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Jonathan Welch takes a walk around the 68th UK Coach Rally, held in Blackpool on 13 and 14 April April can only mean one thing in the coaching calendar: the UK Coach Rally. Now in […]

  In late March, dozens of young and enthusiastic bus people descended on Glasgow for the latest Young Bus Professionals conference. Jonathan Welch reports In an industry which often bemoans the lack of young people coming […]

Jonathan Taylor reports from the launch of Volvo’s new electric platform, held in Gothenburg on 18 to 20 March It’s been a busy first quarter of 2024. The whole industry seems to be alive with […]

Jonathan Welch called in at the CPT’s ‘mini’ Ride & Drive event in Newcastle recently, and found himself having a go too Who doesn’t like the chance to socialise, catch up with industry colleagues, and […]

Large sporting events form a considerable revenue stream for coach and bus operators. One such event is the Cheltenham Festival, but it has seen some drastic changes in visitor numbers over the past few years. […]

Jonathan Welch reports from the launch of Warrington’s new electric bus fleet Figures suggest that 2023 was one of the hottest years globally, and transport accounts for roughly a quarter of all global emissions. Of […]

Jonathan Welch reports from the Inclusive Cab Summit organised by Women in Transport and hosted by First Leicester I wasn’t sure what exactly to expect when I received an invitation to the Inclusive Cab Summit […]

The UK Coach Operators Association Annual Conference 2024 was held on Monday 4 March. Jonathan Taylor reports on the key topics of discussion Our UK coach industry is evolving at a rapid pace and that […]

Kevin Carr reports from the launch of the CPT’s report on achieving zero-emission rural mobility, which was held at Westminster on 28 February The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) set up a taskforce last summer […]

Jonathan Taylor attended the 2024 CPT annual conference and dinner on 18 January Maybe it’s an oldie thing, but I have to admit that going to London is no longer one of my favourite things […]