Buses
Throwing the baby out with the printed timetable
When it comes to taking care of customers, printed timetables should still be high on operators’ list of priorities says Claire Walters of Bus Users UK
Month: May 2019
Coaches
The brains of Britain with a little blue badge
Alan Payling finds out more about the masterminds that offer their services to the coach trade as Blue Badge Tourist Guides
Coach News
Specialist Leisure Group orders 29 Tourismos
Latest order gives Specialist Leisure Group the ‘most modern fleet of touring coaches in the sector,’ according to CEO Specialist Leisure Group (SLG) has placed an order for 29 brand-new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo M/2 coaches as […]
Bus News
Transport for the North introduces ‘Disruption Messaging’
Partnered with Ito World, Transport for the North (TfN) is introducing a ‘Disruption Messaging’ solution, ready for release in early 2020. The tool enables operators and local authorities to enter travel disruption information which is […]
Coach News
Ridleys Coaches’ Euro VI fleet grows again
Ridleys Coaches of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire took delivery of further new coaches from Volvo Coach Sales, Coventry last week. Ash Brown, General Manager of Ridley Coaches told CBW: “We thought it was time to […]
Last Stop
Police operate undercover bus
Arriva Yorkshire has teamed up with Wakefield District Police to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Bus News
Stagecoach South West reconfigures network
Stagecoach South West has rolled out a package of changes to its network, including the introduction of new services and improvements to existing routes. The changes took effect on 26 May, with four new services […]
Last Stop
Spice Bus from ‘Spice World’ up for rent
The Spice bus from the 1997 film ‘Spice World’ is now available for rent on Airbnb, after a fan purchased the bus and converted it into an apartment,
Big Picture
Big Picture: 1395
Calum MacLennan photographed this Soar Valley Bus Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in Normanton on Soar after returning from a morning shoppers’ trip, which operates every fourth Friday to West Bridgford Asda. Soar Valley Bus is an Industrial […]
Bus News
First West Lothian release a sneak peek of new operation
Operation will be ‘quite different’ in both in look and feel to Lothian Buses’ rival services, says First Scotland MD Andrew Jarvis Further to CBW announcing in issue 1393 that First West Lothian may be […]
