Features
The buses of Beamish
Following its recent ‘Fares Please’ public transport weekend, Paul Williams takes a look at the bus operations at the Beamish living museum Lots of coach and bus operators have a vintage bus at the back […]
Year: 2024
Features
Stagecoach helps local Worthing community
Stagecoach South is working with local charity Worthing Community Chest, which supports projects and activities in Worthing that enrich the local community by awarding small grants to groups and clubs, events and other good causes […]
Bus News
New HQ for Xelagroup
It has been nearly 15 years since Xelabus was set up and during that time it has taken over the businesses of Black Velvet Travel, Brijan Tours, Yellow Coaches and Seaview Services and developed what […]
Bus News
Maynes orders electric fleet
As we reported in issue 1610 when we looked at Maynes of Buckie, the company is keen to be at the forefront of new electric bus technology, and is working to reduce its carbon emissions. […]
CBW News Pick
Flixbus expands into Ireland
Flixbus has grown its reach to add a 44th country to its international coach network Flixbus expanded its coach travel options to include Ireland from Thursday 8 August. Journeys within as well as to and […]
News
Pelican begins work on parts warehouse extension
With growing demand for its products, work has commenced to increase the size of Pelican Bus & Coach’s National Parts Distribution Centre. The construction work was inspected by CEO of Yutong Europe Jack Li on […]
Events
CTA plans for winter networking event
Bookings are coming in thick and fast says the Coach Tourism Association (CTA) for its winter networking event, which will take place in Blackpool from Saturday 23 to Monday 25 November. Over 70 delegates have […]
Bus News
Bus Users launches Catch the Bus Month preparations
Bus Users UK has officially launched its Partner Pack for this September’s Catch the Bus Month 2024. The focus for this year is on accessibility and the Partner Pack contains a suite of free-to-use logos, […]
Bus News
First retains Portsmouth P&R contract
First Solent has run the Portsmouth City Council park and ride service for the last 10 years since it opened in 2014, and will continue to provide services from Tipner park & ride site following […]
Bus News
CPT Cost Monitor shows slowdown in cost increases
The CPT’s fourth report confirms a slowdown in the rate of increase in costs for the 12 months to February 2024, and suggests a 10% increase in bus speeds has the potential to deliver 135 […]
