Book reviews
Bring on the Blacks
Former conductor and driver Desmond Ward is the author of Bring on the Blacks published by SilverWood Books, price £9.99, a work of fiction that helps to retell the story of Bristol Omnibus’ ban on […]
Month: May 2017
Book reviews
Steel Wheels and Rubber Tyres: Volume 3
Venture Publishing has published Volume 3 of Geoffrey Hilditch’s Steel Wheels and Rubber Tyres, price £20 and will follow that with Volume 4 in due course. Volume 1 and 2 were published by Oakwood Press […]
Book reviews
Transport Operator Licencing
Transport Operator Licensing, A Practical Guide For Goods And Passenger Operators is published by Kogan Page, price £29.99. The book is jointly authored by barrister Astra Emir and Mike Oliver who is a chartered legal […]
Coach News
Smoke and mirrors
Our inside is increasingly disturbed by how the impact coaching is being overlooked by those pursuing cleaner air policies Historically April can often be a month of some importance. By the time you read this […]
Bus News
Touring the bailiwicks
In 1991 David Bell toured the Channel Islands. While Guernsey and Jersey had, and have extensive bus networks and thriving coach companies, Alderney at that time had no active operator although Riduna Buses, which still […]
Bus News
Route branding trial launched in London
The Barkingside area of East London sees 60 colour-coded buses in service across seven routes The Mayor of London has announced a plan to trial the first ‘Tube-style’ approach to bus travel, with new coloured […]
Features
Banking for business – Hobson’s choice?
Running a road passenger transport business is hard enough without having to worry about whether the institution that provides your banking facilities is offering a good deal. If it’s something that’s bothering you, the time […]
Bus News
The Orange Flyer
Phil Tonks samples easyBus’ service between Telford and Manchester Airport, via Shrewsbury and Wrexham There’s an old bus industry tale about how Stagecoach supremo Sir Brian Souter decided have a go at the express coach […]
Coach News
Rallying in Blackpool
Gareth Evans reports on the 2017 UK Coach Rally, which was held in Blackpool over the past weekend The UK Coach Rally enjoyed its second successive year at Blackpool over the weekend of May 6/7 […]
Bus News
Masats celebrates at FIAA
SPAIN This year’s International Bus and Coach Trade Fair (FIAA) in Madrid will see Masats celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company has an all-new slogan, ‘50 Years with you day after day’, which aims at […]
