Features
Proud to operate
Leicestershire-based Nesbit Bros has been in business for 65 years and, as father and son Ian and Joe Foster explain to Andy Izatt, there is real pride in how they go about operating their coaches […]
Year: 2017
Face-to-Face Interviews
Young in age, wise in stature
One of Damory’s young coach drivers, Matt Vivash, talks to CBW’s Dominic Ward about his experiences as a coach driver Twenty-one years old. Typically the age that most young people are trying to work out […]
Features
Kortrijk curtain closer
Gareth Evans and Andy Izatt report on Busworld Europe, the ever-expanding trade show in Belgium that attracts visitors and suppliers from across the world Busworld Europe has been held in Kortrijk for the final time […]
Coach News
Van Hool’s fully electric coach
USA Van Hool is to introduce a fully electric-powered coach, the CX45E, to the North American market in 2019. The Belgium manufacturer selected Proterra, a leading American producer of battery technology for heavy-duty vehicles, to […]
Bus News
KMB Solar-powered Enviro500
KMB introduces in-house developed double-decker with solar power system HONG KONG The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. (KMB) has introduced its first in-house developed double-deck bus equipped with a solar power system. The system […]
Coach News
Travel trade invited to be VIPartners in new scheme
Operators and agents from all sectors of the travel industry are invited to join Viva Blackpool’s new VIPartners scheme and take advantage of its benefits. The new scheme offers any business the opportunity to book […]
Coach News
Irizar i8 wins Best Coach of the Year in Europe
A jury of specialists from 22 European countries has awarded the Irizar i8 Best Coach of the Year in Europe. The award, which recognises the strategic leap taking by Irizar in recent years to position […]
Coach News
York Pullman and Inglebys Coaches join the Guild of British Coach Operators
The Guild of British Coach Operators has announced that York Pullman and its associated company Ingleby’s Luxury Coaches has been accepted into the membership. Guild Chairman, Andrew Richmond, said: “We are delighted to welcome these […]
Business
No wait for right-hand drive EX
Arriva Bus & Coach confirms Van Hool’s refined EX will be immediately available after Busworld Europe show launch Coach operators in the UK and Ireland will not have to wait to get their hands on […]
Bus News
Seaford & District smashes target
Seaford & District’s (S&D) Macmillan Charity Running Day on August Bank Holiday Monday raised £3,282.70, smashing the £2,500 target that had been set. S&D’s Proprietor Dave Mulpeter had decided to hold the event as a […]
