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Survey: Bus use up in England outside London, down in capital

1 week ago | route-one.net | Paul Halford

Bus use in England outside London increased in the year ending June 2024 compared to the previous 12 months, according to the latest National Travel Survey (NTS) mid-year estimates. However, the Department for Transport research also showed bus usage in the capital continuing a downward trend. The survey showed the average person in England outside London made 27 trips per year by bus in the 12 months ending June last year.
FlixBus expands Stanley Travel collaboration to increase services

1 week ago | route-one.net | Paul Halford

FlixBus is expanding its services on journeys between Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, and Newcastle thanks to an enhanced partnership with Stanley Travel. Two new Yutong GT12 coaches, which have been bought by Stanley Travel, will increase frequencies to four departures per day from today (17 April). The family-owned operator, which was established in 1961, joined the FlixBus network in 2023.
Cambridgeshire CC fined £6m over three Busway deaths

1 week ago | route-one.net | Paul Halford

Cambridgeshire County Council has been fined £6 million after three deaths between 2015 and 2021 on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. Cambridgeshire CC pleaded guilty to two health and safety offences in September 2024 following the deaths of Jennifer Taylor, Steven Moir, and Kathleen Pitts in collisions with buses along the world’s longest guided busway. In sentencing today (16 April) at Cambridge Crown Court, the fine was ordered to be paid over three years.
74-seat new HD13 to lead Temsa Sales UK high-capacity options

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

New Temsa HD13 coaches with 74 seats in a 3+2 configuration will be among high-capacity options developed by dealership Temsa Sales UK, with that ex-factory model becoming available from late this year. Such news comes at the same time that the Cleckheaton business announced it has reached agreement with Apex Buses to supply Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based minicoaches and a low-entry minibus.
Ilesbus UK to debut coachbuilt Sprinter as HQ move completes

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Ilesbus UK will bring a coachbuilt minicoach on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter base vehicle to market over coming months. The first of those are on the Ilesbus production line in Turkey and the model will sit next to conversions including the Vegas (pictured) and the Harmony. Work on the thus far unnamed product complements a move to much larger premises for Ilesbus UK.
Arriva Merseyside commended at safety and health awards

1 week ago | route-one.net | Paul Halford

Arriva Merseyside was recognised with a commendation in the Best Driver Risk Management Performance category at the Safety and Health Excellence Awards in Birmingham on 9 April. The operator was one of three nominations, on the night losing out on the main award to winner Lanes Group. The category marks “significant progress in improving road and depot safety through a comprehensive, data-led approach to driver risk management”.
Coach accessibility worries back to the fore with PSVAR survey

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

The long-held undercurrent of concern around what the review of PSVAR could mean for accessibility in some parts of the coach industry is resurfacing. That much was clear at the UK Coach Rally on 12 and 13 April, with a data gathering exercise around coach accessibility launched by DVSA and the Traffic Commissioners in the days beforehand having generated interest in the purpose that work.
Agreement with EU on 90/180 day rule critical, says coach industry

1 week ago | route-one.net | Paul Halford

Coach operators and trade bodies have expressed concern that the forthcoming EU Schengen area Entry/Exit System (EES) will tighten enforcement of the 90-days-in-180 restriction rule, leading to difficulty finding sufficient eligible tour drivers and guides. Since Brexit was completed in 2020, UK residents have been restricted to 90 daysâ€™ stay in any 180 days in Schengen countries.
Minibus decarbonisation policy direction needed: Mellor chief

1 week ago | route-one.net | Tim Deakin

Policy work is needed to tackle uncertainty around the decarbonisation pathway for minibus fleets, a prominent figure in that field has urged. Woodall Nicholson Group CEO John Randerson was speaking before debut of the second-generation Mellor Strata minibus. Mellor and fellow small bus manufacturer Treka Bus are part of the group and Mr Randerson says that use of diesel minibuses where appropriate is an important early part of decarbonisation.
McGill's grows Fly brand with Aberdeen to Edinburgh Airport route

1 week ago | route-one.net | Paul Halford

McGill’s is expanding its Fly coach network with a service between Aberdeen city centre and Edinburgh Airport. Adding to its Dundee to Edinburgh Airport route, Fly Aberdeen will operate eight times per day in each direction when it launches on 28 April. The service will run directly to the terminal doors of Scotland’s busiest airport in 2 hours 40 minutes. McGill’s says the schedule has been designed to align with peak flight times. Advance fares will be £34 single and £43 return for adults.