First Bus pushes forward with static battery power storage in depots
First Bus will begin using its largest static battery energy storage facility at Hoeford depot in Hampshire during September. It…
Richmonds Coaches welcomes a Van Hool TDX27 Astromega
Richmonds Coaches has taken delivery of a Van Hool TDX27 Astromega double-decker, supplied by VDL Bus and Coach UK. It…
Route Forward coach and bus conference names first speakers
Several confirmed speakers at the joint Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and Backhouse Jones Route Forward conference have been named…
What can be learned from Ireland in developing coach services?
Including coach services prominently within the Integrated National Transport Strategy (INTS) for England has been advocated by several parties, including…
Nigel Wood joins C9 Recruitment in Strategic Advisor position
Nigel Wood (pictured) has been named Strategic Advisor for Bus and Franchising by C9 Recruitment in the first of what…
Good early response for first Irizar coach in Eavesway Travel fleet
Eavesway Travel has reported good early performance from the first Irizar coach to join the Ashton-in-Makerfield operator’s fleet in the…
Snapper Services helps drive Fastrack performance for Go-Ahead
Snapper Services has helped the Go-Ahead Group to achieve 91% on-time performance on its North Kent Fastrack bus rapid transit…
Hodge’s Coaches take a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo pair
Hodge’s Coaches has added two Mercedes-Benz Tourismo 55-seaters, supplied by Daimler Buses UK. The Sandhurst operator has specified USB charging…
Houston Ramm returns with novel on 1970s coach operation
Longstanding coach and bus industry figure Houston Ramm has written a novel about the sector in the early-1970s, titled Forward…
Flix partners with DKMS to push stem cell donor registrations
FlixBus parent Flix has joined forces with international non-profit blood cancer and blood disorder organisation DKMS to raise awareness and…
