Year: 2024
Reading Buses’ Newbury & District subsidiary has taken delivery of four new Plaxton Panther coaches for its Flightline 730/731 route between Basingstoke and London’s Heathrow Airport. Ray Ward captured one of the new green coaches, […]
All roads lead to Cirencester – the capital of the Cotswolds
Now that the coach park in Bourton-on-the-Water has finally closed, Alan Payling suggests a visit to nearby Cirencester instead will keep tour passengers more than happy. Here he explores the traditional and historic country town […]
Valuable Asset for AFC Bournemouth
Asset Alliance Group, which recently launched its new vehicle rental division (see our main feature this week, starting on page 34) has also recently launched a two year sponsorship contract with AFC Bournemouth, its first […]
Entries open for 2024 Bus Driver of the Year competition
The annual search for the UK’s top bus driver has started again with the invitation for operators to participate in the national final of the annual Bus Driver of the Year (BDoY) competition. And with […]
New TrawsCymru route starts in February
Transport for Wales’ latest TrawsCymru service will commence operation in February 2024, using new Yutong E12 electric buses. These will be the first electric buses on Gwynedd’s public transport network, and will operate the new […]
First agrees to acquire York Pullman
In a surprise move, First Bus is to buy the York Pullman business as part of its drive to diversify its portfolio and expand its footprint in North Yorkshire FirstGroup has announced that it has […]
Grayson grows with HSBC support
A family-owned Tyseley business which designs, manufactures and supplies cooling, heating and air conditioning products for the transport industry is set for growth with support from HSBC UK. Grayson Thermal Systems (GTS) is set to […]
CTA visits Newcastle for annual conference
Around 200 Coach Tourism Association (CTA) members headed to Newcastle upon Tyne over the weekend of 28-30 January for the organisation’s annual Conference & Workshop. Coach operators, wholesalers, and tourism suppliers, from attractions to hotels, […]
Redwing orders B8R EvoTors
The London operator will be one of the launch customers for the new Volvo B8R MCV EvoTor London-based Redwing Coaches, backed by sector investor REL Capital, is to be one of the launch customers for […]