Coaches
Welcome to The Toy Box
Nick Larkin delves into the treasures that can be found in Lodge’s Toy Box
Coaches
Buses
Making the most of the tax system
It’s not long until the end of the tax year and those who take time to plan ahead can legitimately take steps to minimise their tax bills. But plans take time to implement, writes Adam […]
Coaches
CoachMarque Conference: A world of opportunities
CoachMarque member operators, suppliers and guest speakers came together last week for the organisation’s annual conference. Peter Jackson reports on the day’s events
Coaches
Three decades of Roadmark
Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, West Sussex-based Roadmark Travel has remained small, operating just two coaches. The priority has always been to stay as close as possible to customers as David Coster, Mark Anderson and […]
Coaches
Bedford banned from New Zealand
An operator who bought a Duple-bodied Bedford SBG coach in Britain to use on tour work in New Zealand has decided not to import the vehicle as the Kiwi authorities have banned its use.
Book reviews
Book reviews: Irish Buses 2012-2017 & Irish Buses in the Mid-1960s A Return Journey
Two recently published titles from Colourpoint Creative in its Irish Bus Photographers series are Irish Buses 2012-2017 by Paul Savage and Richard Newman’s Irish Buses in the Mid-1960s A Return Journey. Paul’s book is priced […]
Coaches
On the trail of the Loch Ness Monster and Fairy Pools
Timberbush Tours CEO Steve Spalding speaks to Richard Walter about the successes of a company which started modestly two decades ago with one 16-seater coach and, by 2018, was operating an award-winning fleet of 24 […]
Coaches
Reinventing Maynes
Kevin Mayne, Operations Director at Maynes Coaches, has been involved with the family firm since the age of eight. Angela Youngman caught up with him to learn about Maynes’ current strategy
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 […]
Coaches
Coachbuilding the future
South East Coachworks has grown and diversified hugely since it was started in 2003, spawning a number of subsidiary companies. But, as Director Chris Bichard explained to Peter Jackson, it hasn’t lost sight of its […]
