Bus News
‘The most spectacular bus route in the world’
Scania bus given dispensation to operate over tortuous route between Switzerland and Italy
Drivers
Coaches
Junction hopping on the M5
Alan Payling outlines how tour drivers can utilise the old A38 to their advantage when heading north from the West Country if – make that, when – the M5 gets clogged up
Buses
Younger drivers for older buses
A heritage operator looking for drivers is prepared to train younger PCV holders in the art of piloting classic buses and coaches.
Buses
Top National Bus Driver
After being voted Top National Bus Driver at the UK Bus Awards, Aaron Johnson talks to Madaline Dunn about receiving the accolade and his love for the job
Buses
Training the future
Apprenticeships are just for school and college leavers – or are they? Go-Ahead Group’s new apprenticeship programmes are proving they can be for everyone. Angela Youngman finds out more
Buses
Women in business
There’s no reason why women shouldn’t be equally represented and treated in the workplace, says Mark Stevens, an associate at law firm VWV. However, as employment tribunal cases and statistics indicate, women still battle male […]
Buses
Unsung hero
Stagecoach Midlands’ Matt Begg talks to Madaline Dunn about his job as Revenue Protection Inspector and his surprise win at the 2018 UK Bus Awards
Coach Driver Profile
Love in a coach park
Alan Payling meets up with a couple of tour drivers who, having fallen in love after meeting in a coach park, got married and then carried on touring. Did they live happily ever after?
Bus News
Government updates no-deal Brexit guidance
The Government has updated its no-deal Brexit guidance for coach and bus drivers, adding further detail on the subject of number plates, registration documents and insurance requirements. If the UK leaves without a deal on […]
Coach Driver Profile
Year in the life
Alan Payling speaks to a one-vehicle family coach operator to find out what they got up to in 2018 and see where they are going in 2019 – and discovers that one member of the […]
