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Friday, 06 April 2018

Other Regional Press

• Voting underway for the nation's most scenic bus route - including in the Yorkshire DalesPeople will also be able to vote for routes recently added by DalesBus in time for the summer. The unique survey is the idea of bus enthusiast Paul Kirby, who was enjoying a summer trip along the Honister Pass in the Lake District at the time, and thought the route must be one of the most scenic in Britain.
• More DalesBus services to the Yorkshire DalesBIG changes are being planned to bus services to give better access to the Yorkshire Dales without using a car. It follows the Bishop of Ripon’s statement about the importance of public transport access to UK national parks

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Daimler/BMW team-up for sustainable urban mobility servicesBMW Group and Daimler AG are joining forces to offer customers a single source for sustainable urban mobility services.
• Ian Hall to retire from Irizar UK in May this yearIan Hall is to retire as one of the founding directors of Irizar UK at the end of May 2018. Besides the day-to-day running of the business in Worksop, Ian also handles coach sales in Scotland.
• £48m for low emission buses officially announcedTransport Minister, Nusrat Ghani, has announced the new Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, which provides a £48m funding pot for green buses.
• Optare casts its eyes overseasThe Yorkshire-based manufacturer is pushing for even more export orders following its massive New Zealand deal.

Coach and Bus Week

• National Express West Midlands celebrates mobile milestoneNational Express West Midlands is celebrating the sale of its mobile phone app’s millionth ticket.
• A life with coachesBob Nevitt retires from Scania on April 5 after four decades in coaching. As he explains to Andy Izatt, working in the industry has not only brought him enormous pleasure and satisfaction, he’s got to know some wonderful people
• DfT opens bidding for £48m Ultra-Low Emission Bus SchemeScheme is expected to pay for ‘hundreds’ of ultra-low emission buses Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani has announced a new Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, which will see local authorities and operators in England and Wales bid for a share of a £48m fund.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Xplore Dundee MD steps downXplore Dundee’s Elsie Turbyne is stepping down in April, after 36 years of service with the operator in various roles, including three as Managing Director.
• We have come so far so soonCoach operators sometimes get all misty-eyed about the ‘good old days’, when private hire rates were good, traffic relatively light and demand for day trips strong.