Face-to-Face Interviews
Testing the Walters
Claire Walters has been working as the Chief Executive at Bus Users UK since 2012, and shared some of her opinions and ambitions for the future, with Elizabeth Howlett I met Claire at the CPT […]
Features
Features
Clean sweep
When a small locally managed bus company takes on one of the big five operators it’s of particular interest when the people behind that business are already well-respected in the industry. Andy Izatt has been […]
Features
Cream of the Counties
Peterborough has several exceptionally long bus routes. In the third of an occasional series, Andy Izatt samples another of them which traverses five counties to reach Nottingham As CBW has highlighted in the past, the […]
Coach News
New Chapter for Yutong
Yutong and its British Isles importer, Pelican Bus & Coach are committed to growing their market share and Andy Izatt has been finding out about the latest developments With the first Yutong city bus demonstrators […]
Bus News
Yutong’s Electric Single
Gareth Evans test drives Yutong’s E12 single-decker bus, which is to enter service in Liverpool in the coming weeks Yutong’s E12 electric bus made its UK public debut at Euro Bus Expo (EBE) at the […]
Catering for Coaches
Brixham – The Devon Fishing Town
One of the factors that appeals about taking a tour to Torbay is that the resort offers great value-for-money providing four resorts in one. There is the continental flavour of Torquay, Babbacombe’s quaint but extremely […]
Coach News
Standardised luggage sizes – is there a case to answer?
Following on from his recent article about improving luggage handling, Alan Payling looks at the case for standardised luggage sizes, and getting a bit of extra business into the bargain through some imaginative marketing It […]
Bus News
The thin end of the wedge
Our bus industry insider is not encouraged by recent changes in the political landscapes, but there is some optimism I think few would disagree that 2016 has been a largely bad year for the bus […]
Face-to-Face Interviews
‘Always be a way’
It’s almost 10 years since Plaxton was acquired by Alexander Dennis and over that time the factory at Scarborough has comfortably more than doubled output – a considerable achievement. General Manager Alan Atkinson who is […]
Coach News
Plaxton’s enhanced elite
Gareth Evans test drives a corporate specification 14m Plaxton Elite-bodied Volvo B11R for Northampton-based Country Lion – Alexander Dennis’ premium coach, which has recently benefitted from a minor re-style Eight years after it was first […]
