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We are family
Family-friendly rosters and question and answer sessions complete with chocolate cake – no wonder everyone is so happy at Arriva’s Brixton Garage, says Naomi MacKay With more than 350 staff and more than 100 buses, […]
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Coach Driver Profile
John Harvey A Champion Tour Driver
Alan Payling meets John Harvey of Leons Holidays, a tour driver at the top of his game who has been employed by some of the UK’s leading operators, and has driven some of the finest […]
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A decade of Go
Over 10 years, Managing Director Austin Blackburn has built Go-Coach Hire into Kent’s largest independent bus operation, but while he’s proud of what has been achieved, he knows that the operating environment is increasingly challenging […]
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Bear Cross back in Bournemouth
Bear Cross Bus Company will once again be running its 1950 Weymann-bodied Leyland PD2/3 on service in Bournemouth this summer, and its operator is planning to expand.
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AEC half-deck back in use
A 1953 AEC Regal IV half-deck airport coach is back in revenue earning use for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Britain’s oldest service bus…
Ninety year old Dennis is still earning its keep on summer service, as Nick Larkin reports
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Acquisitions need planning
Businesses grow for a number of different reasons. The question is, however, which route to follow: organic or acquisitive growth? The latter offers plenty of traps for the unwary. Adam Bernstein outlines what firms need […]
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Economy class
Nick Larkin reports on the latest developments at Seaford & District, which is once again operating its 124 Lewes to Eastbourne heritage route A bus operator has praised the economy of classic vehicles, after an […]
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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 […]
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40th Anniversary – Reader Spotlight
With CBW turning 40 this year, we decided to put the spotlight on our readers – individuals and businesses alike – to find out how the industry has changed in the four decades we’ve been […]
