Coach News
The operator with a poetic licence
Alan Payling speaks to a coach tour operator who followed a creative route when it came to naming and marketing his business So, what’s in a name? It’s probably the first thing that anyone […]
Features
Features
‘You owe me!’ – The pitfalls of making deductions from wages
Andrew Rayment explains how employers who deduct monies from employees without checking their right to do so are heading towards an expensive tribunal claim As an employer, have you ever found yourself in a situation […]
Bus News
Putting people first
A desire to work with people led Dan Bassett into the bus industry and on the path to an award-winning career. Naomi MacKay went to meet him At the tender age of 30, Dan Bassett […]
Bus News
Power to empower
Sajid ‘Ziggy’ Chaudry is a man with a reputation for delivering results. As Area Performance Manager at Go-Ahead London’s Stockwell garage he has significantly improved his employer’s service reliability, enabling it to move up London […]
Coach News
A workplace that works?
For a driver and courier, the coach is their workplace. But is it a workplace fit for purpose? Coach tourism specialist Stuart Render looks at the issue and questions whether manufacturers should be doing more […]
Bus News
Crossley call
A former Crossley Motors test engineer who has just celebrated his 90th birthday would love to hear from anyone associated with or holding a fascination for the manufacturer which finally ceased production 60 years ago. […]
Bus News
Save rare Citybuses
A Bristol operator is hoping to find a good home for two of its favourite double-deckers – rare Volvo B10M-50 Citybuses. New to Trent Alexander-bodied G614OTV was one of 12 delivered in December 1989 and […]
Bus News
Bring ‘law breaking’ preservationists to book
Preservationists who drain cash from bona fide heritage operators by hiring out buses illegally should be the subject of a ministry crackdown, says a museum director and retired transport lawyer. Chris Butterfield has spoken out […]
Bus News
Dawsongroup backs heritage operations
Nick Larkin has been talking to Paul Sainthouse at Dawsongroup, which has a surprising number of heritage vehicles on its books Dawsongroup, Britain’s biggest suppliers of leasing and purchase facilities for bus and coach companies, […]
Features
Topless at Seaton
It’s been a glorious summer for open-top bus services, and Andy Izatt thoroughly enjoyed what the Jurassic Mule has to offer on the Dorset-Devon border Nick Larkin has highlighted some of the challenges facing Derek […]
