Leasing cost of contactless ticket machines now part of CBSSG
The COVID-19 Bus Services Support Grant (CBSSG) Restart mechanism in England now includes as an allowable cost leasing charges for…
World’s first vaccine recipient among coach holiday returnees
Margaret Keenan, the first person in the world outside clinical trials to receive a vaccine against COVID-19, is among early…
Bus Service Improvement Plan guidance document published
Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) content prepared by local transport authorities (LTAs) in England and submitted the Department for Transport…
Coach tourism in 2021: What does the industry think?
Taking the temperature of the coach tourism industry in 2021 is as difficult as it has ever been. Many operators…
Yutong ABe13: First step for UK zero-emission airside buses
At Newcastle International Airport (NIA), the country’s first zero-emission airside bus has entered service in the form of a battery-electric…
National Bus Strategy policy deliverability questioned in debate
Concerns surrounding the deliverability of some policy objectives within the National Bus Strategy (NBS) for England were aired at a…
George Regal Travel adds an Ilesbus Vegas minicoach
George Regal Travel of London has added a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a Vegas conversion to its fleet, supplied by Ilesbus…
Sim’s Travel adds a Yutong TC9 midicoach
Sim’s Travel of Holmrook, Cumbria, has taken delivery of a PSVAR-compliant Yutong TC9, supplied by Pelican Bus and Coach/01924 227777.…
Johnsons’ Luxury Traveller brand set to go with Irizar i8 integrals
Johnsons Coach and Bus Travel will get its Luxury Traveller brand underway on Monday 17 May with a pair of…
Coach operators: Easily replaced? Not likely
In its dismissal of CPT’s coach deserts concern, the government implied that coach operators could rapidly be replaced if they…
