Buses
Bus back better with the best
Jonathan Welch learns more about the Bus Driver of the Year competition, which resumes this September with a chance for drivers to win significant […]
Month: February 2022
Buses
Zero-emission xcursion
Jonathan Welch tries out Xplore Dundee’s new electric double-deckers Dundee is Scotland’s fourth-largest city, after Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Yet it often feels like the kind […]
Features
Shall we sell or find a driver?
A Devon operator is facing a dilemma: whether to sell its heritage vehicle or find it a regular driver. Newton Abbot based Alansway Coaches, which trades as CountryBus, bought the Harrington-bodied Commer Commando in October […]
Features
Leyland National 50th celebrations treble
Nick Larkin looks at three ways that 50 years of the Leyland National in service are being celebrated In Cumbria… The first example of a revolutionary new bus, the Leyland National, ERM 35K hit the […]
Features
Hydrogen fuel cell performance explained
Ray Connolly, Senior Technical Manager at Bus Éireann made an insightful post on LinkedIn recently about hydrogen fuel cell performance: “Bus Éireann is Ireland’s largest nationwide bus and coach operator with a fleet of over […]
News
‘Levelling Up’ white paper launched
On 2 February the Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove unveiled the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ white paper. This document sets out a plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of […]
CBW News Pick
Scottish Government outlines new Network Support Grant
Scottish operators will move to a new Network Support Grant scheme aimed at aiding recovery from pandemic from 1 April. The Scottish Government is to introduce a new grant to help maintain bus services while […]
Bus News
Brighton & Hove and Metrobus introduce new discounts for people returning to work
Brighton & Hove and Metrobus are offering an introductory special weekly capped rate of just £19 for the next few weeks when paying for journeys using tap-on, tap-off contactless payments. Passengers will receive a discount […]
Coach News
Signs of summer at East Yorkshire
Go-Ahead subsidiary East Yorkshire is preparing for the relaunch of a number of summer favourites for 2022. The Coaster service is set to resume its summer timetable from 5 March offering buses on the coastal […]
Coach News
Travel Wright to close in April
Newark-based Travel Wright has announced that it plans to close in April. In a statement, the company said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce Travel Wright intends to close the business in […]
