Coaches
Future-Proofed
Continuing our review of the PSVAR-compliant coaches currently on the market, Richard Sharman takes an exclusive first look at the new Volvo 9700 It’s a brave new world – we have just reached the penultimate […]
Coaches
Coaches
It’s all about the family with Glen Valley
Another operator which has diversified to keep the wheels rolling during the Covid-19 outbreak is Glen Valley Tours. Jonathan Welch spoke to the company to find out what it has been doing in these difficult […]
Coaches
Yutong: Going strong
Continuing our look at PSVAR-ready coaches on the market, Jonathan Welch points the microscope at the Yutong GT12 The range of coaches and buses available from Castleford-based Pelican Bus & Coach is no stranger to […]
Buses
Sweet taste of success
Like every coach and bus operator, the pandemic has brought Sharpes of Nottingham its fair share of challenges. But thanks to an appetite for diversification and a helping hand from a certain chocolate manufacturer, the […]
Coaches
Urko needs urgent rescue
The last surviving complete Volvo B58-chassied Irizar Urko will be going for scrap in the next few days unless a saviour comes along, its owners say.
Coaches
‘The benefits of a thriving coach industry’
Jonathan Welch reports on the recent CPT coach strategy discussion event with the Ministers for Transport and Tourism As part of its Back Britain’s Coaches campaign, the CPT held a ‘forward-looking’ discussion on Wednesday 20 […]
Coaches
Superb Sunsundegui
In hour inland from the pretty coastal city of San Sebastián in Spain, and amongst the green rolling hills of Altsasu, Navarre is a factory that has been supplying the UK market with coaches since […]
Coaches
Spanish style
Continuing our look at the range of PSVAR-compliant coaches on the market, Jonathan Welch takes the wheel of a Scania Irizar i6S Just a few weeks ago, we reviewed the latest PSVAR-ready incarnation of Scania’s […]
Coaches
Steering the ship(s)
Three months into his role as CTA Chair, Peter Jackson caught up with Robert Shaw to find out more about the organisation’s current activities and future plans As we begin to emerge from the seemingly […]
Coaches
From Rotherham to Russia
Following the collapse of SLG, Leger Holidays bought the Shearings name. Jonathan Welch finds out how the new business is being integrated into the Leger family As the road map back to a reasonable degree […]
