Coach News
Alfa Travel invests in 10 new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos
Employee-owned Alfa Leisureplex Group has invested in 10 new touring coaches to make its coach holiday fleet 100% Euro VI compliant Alfa Travel has welcomed 10 […]
Bus News
First West of England reacts to low patronage and driver shortages
Frequency reductions, route changes and service withdrawals feature in the service changes by First West of England from 24 April, instigated as a result […]
International
Largest ever school e-bus order for Blue Bird
USA School bus manufacturer Blue Bird has received its largest order for electric school buses from a single school district. Modesto City Schools in California has purchased 30 All American Type D zero-emission school buses, […]
International
Plastic bottles for bus fares
UAE The Khaleej Times reports that passengers in the UAE can now exchange plastic bottles for free bus journeys in a bid to encourage public transport use and recycling, in an initiative launched by the […]
International
FlixBus expansion continues with Canadian domestic routes
CANADA FlixBus launched domestic services in Canada on 7 April. In addition to an express route between Ottawa-Toronto, FlixBus will debut in Canada with a Niagara Falls-Toronto service including a stop in St. Catharines, as […]
Features
Golden Goat
Jonathan Welch took a trip back in time to mark the 50th anniversary of The Mountain Goat’s first journey through the Lake District It was a Friday. […]
Coaches
Celebrating coaches
The first National Coach Week took place from 1 April, marking the importance of coaches across the country. Jonathan Welch spoke to the organisers to […]
Buses
50th extravaganza for National icons
Nick Larkin reports on events to mark 50 years of two well-known names in the British bus scene The 50th anniversaries of two true […]
Features
Arriva gets artistic with Wonder Arts
A St Helens bus has been transformed by a group of young people from Wonder Arts, working with artist Michelle Wren and Arriva. Michelle and the Wonder Arts ‘Young Wonders’ group began by creating a […]
Bus News
Arriva helps secure funding for 74 new buses in West Yorks and Herts
Arriva UK Bus is to benefit from ZEBRA funding in two regions. Through a partnership with West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) over the last nine months, Arriva has secured funding towards the purchase of 47 […]
