Coaches

New voice for coaches

Shortly before Christmas, the RHA announced details of its forthcoming new membership option for coach operators. Jonathan Welch looks at what the RHA intends to offer the industry There has been some degree of dissent […]

Coaches

Wish you were here?

At the time of writing, there was still no sign that operators in England would receive any kind of financial assistance, and many were still fearful for their survival. Jonathan Welch speaks to some of […]

Coaches

Tourismo Transformed

The Bus & Coach Centre in Oxford is well known for selling used vehicles, but the company is branching out its operations by selling vehicles converted to PSVAR specification. Richard Sharman went to look at […]

Coaches

Leading the charge

Claire Walters, Chief Executive of Bus Users UK, explains how coach operators are stepping up this Christmas – despite a nightmare year for the industry The pandemic is devastating the UK’s coach industry but unlike […]

Coaches

Rising to the occasion

Jonathan Welch looks at a Jonckheere JHV converted to PSVAR specification and available from Irizar’s new UK Sales Centre Whether you like it or loathe it, agree or disagree, PSVAR is here and operators wanting […]

Coaches

Eclectic mix

When David Bell visited South Wales in late summer 1993 he took the opportunity to record the eclectic mix of operators and vehicles then serving the area. The deregulated competitive market created by the 1985 […]

Coaches

Same but different

Chris Goodman is no stranger to starting his own business, having operated Aardvark Coaches for a decade and a half. But starting a consultancy business in the midst of a global pandemic is an entirely […]

Coaches

Top of the tree

Carvers Coaches has taken Scania coaches for a number of years, and has just added three more to its fleet. Peter Jackson learns why the Swedish manufacturer is its first choice Located in the industrial […]

Coaches

Premium in pink

Jonathan Welch looks at the latest offering from MOBIpeople, its new MAN-based Premium high-specification touring coach, the first of which has been delivered to Anthony’s Travel Anthony’s Travel of Runcorn is no stranger to uncommon […]