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I would sleep 500 miles
Alan Aim, Director at Travel by Knight, talks to Dominic Ward about his entry into the industry with his unique converted Mercedes-Benz Sprinter sleeper “Would you go to bed with me?” A question often met […]

Digitising coaches for the future
Gareth Evans reports on last week’s CPT annual Coaching Conference, which featured a range of insightful speakers about the importance of embracing the digital world – including opportunities and threats for the coach industry The […]

Thomas Built goes electric
USA The North American Daimler subsidiary, Thomas Built Buses, has introduced its first all-electric school bus for series production. Starting in 2019, the emission-free Saf-T-Liner C2 Electric Bus or short Jouley will safely transport up […]

Setra marks an anniversary
GERMANY It was half a century ago the Setra introduced the 100 model series and 12,339 units of this generation comprising touring, inter-urban and regular service coaches and buses were sold. Among other features, the […]

Egged goes for 75 MAN A22s
Major Israeli operator adds to its substantial fleet of MAN vehicles ISRAEL Egged, one of the world’s largest bus companies, has purchased 75 low-floor MAN A22 city buses powered by 320hp Euro 6 engines. Assembly […]

BYD brings new energy eco-system to Philippines
PHILIPPINES BYD is one step closer towards realising its vision of bringing its full suite of new energy transport vehicles to the Philippines. The development came as BYD signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Columbian […]

CPT launches Daily Checks app
The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) has launched ‘CPT Daily Checks,’ a complete first-use and daily walk round check app designed specifically for the coach and bus industry. Launched in partnership with TruTac at CPT’s annual […]

Megabus partners Crew Flyer
Stagecoach-owned megabus.com has announced a new partnership with Brighton-based transport company CrewFlyer. Passengers travelling between Brighton and Gatwick Airport will be able to purchase tickets for travel on CrewFlyer services from megabus.com. The new services […]

Park’s of Hamilton orders 39 new Volvos
Park’s of Hamilton, Scotland’s largest independent coach operator, has placed a record breaking order with Volvo Bus for 39 new vehicles – the largest in the company’s history. The order is comprised of 10 B11R […]