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.…
Ensignbus looks to a secure future under FirstGroup ownership
Purchase of Ensignbus by FirstGroup in 2023 was one of the industry’s most seismic developments of recent years. Under family…
‘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…
A coach operator verdict on growing bus company interest
There seems to be a growing trend of larger independent coach operators being purchased by big bus groups. My immediate…
Bus Open Data Service: Good and bad, but it is here to say
The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) was launched in 2020 on the sector providing registered local services in England; arguably,…
