Catering for Coaches
A vintage coach tour: Part two
Alan Payling concludes his re-creation of an eight-day coach tour of the West Country operated by Yelloway Motor Services in 1936
Coaches
Buses
Cherished workhorses at W H Fowler & Sons
Three 1990s Volvos are still doing sterling work at Lincolnshire operator W H Fowler & Sons and are cherished members of the fleet.
Coaches
There are things we know…
When it comes to preparing for the year ahead, it’s important for coach operators to know where they stand in terms of group rates. As coach tourism specialist Stuart Render says, some visitor attractions miss […]
Buses
An industry considers
For this final 2018 issue of CBW, we asked a number of key industry figures to reflect on the year gone by, as well as looking ahead to 2019. Three questions were asked: 1. What […]
Business
Enduring values
Mervyn Annetts and son James talk to Andy Izatt about their rural Hampshire business, Mervyn’s Coaches which, despite evermore pressing external challenges, continues to prosper through the emphasis they place on quality, tailored service
Coaches
Yutong’s European Vision
It is all going very well at Castleford-based Pelican Bus and Coach, with 400 Yutong vehicles sold in the UK and Ireland in four years. The decision has now been made to take the UK […]
Coaches
A vintage coach tour
In a two-part article, Alan Payling looks at an old coach tours brochure and considers what a coach holiday would have been like for drivers and passengers back in the good old days
Coaches
Big cat small
David Love offers a step-by-step guide to building a 1:76 scale Plaxton Cheetah XL
Buses
National Express in Uganda
Since 2010, National Express has been working alongside Transaid and its partners to deliver essential, life-saving work in sub-Saharan Africa. Employees from National Express first began delivering professional driver training as part of Transaid’s programmes […]
Coaches
Spratts heritage vehicle finds home
A popular heritage vehicle in the Spratts Coaches fleet was WL0685, a 1959 Bedford SB3 with Duple bodywork which had been new to Currie of Bexleyheath, Kent.
