Buses
NXWM goes virtual
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) is hoping to get members of its heritage fleet out to rallies and other events this year, but even if this can’t happen the operator has, as they say, a […]
Last Stop
Operators share a slice of #FreeCuthbert social media drama
Last week, social media was ablaze with talk of caterpillar cakes, as Marks & Spencer began legal action against Aldi for allegedly infringing the trademark of its Colin the Caterpillar cake with its own version, […]
Bus News
FirstGroup to focus operations on the UK as First Student and First Transit sold
Aberdeen-based FirstGroup has announced the sale of two of its non-core businesses FirstGroup plc announced on the morning of 23 April that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of First Student and […]
Bus News
Cardiff Bus orders 36 Yutong E12s from Pelican Bus & Coach
Cardiff Bus has placed an order for 36 Yutong battery-electric buses, which is believed by suppliers Pelican Bus & Coach to be the biggest single order placed outside of London to-date. The E12 zero-emission buses […]
Coach News
CPT clarifies coach trip confusion
In a news bulletin sent to its members, the CPT has confirmed that coach day trips will be able to go ahead before 17 May after all – but only under certain circumstances. The news […]
Coach News
Cabinet Office guidance: Coach trips on hold until 17 May
It transpired on Thursday 17 April that the Cabinet Office had issued guidance that overruled the Department for Transport advice to operators The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has warned its members that, based on […]
News
Euro Bus Expo postponed until 2022
Following similar moves by other trade events, the organiser of Euro Bus Expo, which was due to be held at the NEC on 26-28 October, has confirmed that the event has been postponed for a […]
Bus News
Transdev to acquire Yorkshire Tiger
Following on from the sale of Arriva’s Cannock depot and operations in January to Chaserider, the standalone Yorkshire Tiger operation of the Deutsche Bahn-owned group is the next to change ownership in the coming months […]
Bus News
Focus on modal shift, rather than green buses, is key to reaching net-zero targets
Responding to a Government consultation on phasing out new diesel buses, Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has highlighted that zero-emission buses alone cannot deliver net zero emissions. Instead, it says there needs to be a […]
Coach News
Coach travel demand grows as restrictions ease
The latest figures from National Express show the British public are seizing the opportunity to travel now it is allowed with the easing of restrictions at step two of the roadmap. The operator said that […]
