Liverpool City Region bus franchising completion brought forward
Rollout of bus franchising in the Liverpool City Region will be accelerated by a year and completed by the end…
Clandestine entrants precautions vital, coach operators warned
Coach operators carrying out international journeys have been urged to ensure that care is taken and all procedures are followed…
Denial to acceptance: Bus decarbonisation work must continue
You will be reading this on the other side of the general election. Will you be celebrating the dawn of…
Travel Express O-Licence revoked by TC with £8,250 penalty
In revoking the 15-vehicle O-Licence held by Wolverhampton-based Travel Express Ltd, ordering it to pay a financial penalty of £8,250,…
Parts supply and rising prices: A concern for the coach industry?
Last month, routeone heard concerns about the shortage of parts and its effects on the coach sector. Those consequences included…
Making a company a good place to work, and its importance
When asked to write an article about the challenges of driver recruitment and retention in the coach and bus industry,…
What does coach industry consolidation mean for a small operator?
I wrote some months ago about how coach operators had suddenly become attractive to large bus firms and mused on…
Passenger Plus: A guide to running EVs on corporate contracts
Though transitioning a commercial bus fleet to electric requires little in the way of operational changes, contractually, it can necessitate…
Wrightbus NewPower scheme is giving fresh life to existing assets
A unique means of decarbonising the coach and bus sector rapidly and at reduced cost is through repower — the…
RHA: Our coach industry asks of the new Labour government
We want the new government to understand the challenges facing the coach industry, as well as the vital role it…