Buses
Cornwall’s bus revolution
Go Cornwall Bus has gone from operating a fleet of 35 vehicles to 150 in just four short months. Richard Sharman visited the Cornwall Operator to find out how this mammoth task was achieved The […]
Month: October 2020
Buses
Stagecoach on the seashore
Following the nomination of its route 35 for two awards at the 2020 Scottish Transport Awards, Jonathan Welch visited Stagecoach Bluebird’s Macduff depot which operates the service Situated on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, the […]
Buses
Yutong: Going strong
With examples entering service with Newport Transport and First Leeds recently, and more due for Go North East, Jonathan Welch visited Pelican Engineering in Castleford to look at the latest version of Yutong’s E10 and […]
Features
London museum to close for major revamp
The downturn in visitor numbers this year is being used to its advantage at the London Bus Museum, reports Nick Larkin One of Britain’s best-known bus museums is closing from Monday 2 November for a […]
Features
Longer season and later hours at Crich
Crich Tramway Village has announced it will open for an hour longer from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 October and is opening for an additional weekend on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. The venue […]
Features
Charity appeals for help
A charity which owns and restores classic buses has launched an urgent appeal to secure its future. Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity was founded in 1999 and awarded charitable status in 2014. The group has more […]
Features
Historic Bedford sold
The first Bedford bus ever built has been sold at auction for a £35,700 hammer price – three times its estimate. Featured in Industry Heritage in early September, the 1931 Bedford WHB was sold to […]
CBW News Pick
CPT announces Jane Cole as its first female President
The Confederation of Passenger Transport, the national trade body for bus and coach operators across the UK, has revealed its new President for 2021 The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has announced that Jane Cole, […]
Coach News
Bennetts Coaches places an order for two new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches
Bennetts Coaches, based in Gloucester, has ordered two new Marcedes-Benz Tourismos for 2021. The firm has been in business for over 50 years since it was established in 1962 by Arthur Bennett, grandfather of current […]
Bus News
NAT Group is named Chamber Covid Hero
NAT Group has been recognised by the South and Mid Wales Chambers of Commerce for going the extra mile to support the local community and essential workers during the Coronavirus outbreak. The operator was awarded […]
