First is to roll out a new Driver Training programme which will be accredited to City And Guilds, has already been trialled by Bolton, Southampton and Essex and endorsed by CPT
The course for new drivers will take 20 days with 3 days of customer service training and a minimum 2:1 driver/trainer ratio with the amount of time behind the wheel increased by 30 per cent. MD Giles Fearnley said that we recognise that the bus sector must become more customer focused,while Linda Guthrie, First Head of Driver Training said that We're no longer looking for bus drivers, we're looking for customer service agents that we can train to drive a bus. In other First news it has been reported that First Hampshire/Dorset/Berkshire have announced the closure of Bracknell on August 19th current allocation 53 buses.
Galloway gain route 113/14 from Simmonds
With thanks to Steve's Bus and Train Page i can report that Galloway's are to take over the 113/14 to Diss from Ipswich, starting from September 1st, to date there is no other info on the other routes which are up from tender
Seen back in March is Galloway Optare Solo 1440 PP seen on tendered service 116 to Debenham.
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