Last Stop

Who doesn’t like a nice, well-prepared, well-presented, … sightseeing coach? The Spanish-built Ayats Bravo double-decker is quite rare in the UK but has formed the basis of a number of sightseeing bus fleets, including for […]

Regular readers of CBW might recall an article back in issue 1379 by regular contributor Alan Payling. Entitled ‘Happy Days With A Crash Box,’ the piece was a trip down memory lane for Alan as […]

Although not directly related to the coach and bus industry, with many coach drivers heading for the Highlands and west of Scotland each year, readers may be interested to hear more about new road markings […]

Outgoing Editor Richard Sharman takes a look back at over half a decade behind the news desk and out on the road Starting out as a journalist, then senior journalist and now Editor of CBW, […]

The oldest coach driver in the team at Belle Vue Manchester is helping the youngest recruit – his grandson – to earn his spurs. John Gilbody, 73, was thrilled when 22-year-old Louie Mulcair joined the […]

Shell has recently launched a ‘new and improved’ V-Power product, of which it says ‘our new Shell V-Power fuels allow both older and new internal combustion engine vehicles to perform better than any fuel we’ve […]

What is believed to be Scotland’s only working land train will be back in action in the Aberdeenshire town of Stonehaven this summer, offering the opportunity for a ride behind the cheery blue and white […]

The Harrogate Bus Company has teamed up with the spa town’s local radio station Your Harrogate to encourage users to listen to its blend of local information and great music while they are on the […]

Eclipse Sparks attention in Bristol On 13 May the old Marks & Spencer building in Bristol’s Broadmead re-opened as Sparks Bristol, a new creative arts and sustainability hub. The new ‘department store with a difference’ […]

Go-Ahead donates bus to Ukraine A bus donated by one of Go-Ahead’s local bus companies has been converted into a field hospital for use in treating casualties of the war in Ukraine. The bus, which […]