‘From nothing to all this’
Travelling Around Scotland, an operator that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and built a flourishing tour company Despite…
£200k bid to cut bus journeys by 90 seconds near York Hospital
A new £200,000 road project near York Hospital could shave 90 seconds off bus journey times. The city council is…
A27 bypass will ‘complete missing link’
Plans for a new £250m bypass for Arundel on the A27, West Sussex, have been announced by Highways England. The…
Vision Travel shuts suddenly
Havant-based Vision Travel International suddenly stopped trading last week without notice, leaving customers without coaches and local authorities scrambling to…
UK Coach Rally organisers’ service recognised
Paul and Ann Cousins were recognised for organising the UK Coach Rally Ann and Paul Cousins, organisers of the UK…
Bakers goes for Michelin
Weston-super-Mare-based Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel is to make “significant savings” to its annual tyre bill, after a trial that pitched…
FirstGroup CEO Tim O’Toole sacked ahead of dire results
FirstGroup CEO Tim O’Toole has been sacked by the board and placed on three months garden leave, as the firm…
Bus taken off road due to tyre damage
A First bus in Colchester has been taken off the road due to tyre damage caused by the tracking being…
Keeping it clean on the road
Increasingly, operators are turning to external organisations to look after cleaning of their coaches and buses. One supplier is Leadec,…
Lothian Motorcoaches is launched with five Volvo Plaxton Panthers
The Lothian Motorcoaches brand has been launched by Edinburgh operator Lothian Buses as the municipal makes its first foray into…
