Coach News
Obituary: Fred Edwards
The coach industry in North Wales has lost one of its respected figures following the passing of Fred Edwards of George Edwards and Son, Bwlchgwyn. Fred Edwards, 84, died peacefully on March 9 at Wrexham […]
Year: 2018
Coach News
Nefyn Coaches’ authorisation cut
Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones finds the loan of an O-licence disc between two Gwynedd independents “was done without appreciating it was illegal” Nefyn Coaches has had its O-licence authorisation cut by a third to 10 […]
Bus News
Cardiff Bus goes contactless
Cardiff Bus has become the latest operator to introduce contactless payment technology across its entire network. Supplied by Ticketer, the system went live on Sunday (March 25). The move follows a successful trial across the […]
Bus News
Stagecoach East Midlands Seasiders return for 2018
Stagecoach East Midlands’ Seasider buses returned to service in Skegness and Cleethorpes on Monday, March 26. The character vehicles, which are open-top Dennis Trident IIs and an Enviro 400 named Rocky, Rolly, Milly, Salty, Pierre, […]
Bus News
Transdev offers rail passengers free travel during disruption
Transdev has been providing free travel to passengers with valid rail tickets during strike disruption on Northern Rail services. The offer is planned to run from Monday, March 26 to Thursday, March 29, as a […]
Bus News
Megabus to launch sightseeing bus tours in London
Service to use pre-booked seats and utilise nine converted Dennis Tridents Megabus.com is to launch a new sightseeing tour in London. Tickets for the megasightseeing.com service went on sale on Monday, March 26, with services […]
Bus News
Haydock Commercial Vehicles opens new Scania service centre
Scania dealer Haydock Commercial Vehicles has open the doors to its brand new, ‘state-of-the-art’ service centre in Warrington. On Thursday, March 22 His Excellency Torbjörn Sohlström, Sweden’s Ambassador to the UK, visited the town to […]
Bus News
Pelican Group celebrates unique double award
Pelican Engineering Group, owner of Pelican Bus & Coach, recently picked up two awards – recognising the company’s achievements in 2017. Pelican DAF was named DAF Service Dealer of the Year at a Manchester event, […]
Bus News
Southern Vectis to provide summer service to Tapnell Farm
Go-Ahead Group-owned Southern Vectis is introducing a new route designed specifically for those travelling to Tapnell Farm on the Isle of Wight this summer. The bus operator announced it will run a number 27 route […]
Bus News
Coventry’s farewell to the BendiBus
After 15 years of service, Coventry’s fleet of BendiBuses completed their final day of service on Tuesday, March 20. Held by National Express Coventry, the BendiBus Farewell event marked the end of the articulated fleet’s […]
