ALBUM
ALBUM approaches
Jonathan Welch takes a brief look at what delegates can expect at the upcoming ALBUM conference It barely seems a couple of months since the industry gathered in Edinburgh for last year’s ALBUM conference in […]
Month: April 2024
Event
Best of the best
Jonathan Welch takes a walk around the 68th UK Coach Rally, held in Blackpool on 13 and 14 April April can only mean one thing in the coaching calendar: the UK Coach Rally. Now in […]
Features
Classic buses heritage day
Taking place alongside the Barking Garage event was a superb routes 62 and 145 heritage day featuring 30 preserved buses. These ran alongside ‘normal’ TfL services, picking up passengers though not charging fares. This was […]
Features
Stagecoach London’s £122,000 for Macmillan
A depot centenary open day has added over £16,000 to the money raised by Stagecoach for the renowned cancer support charity, reports Nick Larkin Proceeds from an open day celebrating the centenary of Barking Bus […]
Big Picture
Big Picture 1623
Karl Oakley captured this image of 35 new and as yet unregistered Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) Alexander Dennis Enviro 500MMCs stored at Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Interchange prior to entering service. These and […]
Features
Welcome to the World of Volvo
Jonathan Taylor continues his report from Gothenburg and Volvo’s new World of Volvo exhibition and conference centre Last month’s ‘World of Volvo’ event in Gothenburg brought together operators from across the world making it a […]
Features
No reprieve for operator with poor maintenance record
A company with a licence for 25 buses was found to have a high MOT failure rate and poor defect recording systems, and was denied a period of grace to comply Western Area Traffic Commissioner […]
Features
FlixBus Driver of the Year 2023
In March, FlixBus handed its FlixBus Driver of the Year award to Kary-Ann McGregor, a driver with Scottish partner operator McGill’s Bus Group. Topping the driver star ratings, and achieving the best-rated service at FlixBus […]
Coach News
RHA partners with ABTA to offer new coach benefits
Travel association ABTA and RHA Coaches have launched a new partnership which aims to enhance the benefits received by coach travel companies within each organisation’s membership, and amplify the voice of the coach travel sector. […]
Bus News
Pulhams invests in new app
Website and app specialist Passenger and Go-Ahead have launched a new Pulhams Coaches app as part of the Cotswolds operator’s effort to make travelling easier for passengers. The new app allows passengers to plan their […]
