Coaches
Yutong’s European Vision
It is all going very well at Castleford-based Pelican Bus and Coach, with 400 Yutong vehicles sold in the UK and Ireland in four years. The decision has now been made to take the UK […]
Features
Coaches
A vintage coach tour
In a two-part article, Alan Payling looks at an old coach tours brochure and considers what a coach holiday would have been like for drivers and passengers back in the good old days
Buses
Finding my way
After 40 years in the Passenger Transport Industry, Peter Crichton, Managing Director at Omnibus Solutions, takes a look back at his career and explores how his first job determined the path he walks down today
Coaches
Big cat small
David Love offers a step-by-step guide to building a 1:76 scale Plaxton Cheetah XL
Buses
Gallery: An era draws to an end
In 1978 when Coachmart first started, half-cab buses could still be found in good numbers around the country, although that was to rapidly change with relatively few outside London surviving in passenger service with their […]
Buses
National Express in Uganda
Since 2010, National Express has been working alongside Transaid and its partners to deliver essential, life-saving work in sub-Saharan Africa. Employees from National Express first began delivering professional driver training as part of Transaid’s programmes […]
Coaches
Spratts heritage vehicle finds home
A popular heritage vehicle in the Spratts Coaches fleet was WL0685, a 1959 Bedford SB3 with Duple bodywork which had been new to Currie of Bexleyheath, Kent.
Business
Norfolk operator closes
A longstanding Norfolk operator is due to cease trading at the end of 2018 – the owners citing difficulty in recruiting drivers as one of the main factors in the decision.
Buses
West Midlands celebration
Nick Larkin highlights how the major operator in the West Midlands is planning to mark a half- century anniversary
Catering for Coaches
A tale of two cities
Christmas markets are a staple of most coach operators’ festive day trip programmes. Whilst passengers are likely to have an enjoyable day, what’s it like for the driver, and can high coach parking charges be […]
