Buses
A day in the life…
What Go-Ahead London Chief Engineer Chris McKeown enjoys most about his job is the fast pace and varied challenges. He shared part of his day with Andy Izatt recently to give him an insight into […]
Coaches
On the road with Hannon
Northern Ireland-based Hannon Coach operates a daily service between Belfast and Glasgow. Jonathan Welch took a trip to sample the service for himself Hannon Coach has been running a twice daily service between Belfast and […]
Buses
Fifty years and still going strong for Bob
In late 2019, Burnley Bus Company’s Bob McDowell celebrated 50 years in the industry. Jonathan Welch caught up with him to find out why he has stayed so long For all the moans that regularly […]
Big Picture
Big Picture: 1428
“Sometimes you’re just in the right place at the right time,” said Kris Lake, who captured this dramatic image of Go-Ahead London’s SN61BGX on route 147 in early December 2019. The neat alignment of the […]
Big Picture
Big Picture: 1427
As we start the new year still in the depths of winter, this picture is a reminder of warmer weather. Stromness, Orkney-based J&V Coaches operates a number of Mercedes-Benz Citaro articulated buses on cruise shuttle […]
Buses
Lost and found
NotLost’s pioneering solution to the age-old problem of lost property has taken the interest of some of the UK’s bus operators. Co-Founder and Chairman Alex Horne gave Peter Jackson the full story NotLost is a […]
Bus News
Managing Director issues an open letter to First Bristol customers
The delays being experienced by First Bristol customers due to traffic congestion and roadworks have increased in recent weeks, the result is that the Managing Director of First Bristol has issued an open letter to […]
Coach News
Carol Peters Travel ceases trading
Westgate-on-Sea-based Carol Peters Travel ceased trading on 16 January, the operation included private hire, coach holidays and day trips, with authorisation to operate 13 vehicles in total. Director Peter Howe, who has run the business […]
Minibus News
Local buses clock the lowest mileage in decades
According to the latest annual figures released by the Department for Transport, buses in England travelled a distance of 1.18 billion miles in 2018/19 – down from 1.33 billion in 2008/09. The last time bus […]
Coach News
Weavaway pushes ahead with £1.4million PSVAR plans
Following delivery of 15 PSVAR vehicles during 2019, Weavaway has announced further investment in six more PSVAR-compliant vehicles After considerable market research Weavaway Travel is investing over £1.4million in six MOBIpeople Explorer-Scania K320 coaches for […]
