Burchell quits Arriva for energy sector role
David Brown named as successor Chris Burchell Arriva has announced that Chris Burchell, managing director of the group’s UK rail division, will leave his role in October to join energy supplier SSE where he will take on the role of managing director of distribution. He will be succeeded on an interim basis by...
Rail restoration schemes move forward
Ten schemes win share of funding pot to develop schemes This summer South Western Railway ran a special fact-finding train to investigate the potential for re-opening the Fawley to Totton line The Department for Transport has revealed the rail restoration schemes that have successfully passed the first hurdle in the inaugural round of...
Merseyrail’s landmark cover up
Train operator launches new campaign to highlight face coverings Merseyrail has gone one step further to reinforce the message to customers by “covering up” five of its trains. A large yellow face covering has been added to the outside of five of the rail operator’s trains alongside the message “Have you got it...
Freeman quits First West of England
James Freeman has announced he will retire next May James Freeman, who rose from bus conductor to becoming managing director of First West of England, has announced that he is retiring from the business next May. Freeman, who lives in Bath, has overseen a major transformation of the bus company in the region...
TfWLab reveals second cohort
New batch of talented start-ups for KeolisAmey Wales innovation programme KeolisAmey Wales, the parent company of Transport for Wales Rail Services and AltLabs have revealed the 11 companies who will take part in the second cohort of the innovative Lab by Transport for Wales (TFWLab) programme. Having been chosen from over 100 entries...
Go North East’s £4.5m bus fleet
Move sees two routes moved over to premium X-lines brand Bus operator Go North East has announced a £4.5m investment in new buses for its routes between Consett, Gateshead and Newcastle. They will be used to upgrade the X70 and X71 routes, which are the latest to join the company’s premium X-lines brand, and...
A late night for Martijn
Go North East puts new bus into service on the stroke of midnight As the clock ticked over to a new month at 00:01 on Tuesday 1st September, bus operator Go North East put into service what is believed to be the UK’s first 70 plate bus as the new registration mark period started....
Boost for Beachcomber open toppers
Scarborough open top bus season extended as UK holidays boom The boom in people holidaying in the UK rather than abroad means that bus operator East Yorkshire has extended its Beachcomber open-top service in Scarborough into the autumn. The popular Beachcomber buses were due to finish for the year on 6 September, but...
NatEx highlights congestion impact
Buses in the West Midlands running far smoother post-lockdown The latest data from National Express West Midlands (NXWM) shows that bus journeys across the region are taking half as much time as they did before the lockdown. NXWM says in the morning peak, less than 2% of buses are late in current conditions....
Greater Anglia delivers on punctuality pledge
Partnership working a factor in improvement Jamie Burles, Greater Anglia’s MD Train operator Greater Anglia says it has succeeded in its pledge to work towards improving the punctuality of its services. It follows the news that it has recorded punctuality results in excess of 90% for the last six months. In March, Managing...
HS2 heralds formal start of construction
Major milestone for Europe’s largest infrastructure project follows approval for Notice to Proceed in April Construction underway at the South Portal Site HS2 Ltd has today announced the formal start of construction on the project and highlighted the jobs the project will create in the coming months and years. Earlier this year, on...
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