Features

Electric era beckons

David Cutts is Operations Director of Go-Ahead London and has overall responsibility for Go-Ahead Singapore. With a combined fleet of nearly 3,000 buses and approximately 8,500 staff, including the multi-award winning Waterloo electric bus garage […]

Features

Are you really coach friendly?

An increasing number of destinations and visitor attractions are becoming officially ‘Coach Friendly’. Good news then for operators planning day trips and tours. But as coach tourism specialist Stuart Render explains, that’s only part of […]

Bus News

Rural disconnection

Claire Walters, CEO of Bus Users UK argues that it’s time for a re-think when it comes to Community Transport operators; a failure to do so could leave rural communities stranded As austerity cuts deepen, […]

Coach News

Festive inequality

Christmas markets may be attractive for the customer, but they can also raise the blood pressure of even the most laid-back coach operator. As planning for this year’s events gets under way, coach tourism specialist […]

Autonomous vehicles

Think before you automate

Claire Walters, CEO of Bus Users UK argues that – despite the obvious business advantages of autonomous vehicles – the industry can’t afford to ignore the benefits drivers bring Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, […]

Bus News

Tall stories from the zoo

Our coaching insider wonders whether the powers that be at London Zoo have fully understood the implications of closing the coach park there The coach park at London Zoo was closed from January this year. […]