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Xplore Dundee names bus after local enthusiast
Bus enthusiast Daniel Aberdein had a day to remember recently when National Express-owned Xplore Dundee decided to name a bus after him. [/wlm_nonmember] [/groups_non_member]
Month: March 2020
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South Carolina school gives bus driver $750 tip
A Fort Mill, South Carolina school choir recently did their bit to help out their school bus drivers following the outbreak of coronavirus in the US. Students from Gold Hill Middle School’s choir and band […]
Buses
Tasty Dublin treats in a biscuit tin on wheels
Richard Walter samples a highfalutin’ scrumptious Routemaster adventure and a ‘cupán tae’ through the streets broad and narrow of Dublin city, discovering how a biscuit tin inspired the bright new transformation of the Vintage Tea […]
News
Coach and bus industry reacts as COVID-19 crisis deepens
After a week of daily updates from the Prime Minister, operators are now putting measures in place to help deal with the drop in work and the mass reduction in passenger levels Coach and bus […]
Coach News
The #CoachCrisis campaign builds momentum
Two coach operators took to social media last week to highlight the plight of hundreds of coach operators that have vehicles parked up due to having no work at the moment. David Jeakins of Jeakins […]
Coaches
End of an era?
The coach industry converged on Cheltenham recently for what may have been its last large gathering for many months to come. Richard Sharman was on hand to record the event The Cheltenham Gold Cup week […]
Coach News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced as CPT warns jobs are on the line
The CPT and the wider bus industry has issued an urgent statement to Ministers about how COVID-19 is affecting the industry Ministers are being urged to get behind the industry now or risk the decimation […]
Minibus News
BusyBus to support Critical Workers
For 17 years BusyBus has been taking passengers on sightseeing tours from Liverpool, Chester and Manchester to the Lake District, North Wales and Yorkshire and was one of the first wave of casualties to feel […]
Coach News
MAN and Iveco suspend vehicle production
Due to the rapidly increasing spread of the coronavirus, MAN’s management has announced it has been forced to cease production at its Munich site from 19 March, with production at the other plants being shut […]
News
DVSA suspends MOT testing and cancels driving tests
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency last week announced new measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 The Drivers Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has suspended MOTs (annual tests) for all heavy goods vehicles and […]
