, which is designed to ensure that the company is fit for the future across its business.
• Transdev sells Flygbussarna to concentrate on core businessAs a consequence of Transdev Group’s strategy since 2018 to re-focus on its core businesses, it has sold operations such as Isilines, Eurolines and SuperShuttle, as well as taxi operations in the United Kingdom and United States. In line with this strategy, Transdev is to exit the airport coach business in Sweden by selling its Flygbussarna activity. The company operates 85 buses, and has 450 employees.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Transdev names Mark Dale as new Finance DirectorMark Dale has been appointed as the new Finance Director for Transdev in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
• Minister launches environment initiative at The Big LemonThe Minister for the Future of Transport, George Freeman MP, visited The Big Lemon in Brighton to launch the ‘Clean Start to 2020’ Go Ultra Low initiative.
• Stagecoach reorganises regional MDsStagecoach UK Bus has juggled some of its regional Managing Directors (MDs) as the group continues its ongoing business change programme.
• Buses could play huge roleInvestment in buses could be a huge benefit, can the government hard wire this into their new strategy?