Coaches
A classic Bedford coach returns for funeral tribute
A classic Bedford coach was borrowed back by its original operator to pay tribute at the funeral of the man who for many years had been its regular driver.
Coaches
Buses
Peace of mind: Unicorn Underwriting
Julian Cashen of Unicorn Underwriting offers John Lewis an insight into how the company looks after operators the length and breadth of the UK
Catering for Coaches
Racing ahead: the Silverstone Experience
Alan Payling looks at a new attraction that could have operators in pole position when it comes to attracting business from motor racing fans
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?
Coaches
The end for turkey and tinsel?
Stuart Render investigates whether the well-known ‘Turkey and Tinsel’ tour format still does enough to attract bookings
Coach Driver Profile
Dan’s Coach Travel: A Suffolk gentleman
New coach operations are rare these days, but, still in his mid-20s, Dan Trent started his just last year. He has taken a very personal approach to developing his new venture, which is already being […]
Buses
Event report: Transport Ticketing 2019
One of the themes of this year’s Transport Ticketing Global conference was mobile ticketing. Are traditional tickets – and ticket machines – soon to be a thing of the past? Peter Jackson reports from day […]
Buses
Happy days with a crash box
Alan Payling shares some fond memories of vehicles that he’s driven that all had to be handled with great care and skill – and reveals how he missed out on being a film star
Buses
A more proactive CPT
At the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Annual Dinner on 31 January 2019, Martin Dean gave his second speech as CPT President after agreeing to continue in the role for a second term. CPT Restructure […]
Coaches
Bespoke Beulas
Sitting squarely in the mid-market, the Beulas Cygnus has become a firm favourite with many operators. The attractive combination of a bespoke specification and the reliability of its DAF engine is prompting operators to take […]
