Features
Not so happy families
They say that you can choose your friends but not your family. But what happens if you choose to run a business with your family, is trouble then guaranteed or can a way through to […]
CBW News Pick
National Express Group sells Dundee subsidiary to McGill’s Buses
22 December 2020 marked the last bus industry deal of the year when it was announced that Xplore Dundee and Xplore More were to move to McGill’s Buses ownership by the end of the year […]
News
FirstGroup leads industry on Green Reporting
FirstGroup plc has become the first UK-based transport operator to sign up to support the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), agreeing a new green governance framework to drive progress against the TCFD’s recommendations. […]
Coach News
RHA launches new membership category for coach operators
The RHA is bringing together its expertise and the knowledge gained from supporting operators of commercial vehicles for over 76 years to introduce a brand-new membership designed specifically to support coach operators. 2020 was a […]
Bus News
Go North West buses in Greater Manchester now offer hand sanitiser as standard
All of Go North West’s 170-strong bus fleet operating across Greater Manchester are now fitted with a hand sanitiser dispenser in a safe area for customers to use as they board and leave the bus. […]
Bus News
Stagecoach’s megabus kept families connected over the festive and new year period
As millions of people around the country opened their Christmas presents and tucked into their roast turkey, a team of people working at intercity coach operator megabus got behind their steering wheels and got their […]
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Caetano hydrogen bus trial in Dublin successfully ended with 3,000km covered
Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI) has undertaken a multi week, in-service trial of a Caetano H2.CityGold in the Dublin area. The HMI project is a partnership of businesses from across many sectors, together with public sector […]
Coach News
Family coach firm thanks local steam railway for crucial support
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has helped out Marchants, the 70-year-old Cheltenham-based family coach firm, as the Covid crisis set in. The railway offered storage space for some of the firm’s 40 vehicles – and […]
Bus News
Go-Ahead hires 650 bus and rail apprentices during Covid-19 pandemic
A diverse range of candidates applied to join Go-Ahead’s apprentice schemes during 2020 Go-Ahead Group has reported that apprenticeship applications have doubled in rail and jumped by a third in bus as transport attracts coronavirus […]
Bus News
TrawsCymru expands network to Bristol
TrawsCymru, which provides medium and long distance express services in Wales, added Bristol to its network on Monday 4 January. Newport Transport was awarded the contract to operate the TrawsHafren T7 service between Chepstow, Cribbs […]
