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Going through the change
Our insider is not optimistic about what the New Year holds for many in the coach industry
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Coaches targeted in Walsall arson attack
West Midlands Fire Service was called to a blaze in Walsall on 6 December after three coaches were targeted in a suspected arson attack, the Birmingham Mail reported. The fire which started on Thursday evening, […]
Coach News
Two West Oxfordshire operators have licences revoked
Kevin Rooney, Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the West of England held a Public Inquiry in Bristol on the 2 October for two West Oxfordshire coach operators. Both operators had their O-licences revoked from the 17 […]
Coach News
Devon County Council to install average speed cameras on A380
Average speed cameras are to be installed on the A380 / South Devon Highway between Newton Abbot and Torquay. The speed cameras will enforce a 50mph limit on the new dual carriageway that by-passes Kingerskerswell, […]
Bus News
New Traffic Commissioner for Scotland appointed
Transport Secretary Christopher Grayling, has appointed Claire Gilmore as the new Traffic Commissioner for Scotland. Following the retirement of the current Traffic Commissioner, Joan Aitken in February next year, Claire will then take up her […]
Coach News
The Travellers Choice goes Irizar for the first time
Lancashire-based operator The Travellers Choice has ordered three new 57-seater Irizar i6 Integral coaches for delivery in the first quarter of next year – the first time it has opted for the Spanish vehicles. Established […]
Coach News
Robert ‘Bobby’ Irving
Founder of Irving’s Coaches, Robert ‘Bobby’ Irving, has died aged 80. The company which he started in 1965 today operates 13 vehicles, with the latest – a 2016 VDL Futura – proudly wearing a 50th […]
Coach News
Greenline expands with two more Tourismos
Greenline Coach Holidays, based in Stourbridge, has placed an order for two brand-new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos, due for delivery in 2019. Both built to Touring Plus specification, the vehicles will feature 49 Luxline seats and will […]
Bus News
TC consultation on financial standing inconclusive
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner recently published the results of a public consultation into financial standing requirements for restricted licences. Currently set at £3,100 for the first vehicle and £1,700 for each additional vehicle, […]
Bus News
Coastal road from Dartmouth to Slapton re-opens
The popular coach route along the coast of south Devon, the A379 from Dartmouth to Slapton has been fully re-opened. A section of the A379 that runs between Slapton Ley nature reserve and Slapton Sands […]
