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Galloway Coach Travel ownership changes
Shareholding in Appleblossom Holdings, holding company for Galloway European Coachlines and Galloway Coach Travel of Mendlesham, Suffolk has changed with effect from 1 January 2019. Industry entrepreneur, Bill Hiron, together with Gary Raven of Barrons […]
Coach News
Fire at Solus Coaches depot destroys 10 vehicles
A fire at Lichfield Road Industrial Estate in Tamworth destroyed 10 coaches on Saturday 29 December. The coaches which caught ablaze were owned by Solus Coaches. Birmingham Live reported that more than 20 firefighters […]
Coach News
Belle Vue expands fleet with £650,000 investment
Belle Vue invests in three new vehicles for the New Year The Stockport-based operator has acquired a wheelchair-accessible ex Redwing Mercedes-Benz Tourismo from EvoBus (UK) and two double-deckers, an 85-seater Van Hool Astromega from DJ […]
Coach News
Rome authorities plan to reduce coach access by 65%
The European Tourism Association (ETOA) has harshly criticised plans by Rome’s tourism authorities to reduce coach access to the city centre by 65%, saying it will inflict a ‘body blow’ to the group leisure tourism […]
Buses
Christmas services round-up
With Christmas just around the corner, many coach and bus services are embracing the festivities and spreading the spirit of Christmas. From Christmas-themed buses and jumpers to Christmas charity drives, here are some of the […]
Bus News
Megabus partners with easyBus and enhances its own Christmas services
megabus.com to offer 4,000 seats on Christmas Day services this year. Megabus has entered into an agreement with easyBus to sell tickets for its London Park Royal, Fulham and West Brompton to Gatwick minibus service […]
Coach News
Safeguard Coaches goes contactless
Safeguard Coaches has teamed up with Ticketer – an electronic ticket machine (ETM) provider – to bring contactless payments to passengers on its buses in Guildford, Surrey. Ticketer’s ETMs have been fitted to all the […]
Bus News
Stagecoach in talks to sell US arm after disappointing half-year results
But UK Bus operations perform well, with operating profit outside London rising by £3.6m
Bus News
Pelican selected as Crown Commercial Service supplier
UK importer of Yutong buses and coaches, Pelican Engineering Group, has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS)’s RM6060 Vehicle Purchase framework. Public sector organisations are able to use the framework […]
