Coaches
Bristol to Torquay
In the second part of his article re-creating an express coach journey from Manchester to Torquay in the ‘good old days’ of coach travel, Alan Payling covers the Bristol to Torquay section of the trip
Month: October 2018
Buses
Museum thanks operators
Operators have been thanked for supporting this year’s Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum’s (LVVS) end of season Transport Festival, which will be on Sunday 4 November.
Coaches
McGill’s expands heritage fleet
Scotland’s largest independent operator, McGill’s, has expanded its heritage fleet by restoring a 1977 Western SMT Alexander Y-type Leyland Leopard and acquiring another vehicle.
Buses
Where are the heritage vehicle drivers?
Nick Larkin highlights how finding drivers with the skills to handle heritage vehicles is becoming ever harder
Coaches
The Nova Bussing way
Few operators have harnessed online marketing as effectively as Nova Bussing, but it’s not just the use of technology that makes this operator different, as Peter and James Davie outline to Andy Izatt
Bus News
Volvo upbeat and innovating
Faced with the most depressed bus and coach market for years, Volvo Bus has unveiled a much broadened, multifaceted product line-up to help maintain and grow its business
Bus News
Strong summer for National Express sees revenues and profits increase
National Express Group has provided a trading update for the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 September 2018.
Bus News
Office of Traffic Commissioner calls for operators to keep track of their licence discs
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) has published a warning to operators, reminding them to keep track of their licence discs – particularly when they sell a vehicle or don’t run one for an […]
Bus News
‘Exciting times’ at Reading Buses, says CEO
Robert Williams, new CEO of Reading Buses, has said that it’s an ‘exciting time’ to be joining the company – and is confident it has a ‘bright future.’ He took over the role earlier this […]
Bus News
Comprehensive’ bus patronage report published by CPT
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has published a 36-page report into bus patronage trends, which it says, ‘will be remembered as one of the most significant additions to industry knowledge this decade.’ Commissioned by […]
