Bus News
The Argos Lesson
With printed bus timetables getting scarcer by the day, Phil Tonks thinks the industry could learn a lot from – of all things – the Argos catalogue, which remains in high demand Afriend told me […]
Features
Buses
Perils of bike boxes
Our coaching insider worries how competition for road space can bring cyclists and commercial vehicles into conflict with potentially tragic consequences A report conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory in November 2005 set out the […]
Coaches
Live on tour with Terry Bushell
Alan Payling speaks to an operator who is still very busy after 30 years in business due to an abundance of personality, giving his passengers a great deal and caring for his ‘taters’ too If […]
Buses
Covering all bases
Volvo Bus UK & Ireland Commercial Sales Director, Phil Owen, has outlined the manufacturer’s multifaceted product strategy going forward to maintain and develop its business. Andy Izatt details what he had to say
Buses
Stagecoach West expanding its operating area
Stagecoach West has seen major expansion in recent years. Managing Director Rupert Cox, who has risen through the ranks of the bus industry, talks to Richard Sharman about the operation
Features
Charging forwards
Claire Phillips, Sales Director at Alfatronix, outlines to John Lewis how the company is keeping pace with the latest technology, consistently refining and redeveloping its range
Coaches
Bristol to Torquay
In the second part of his article re-creating an express coach journey from Manchester to Torquay in the ‘good old days’ of coach travel, Alan Payling covers the Bristol to Torquay section of the trip
Buses
Museum thanks operators
Operators have been thanked for supporting this year’s Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum’s (LVVS) end of season Transport Festival, which will be on Sunday 4 November.
Coaches
McGill’s expands heritage fleet
Scotland’s largest independent operator, McGill’s, has expanded its heritage fleet by restoring a 1977 Western SMT Alexander Y-type Leyland Leopard and acquiring another vehicle.
Buses
Where are the heritage vehicle drivers?
Nick Larkin highlights how finding drivers with the skills to handle heritage vehicles is becoming ever harder
