Bus News
It doesn’t change a thing
Our coaching insider was intrigued by the operation of a land train encountered in Italy, especially as its use seemed to be no different to that of a mainstream bus or coach Land trains can […]
Coach News
Coach News
Travelstar European Ltd moves to £1m new depot
Walsall-based coach operator Travelstar European has moved to larger premises in Portland Street – having outgrown its previous home of 12 years in Marlow Street. The £1m investment has been assisted by Santander Corporate & […]
Coach News
Irizar highlights Mexico as a future growth market
Irizar has said that its Spanish headquarters in Ormaiztegi, along with its headquarters in Mexico, are the group’s new engines for growth, as it released new financial figures. Irizar Ormaiztegi’s turnover is again 50% of […]
Coach News
Scania i-Skool is back
Scania (Great Britain) is once again offering an Irizar-bodied high-capacity school coach, the i-Skool. First customer is Leicester-based Ausden Clark and another has since been sold to Carvers of Ellesmere Port. While its predecessor seated […]
Business
Two new Caetano Scanias for Llew Jones’ expanded Nat Ex work
Second new NX Scania Levante to follow in July for Llanrwst-based independent operator North Wales independent operator Llew Jones has expanded its National Express (NX) coach work, after being awarded the contract to run the […]
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 […]
Coach News
Lucketts: Schools are cutting out London
Lucketts Travel has said that many schools in its Hampshire operating area are choosing to visit local venues instead of big London museums, reflecting recent Government figures stating that the number of people visiting the […]
Coach News
Edinburgh Airport coach fees rise by up to 80%
Edinburgh Airport is jacking up its charges for coaches to drop off and pick up by up to a staggering 80% In addition to the fees, the timebands are also changing, leading to a double […]
Coach News
Indcar hosts UK visit
A 33-strong party of UK coach industry professionals visited the Indcar factory in Arbúcies, Girona, Spain at the beginning of the month. Guests included Moseley’s clients and came along with Moseley’s sales team from both […]
