News
Roland Eglinton makes Chalkwell return
After spending the last four years working in Australia, Roland Eglinton has returned to the Sittingbourne-based family business of Chalkwell in a newly created role.
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Coach News
Carmel Coaches ceases trading
Operator’s appeal against O-licence revocation fails Devon-based coach firm, Carmel Coaches, will stop trading on November 14 after losing an appeal to keep its O-licence. The company has been operating in Exeter since the 1970s.
Bus News
Stagecoach critical as Liverpool loses majority of bus lanes
Liverpool City Council has chosen to remove all but four of the city’s bus lanes, a move which has drawn criticism from Stagecoach.
Bus News
More low carbon buses for Scotland’s fleet
Nine operators benefit form £3.7m of funding, including First, Stagecoach and Lothian Buses The Scottish Government has allocated £3.7m of the Scottish Green Bus Fund (GBF), to help fund 83 new buses.
Bus News
North East QCS given go-ahead
In a move which could signal the biggest changes to the way buses operate across the region since de-regulation in the 1980s, members of the North East Combined Authority (NECA) have agreed to submit proposals […]
Coach News
King Long’s private show
King Long has said that owing to the success of its road shows, with an overspill of customers who wanted to go but were prevented from doing so due to their location, the company has […]
Coach News
Autoglass wins National Express contract
National Express has awarded a new contract to Autoglass Specials, the specialist arm of the UK’s largest glass repair and replacement company.
Coach News
Ellisons Travel orders three Irizar i6 coaches
Irizar UK has secured an order for three i6 integral coaches from Ellisons Travel, which supplies half the Premiership football team coaches.
Coach News
Megabus appoints new management team
Large number of new appointments made after a 50% growth in passenger numbers in Europe Stagecoach Group announced that it has strengthened the management team at its megabus.com business with a number of new appointments […]
Bus News
Salisbury Reds invest in new buses for Park & Ride services
Eight new buses are taking to the region’s roads, following an investment from Go-Ahead owned Salisbury Reds to provide Park & Ride services in the city.
