Coaches
Coaches in focus
During the recent RHA National Coach Week, Jonathan Welch caught up with the team in Castleford In the week before the UK Coach Rally (see last week’s issue for coverage of that event), the RHA […]
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Business
Fraud: Don’t let them in
Adam Bernstein considers how fraud can affect businesses, and warns that the public transport sector is not immune Hardly a day goes by without a warning or headline about scams. Employee frauds, push payment, or […]
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What to see in Cambridge? Giraffes, of course…
Cambridge has installed a series of unique giraffe statues which help to show off the city’s famous sights, and Stagecoach is promoting its services as a way for visitors to follow the long-necked trail.
ALBUM
ALBUM approaches
Jonathan Welch takes a brief look at what delegates can expect at the upcoming ALBUM conference It barely seems a couple of months since the industry gathered in Edinburgh for last year’s ALBUM conference in […]
Event
Best of the best
Jonathan Welch takes a walk around the 68th UK Coach Rally, held in Blackpool on 13 and 14 April April can only mean one thing in the coaching calendar: the UK Coach Rally. Now in […]
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Classic buses heritage day
Taking place alongside the Barking Garage event was a superb routes 62 and 145 heritage day featuring 30 preserved buses. These ran alongside ‘normal’ TfL services, picking up passengers though not charging fares. This was […]
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Stagecoach London’s £122,000 for Macmillan
A depot centenary open day has added over £16,000 to the money raised by Stagecoach for the renowned cancer support charity, reports Nick Larkin Proceeds from an open day celebrating the centenary of Barking Bus […]
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Welcome to the World of Volvo
Jonathan Taylor continues his report from Gothenburg and Volvo’s new World of Volvo exhibition and conference centre Last month’s ‘World of Volvo’ event in Gothenburg brought together operators from across the world making it a […]
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No reprieve for operator with poor maintenance record
A company with a licence for 25 buses was found to have a high MOT failure rate and poor defect recording systems, and was denied a period of grace to comply Western Area Traffic Commissioner […]
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FlixBus Driver of the Year 2023
In March, FlixBus handed its FlixBus Driver of the Year award to Kary-Ann McGregor, a driver with Scottish partner operator McGill’s Bus Group. Topping the driver star ratings, and achieving the best-rated service at FlixBus […]
