Coach News

The Professional Driver course

Gareth Evans shares his experience of attending Tanat Valley Coaches’ new Driver CPC course called ‘The Professional Driver,’ which provides an overview of a range of topics, in welcome bitesize chunks In what would quite […]

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. […]

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 […]

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

Suppliers

What follows is a list of some of the suppliers that will be in attendance at the ALBUM Conference, 2017. Elizabeth Howlett found out what products and services they would be showcasing this year Alexander […]

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 […]