Buses

Natural choice

Electric power is by no means the only option for bus operators looking to slash emissions. For First West of England, biogas was the perfect solution. Peter Jackson reports on the unveiling of its first […]

Coaches

Sowing for the future

Simon and Catherine Moore started Jubilee Coaches to supplement the income they generated from their farm, but as they explained to Andy Izatt, their operation has developed far beyond what they originally envisaged Simon and […]

Coaches

Coaching rarity in the UK

In this occasional series of galleries, Richard Sharman takes a look at his digital photo collection from the last 16 years and picks out some interesting rare coaches, either due to the body and chassis […]

Features

Competing on misconduct

Mark Stevens, a senior associate in the employment team at VWV, explains how disciplinary processes can be rendered useless if the correct procedures aren’t followed An employer might want to take disciplinary action against an […]

Buses

Heritage operator expanding

A former assistant operations manager with Go-Ahead London who owns a heritage bus operation and classic vehicle restoration firm says business is expanding on all fronts, reports Nick Larkin James Thorpe bought the Vintage Red […]

Buses

Delaine event expansion

The Delaine Heritage Trust is making its popular annual running day a bigger event this year and guest operators are invited. The Lincolnshire event will include vehicles from the Trust’s own collection of Delaine vehicles […]

Features

Your bus, your way

On Thursday 6 February, stakeholders gathered in Hartlepool to launch the new Tees Flex demand-responsive service, reports Jonathan Welch Demand responsive transport services are in vogue at the minute, and quickly gaining popularity as a […]