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Coach News

Coaches welcome at Paignton hotel

Hotelier offers free daytime parking to visiting coaches A Paignton hotelier has come up with an imaginative way to help out coach operators when they are visiting Paignton in South Devon for the day. He […]

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Bus News

FirstGroup launches heritage trust

FirstGroup has created a new trust to restore and preserve some of the company’s historic vehicles. The FirstGroup Heritage Trust already has four buses from First’s operations in Aberdeen, dating back to the 1930s. However, […]

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Coach News

UK Coach Awards 2012 hots up

Short-lists announced for Young Industry Professional and Marketing Awards The competition is hotting up for this year’s UK Coach Awards (UKCA), with the final stages of the judging being reached this week. Meanwhile, tickets are […]

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Drivers

Epsom drivers donate to charity

Drivers from Quality Line, the bus division of Epsom Coaches Group have donated £1,500 to SSAFA’s Norton House in Headley, a home dedicated to helping injured service personal and their families.

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Drivers

Bakers drivers get London knowledge

Coach drivers at Bakers of Biddulph have all attended a new series of courses ‘Safe driving in London’ developed to enable coach drivers to gain a better understanding of the different traffic flow management special […]

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Drivers

Cap in hand

First drivers wear a hat in Leeds for brain tumour charity First in Leeds is asking staff and passengers to Wear a Hat to help Brain Tumour Research (BTRS) raise awareness across Yorkshire about the […]

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International

Viseon gains Russian airport customers

RUSSIA Two Moscow airport operators have acquired new apron buses from Viseon, the licensed manufacturer of Neoplan airport buses. Vnukovo airport is receiving 10 Neoplan Apron N9122L whilst Domodedovo airport is taking seven.

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Bus News

Stay of execution for Welsh bus funding

Carl Sargeant, Welsh Government Minister responsible for transport, met with representatives of the regional transport consortia and the bus industry in Wales to discuss a new formula for supporting bus services. The Minister has agreed […]