CPT Coach Strategy: Make your opinion count
Consider the used market for coaches. Some involved say it is slow; others say it is uncertain. The latter word…
Snap snaps back after three-month pause with funds secured
Digital coach booking platform Snap has resumed. The trip aggregator paused its services in June to avoid risks while it…
Rates: Why school work ‘is a race to the bottom’
In my 30 years in the industry I have never understood why rates, particularly for school-based work, have been a…
‘E-gates’ open for Eurotunnel coaches
‘E-gates’ open for Eurotunnel coaches Eurotunnel has opened its new SAS Parafe ‘e-gate’ hall for coach passengers on the Folkestone…
SNCF to sell loss-making Ouibus services
French state rail operator SNCF is to sell its loss-making Ouibus European intercity coach network to online ride-sharing carpool firm…
Double celebration
The Kings Ferry and Clarkes of London, both owned by National Express, are celebrating their 50th and 60th anniversaries respectively.…
Derby-Nottingham Red Arrow goes 24/7
Trentbarton’s Nottingham-Derby express coach operation becomes 24-hours from 2 September. Launched in 1995, it was upgraded with nine new coaches…
Coaching abroad? Then consider ‘no deal’ Brexit
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has issued advice to members suggesting that they should consider making contingency plans, for…
New coaches for X51 upgrade to Glasgow
Stagecoach is extending its hourly, seven days a week, Fife-Livingston Express City Connect X51 coach route into Glasgow from 14…
Venture capital enables Sn-ap to expand to run from Bristol
What is described as a “revolutionary new transport service that is set to transform the travel scene” has announced that…