Bus News
Not your average Joe
Joe Somers is a part-time Ticket Inspector for Stagecoach East Peterborough. After being nominated for The Unsung Hero Award at The UK Bus Awards 2016, he looks back on long career working in the industry. […]
Features
Bus News
UK is Scania No1
Scania (Great Britain)’s performance in 2016 has given the Swedish multinational much to talk about as Andy Izatt reports Globally Scania delivered 81,350 trucks, buses and coaches in 2016, its 125th anniversary year – an […]
Bus News
Urban congestion examined with transport industry
Members of parliament spoke to three respected industry professionals – Kevin O’Connor, Peter Coates and Professor David Begg – about the topical issue of urban congestion and its impact on bus services. Jade Smith and […]
Coach News
Coach Operator’s reunion weekend: everyones a winner
Alan Payling meets up with an operator that doesn’t just go the extra mile to look after their passengers – they go about 239. Lots of operators have open days for existing and prospective passengers. […]
Features
Keeping to the times
As we still wait to hear the shape of the industry’s future in respect of the ‘f’ word and likely greater political interference in the commercial market, my mind turned to just why there is […]
Features
Advance Engineering
Alastair Patton, General Manager for Advance Engineering tells Elizabeth Howlett how the Ballymena-based social enterprise has gone from strength to strength since its establishment in 2013 and has secured supplier contracts with Wrightbus and Lothian […]
Bus News
What the future holds
James Day reports from the 2017 UK Bus Summit, with the congestion topic and the health of the industry dominating an event with a standout line-up of top directors, politicians and industry bodies The UK […]
Features
Internal crime
Ian McCarron of bus and coach insurance specialist broker, Gauntlet, says businesses must stay alert to internal crime Commercial insurance broker, Gauntlet, is advising bus and coach operators of the need to safeguard themselves against […]
Features
To Russia with Love
Alan Payling meets coach tour operator Brian Way of Wayahead Travel that has found a small niche in the business of providing coach holidays – but is someone who is not afraid to think big […]
Features
On the cusp of a green revolution?
Transdev Blazefield announces a five-year vision for buses in Harrogate – including more details on the eight Volvo electric buses which are due to enter service in 2018. Gareth Evans reports As he announced the […]
