Coach News
Seizing the moment
The last time CBW visited Prentice Coaches was in 2013. Since then, Ross Prentice and his team have won the gold award for Top Independent Bus Operator 2016 at the UK Bus Awards last year. […]
Features
Bus News
50 years and counting
The Irish Transport Heritage’s Annual Bus and Coach Rally had a special theme this year, commemorating Ulsterbus’ 50th anniversary. Elizabeth Howlett attended the event at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Belfast on Saturday, April 22 […]
Bus News
Recognising the importance of apprenticeships
As the UK’s motor industry continues to face a shortage of skilled technicians, John Dwight, Sales Manager at PSV parts distributor Imperial Engineering, examines the changing landscape for apprenticeships, the traditional entry point for new […]
Features
The return of the small bus
We have a bumper minibus section for you this week, with five pages of news and two features, which reflects the hive of activity that is the minibus part of the industry at the moment. […]
Coach News
Is it odds on?
William Hill bookmakers was founded by William Hill in 1934 at a time when gambling was illegal in Britain. The business has changed hands many times over subsequent years, but as a bookmaker taking bets, […]
Bus News
Bus News
A smooth Citaro
Gareth Evans test drives a Blackpool Transport Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Citaro and finds a bus which handles like a touring coach, providing a smooth ride in an airy environment When Blackpool Transport (BT) launched 10 […]
Bus News
Seaside City ‘decker
Sporting its new 17 registration plate, fleet number 419 was ready and waiting for CBW at Blackpool Transport’s (BT) Rigby Road depot on a wet Thursday morning in the final week of March. With its […]
Bus News
Blackpool illuminated
Blackpool Transport, with one of the oldest established electric tramways in the world, plays a pivotal role in its home town’s economy, transporting locals and visitors alike – 17m of the latter annually. It is […]
Bus News
Like the sound of Blackpool?
Gareth Evans sets the scene the forthcoming ALBUM conference by Blackpool Transport, the local authority-owned operator at the well-known English coastal resort, which is also responsible for running the town’s modern and heritage trams The […]
