Route One (Bus and Coach) - The keenly anticipated Labour manifesto for the 2024 general election, published on 13 June, has generated a mixed response to its pledges on transport matters.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners is an investor in The Coach Travel Group, which has been formed to bring together an initial seven coach operators. Its stake sits alongside shareholdings held by many of the managers of those formerly independent businesses.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - The Go-Ahead Group has announced the appointment of former Director of Buses at Transport for London (TfL) Louise Cheeseman as a Non-Executive Director.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Scania would offer the Touring coach with a liquid biogas/liquid natural gas (LBG/LNG) powertrain in right-hand drive format for the UK market if that new variant was sought by a customer here, it has confirmed.
Railnews - The Labour manifesto has been published today, and it promises that if the party is elected the new government will set up a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. It says this authority will combine existing bodies, set strategic infrastructure priorities and oversee project designs, scope and completion.
Railnews - The Labour Party is planning to begin its rolling programme of nationalising private sector passenger operators with Avanti West Coast, if it wins the election. Owned by FirstGroup and Trenitalia, the former franchise was only given a National Rail Contract in September last year. This began on 15 October and was to run for at least three years, with extensions possible until October 2032. Transport for the North has already urged the government to end the Avanti operation, because of its performance problems.
Rail Business Daily - In its 2024 manifesto, the Labour Party has vowed to overhaul Britains railways, putting an end to what it calls 14 years of Conservative neglect.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Labour supplier for the rail and construction industries, Civil Rail Solutions Limited (CRS), has announced they have secured a £3 million confidential invoice discounting funding line with independent SME funder Bibby Financial Services (BFS). With Network Rail having commenced its £45.4 billion five-year investment plan in April 2024 (known as Control Period 7), CRS has said this funding line will enable them to meet increased industry demand for labour. Читать дальше...
Bus and Coach Buyer - As part of the improvements, P.C. Coaches is now operating the Boston to Lincoln Saturday service. The £2 fare cap is in use across the route. Along with the enhanced Monday to Friday service operated by Brylaine Travel, bus users now have more regular links to both Lincoln and Boston and tourist attractions along the route.
Bus and Coach Buyer - A consortium of seven coach operators led by former National Express UK CEO, Tom Stables, has been formed.
Bus and Coach Buyer - Off-road bus manufacturer TORSUS is unveiling the next generation of its flagship bus, PRAETORIAN. Named after the elite Roman guard unit, the vehicle is in its third generation. The latest version of the 35-passenger capacity PCV has more than 50 technical updates and options. It features an 8.7m polymer body and a six-cylinder MAN diesel engine coupled to a 12-speed Tipmatic ZF AS-Tronic transmission and heavy-duty 44 off-road drivetrain.
Other Regional Press - Okehampton's new £15 million railway station will have a car park after plans to buy land for it were approved. Okehampton Interchange, as the station looks set to be called, needs to use an area of Okehampton Business Park for both the parking area and a bridge.
Wales Online - It will be made up of members from two local authorities in Wales
Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Turkish Airlines and Tui were also high up on the list, averaging over 28 minutes behind
Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Holidaymakers flying from Newcastle Airport will be able to watch live coverage of Euro 2024 matches
Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The newly refurbished Spen Valley Greenway has been reopened with better access for people using wheelchairs and buggies.
Birmingham Post - Recharge Production UK is owned by businessman David Collard whose company Scale Facilitation agreed a deal to acquire parts of the Britishvolt business last year
Mail Online - EasyJet passengers have been advised to arrive an extra hour than if they were travelling from another British airport after the disruption that began a week ago.
City AM - Introducing duty-free arrivals would boost the UK's competitiveness and stimulate jobs in the retail sector, Gatwick says.
The Scotsman - A new rail link connecting Aberdeen to Fraserburgh via Peterhead would deliver a north east economic boom and reduce fatal accidents on one of Scotlands deadliest roads, a key study has found.
STV - The transport company said some of its services were 'no longer sustainable' and would be scrapped.
BBC News - Council leaders have signed off a £17.6m investment to pay for 95 environmentally-friendly buses.
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