Timberbush Tours takes first of 16 UNVI Sprinters for 2024
Timberbush Tours has taken delivery of the first seven of 16 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters with UNVI bodywork that form part of…
Van Hool TDX21 Altano for National Express work makes debut
National Express has unveiled the first of what is now confirmed to be 25 Van Hool TDX21 Altano overdeckers that…
Improving visibility of the coach industry among decision makers
I have been working with coaches, either directly or indirectly, for over 20 years. It was in 2002, when I…
O-Licence revocation for associated Blackburn operators quashed
The revocation of the international O-Licences authorising a total of 13 vehicles held by Blackburn-based Abbey Coaches (Darwen) Ltd and…
UKCOA annual conference: Addressing key issues for coaches
UKCOA had its annual conference on 4 March. Held again at Volvo Group’s corporate office in Warwick, this year the…
What chance of change to schools’ use of Section 19 permits?
How O-Licence holders coexist with holders of Section 19 permits was long a divisive point for the industry. Interest subsided…
Jacksons Coaches: Lifelong lesson continues to deliver success
Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, Essex-based Jacksons Coaches found itself in a different operating environment. However, a focus on making…
Front line observations: A coach and bus driver’s experience
I have been a coach and bus driver for over 20 years and with C9 Recruitment for around a year.…
‘When it comes to the true value of coach parties, money talks’
I’ve recently read a couple of contributions in routeone claiming that communities visited by coach parties should be impressed by…
Safeguard Coaches: Independent stalwart marks 100th anniversary
An anniversary serves two purposes for those that observe them: To celebrate the past and look to the future. Both…