• This Morning presenter passed bus driving test after training with Stagecoach
• Star backing campaign to attract more female bus drivers
Perth, Scotland, 2016-Mar-25 — /Travel PR News/ — TV personality Ferne McCann has successfully achieved her bus driving qualification after training with Stagecoach as part of a campaign to attract more female bus drivers.
The ITV This Morning presenter trained with the bus operator in London to gain her PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) licence which is required by all serving bus drivers.
The qualification requires trainees to undertake a medical, pass a theory test, complete around 30 hours of on-the-road training and pass a final examination carried out by an independent examiner.
Ferne, who has previously appeared on The Only Way is Essex and I’m A Celebrity….Get Me Out Of Here, announced to her millions of social media followers that she had passed the final element – her practical examination.
The TV star’s training was carried out by Stagecoach London Driving Instructor Yvonne Wallin at the company’s West Ham depot in London.
Ferne McCann said: “I’m so proud of myself – I never thought in a million years that I would have the chance to even drive a bus and now I can say I’ve actually officially gained my bus driving licence.
“It’s been a fantastic experience and I’ve had a brilliant time getting to know Yvonne and the team at Stagecoach. I had no idea how much work goes into running buses. I take my hat off to the drivers I’ve met and I really hope my involvement has made more women think about bus driving as a career option.”
Stagecoach Driving Instructor Yvonne Wallin added: “Ferne has certainly been an interesting trainee to work with. Her personality has really lit up the whole depot and this campaign has got everyone talking which is exactly what we wanted. Hopefully it will help us attract more female bus drivers. Ferne has worked hard and fully deserves this qualification – I’m really proud of her and wish her the best of luck on her next challenge, whatever that might be.”
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Stagecoach Group
- Stagecoach Group is an international public transport group, with extensive operations in the UK, mainland Europe, the United States and Canada. The Group employs around 39,000 people, and operates around 13,000 buses, coaches, trains and trams.
- Stagecoach is one of the UK’s biggest bus and coach operators with around 8,500 buses and coaches. The Group’s business includes major city bus operations in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield and Cambridge. Low-cost coach service, megabus.com, operates a network of inter-city services across the UK and continental Europe.
- Stagecoach is a major UK rail operator, running the South West Trains, Island Line and East Midlands Trains networks. It has also partnered with Virgin to run the East Coast and West Coast inter-city rail franchises.
- Stagecoach operates the Supertram light rail network in Sheffield.
- In North America, Stagecoach operates around 2,400 buses and coaches in the United States and Canada. megabus.com directly links over 130 key locations in North America. Stagecoach is also involved in operating commuter, transit, contracted, charter, airport shuttle and sightseeing services.
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TV personality Ferne McCann achieves bus driving qualification as part of Stagecoach campaign to attract more female bus drivers