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
Coaches
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
A warm welcome for AECs
Operators of AEC buses can look forward to a particularly warm welcome at the London Bus Museum, Brooklands this year.
Coaches
An operator you can bank on
Ian Colman talks to Angela Youngman about the growth and success of IC Travel and ICT Coaches Limited and his future hopes for the two businesses A hobby involving taking community groups on coach trips […]
Catering for Coaches
Curtain-up on theatre-style seating
Looking objectively, the improved forward vision offered by theatre-style seating on a coach should mean the configuration is popular with operators involved in coach touring. But it’s not, and for many, still seen as a […]
Buses
Open your eyes and ears to safety risks
Susan Gray, Stakeholder Manager at CIRAS, asserts that intelligence from frontline staff can help prevent health and safety incidents – and confidential reporting can help inform coach and bus operators about safety risks in their […]
Coaches
Convenient coaching
Alongside coach operator Marett’s Chariots, Anthony Marett is also the man behind Don’t Travel Empty, a technology suite which has now progressed far beyond a tool to help coach operators find passengers for empty legs. […]
Catering for Coaches
An underrated attraction
Alan Payling has a look at Tiverton Pannier Market, an ideal stop-off for drivers on the way back from the West Country or a potential full-day destination from resorts in east, south and north Devon […]
Coaches
A stately tourer
The all-new Volvo 9900 integral attracted significant attention when it appeared at Euro Bus Expo in October last year. Clearly proud of the latest member of its ‘family,’ Volvo is positioning the 9900 as a […]
Coaches
Doing it Wright
Still in his 20s, Matthew Wright of Wrights Coaches in Norfolk has a fresh outlook on coaching that includes harnessing the power of social media, as he outlined to Andy Izatt “I think you need […]
