Coaches
Blyth Spirit
In mid-August, despite the air of doom that surrounded the industry, Irizar took the bold step to press ahead with the opening of its new UK Sales Centre. Jonathan Welch paid a visit to see […]
Coaches
Coaches
Ember: Edinburgh’s electric express
On 1 October, new entrant to the inter-city market Ember launched its inaugural service between Dundee and Edinburgh. Jonathan Welch spoke to founders Pierce Glennie and Keith Bradbury about the new fully-electric service After months […]
Coaches
Easy access
The Yutong TC9 is one of Pelican Bus and Coach’s success stories, but as Richard Sharman found out in a test drive just prior to the Covid-19 lockdown measures beginning, improvements have been made to […]
Coaches
Safe & Sound
Jonathan Welch visits a small operator that makes a lot of noise: Rochdale-based brass band specialist Sounds Travel I have to admit that until the first Honk for Hope event at Lightwater Valley this summer, […]
Coaches
Adapting to the new normal: How National Express became Covid-safe
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect across the industry. Jonathan Welch spoke to National Express about how the company has handled the outbreak and disruption to its services Long distance and airport coach […]
Coaches
A new chapter
Now the first prototype of the new MOBIpeople executive coach has broken cover, Peter Jackson spoke to Mark Aspinall, Director at supplier BASE Coach Sales, to find out more 2020 has not been kind to […]
Buses
48 years flyby for Showbus
Sunday 27 September saw over 70 coaches and buses descend on The Chilterns for a unique event in Showbus’s long history Showbus is a staple in many enthusiasts’ and hundreds of operators’ diaries every year. […]
Buses
Busman’s Holiday road run
After Covid-19 meant a highly popular event had to be cancelled, it is being replaced by the ‘Autumn Busman’s Holiday Road Run’ across Cambridgeshire and into Northamptonshire on 11 October. Fenland BusFest, normally held in […]
Coaches
The eVo tour of Stratford-upon-Avon
Volvo’s entry-level tour coach is the MCV-bodied eVoTor. Richard Sharman puts it through its paces on the streets of Warwickshire Volvo has long been associated with providing refined tour coaches, from the B58 of the […]
Coaches
Shear disbelief!
Paul Webb, the owner of this recently restored ex-Shearings Van Hool Alizée-bodied Volvo B10M, tells Peter Jackson the unbelievable story of how he came to acquire it, its subsequent restoration and how he ended up […]
