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Stagecoach joins CIRAS to enhance health and safety reporting
• Three-year agreement to operate a confidential reporting service
• Move is part of Stagecoach focus on safety, wellbeing and people development
Stagecoach employees become first in the UK to complete bus driver apprenticeship
• Two Stagecoach North East bus drivers first in the country to qualify through new apprenticeship programme
• 200 recruits currently benefitting from apprenticeship scheme across England
• 12-month apprenticeship delivered in partnership with Interserve Learning & Employment
East Midlands Trains encourages passengers to explore scenic Community Rail lines as part of the ACoRP ‘Community Rail in the City’ day
- Series of events across the East Midlands Trains network to mark 'Community Rail in the City' day with displays by Peregrine Falcons and the launch of a children's activity book
- Community Rail groups supported ACoRP’s national day of action to promote sustainable tourism by rail
Stagecoach plans £80million new vehicle orders to deliver better mobility and air quality
• More than 350 new buses and coaches ordered across UK
• Planned orders include 48 electric buses for Manchester and South Wales
• Mix of local buses with latest Euro 6 emissions standards and state-of-the-art coaches due for delivery this year
• Local authorities urged to match private sector investment with measures to tackle road congestion.
Scottish Citylink announces enhanced new Summer timetables across Scotland
- Saltire cross network is reintroduced with hourly connections between six cities
- Additional Gold journey between Edinburgh and Inverness
- New direct journey between Edinburgh and Fort William
STAGECOACH CELEBRATES UK COACH AWARDS SUCCESS
• Gold awards for Scottish Citylink, Stagecoach North Scotland and Stagecoach East Scotland
• Coach operations recognised in areas of innovation, customer service, marketing, driving standards and engineering
Stagecoach announces new managing director of west Scotland bus operations
• Experienced executive Fiona Doherty to take on new role
Survey reveals 97% Stagecoach Supertram customers and 100% Tram Train customers are satisfied with their service
- Independent Transport Focus survey reveals 97% of Stagecoach Supertram passengers satisfied with service
- Stagecoach Supertram is joint highest scoring tram operator for satisfaction in the country
- 100% of passengers are satisfied with new Tram Train service
- 87% passengers satisfied with punctuality following timetable improvements in January 2018
Stagecoach appoints new managing director of East Scotland bus operations
• Promotion for current Commercial Director Douglas Robertson
UK'S FIRST AUTONOMOUS BUS BEGINS DEPOT TRIALS
• Ground-breaking project sees Stagecoach partner with Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and Fusion Processing to pilot autonomous single deck bus
• Technical trial taking place at Sharston bus depot, Manchester
• Technology delivers additional road safety benefits when vehicle driven in manual mode
• High-tech software also to be used in Forth Road Bridge autonomous vehicle project in 2020
East Midlands Trains pilots ‘Try the Train day’ with local school children
- East Midlands Trains provides opportunity for school children to experience train travel
- Aimed at giving young people the confidence and skills required to travel independently in the future
- Introduction to the railway and how to keep safe at stations