Features
It’s an ill wind…
When he was in Torquay recently, Alan Payling met up with Steve Mason, founder of NK Holidays, who, having opened a coach holiday company during a global pandemic, has ended up sitting pretty in Sittingbourne […]
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Coaches
Pulhams Coaches past and present
In June 2023, the Go-Ahead Group announced that it was to purchase family-owned Pulham & Sons (Coaches) Limited. Richard Sharman takes a look back at some of the earlier members of the fleet, and looks […]
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Appeal for buses for charity running day
A group set up to hold three charity fundraising running days a year in London is hosting its first event on 10 March, and further buses are invited, say the organisers. North London Transport Events […]
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Bus museum saved
Keighley Bus Museum has a secure future now it has been able to purchase its premises, reports Nick Larkin After years facing an uncertain future, and at one point even being served an eviction notice, […]
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Stagecoach welcomes young bus enthusiast
Stagecoach West played host to a special guest on 15 February, hosting a visit by 12-year-old Kodi Hobbs who was invited along to redeem a ‘day in the life of a bus driver’ experience voucher […]
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Next gen on tour
Jonathan Welch gets behind the wheel of the next generation Scania Touring and is impressed by the new cab layout Scania’s Touring was launched in left hand drive form for Europe at Busworld 2009, bringing […]
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Periods of grace: a reminder
Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard Turfitt has warned operators not to leave it too late when it comes to periods of grace and to ensure they know the rules should they find themselves in such a […]
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Motorcyclist jailed for false Metroline £48,000 insurance claim
A motorcyclist whose vehicle was hit by a London bus has been given a nine month prison sentence for making a false insurance claim and ordered to pay over £60,000 costs A motorcyclist who made […]
Coaches
European Express
Coach travel is well known to be the best way to get around. It’s cheap, comfortable and reliable, but there may just be more connections than many people are aware of. Richard Sharman investigates the […]
Features
Financial Forensics: Stagecoach
Steven Knight analyses the accounts to see how some of Stagecoach’s operating companies performed in the last financial year While it is normal for ‘listed’ companies to provide their shareholders with trading updates, these tend […]
