Words from the wise
Strong words aimed at making the industry sit up and take notice were a central feature of this year’s CPT…
Fire breaks out at Edwards Coaches factory
A fire broke out at a factory belonging to Edwards Coaches last Friday (20 January) in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The…
Butlers prepares for 50th
Butlers Buses has created an artists impression of its new livery for its new coaches to celebrate its 50th anniversary.…
CPT President John Birtwistle: ‘Goodbye from me’
John Birtwistle, outgoing President of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), looks back at a tough 12 months in the…
easyCoach launch to fill ‘key gap’ in private hire market
A new coach hire business is being started in Shrewsbury by Andrew Martin, who last October started an easyBus franchise…
Chiltern Travel’s five of the best as it goes for Tourismos
Quintuplet of Tourismos joins Bedfordshire operator in 2016 as it celebrates 30 years in business Of the five Tourismos, two…
Nod to art-deco roots for Bournemouth’s Excelsior
Bournemouth-based Excelsior has officially unveiled its new look. The operator, bought last October by Go Ahead-owned Go South Coast last…
Oxford Bus Company coach crashes in thick fog on M40
An Oxford Bus Company coach has crashed on the northbound M40, at the J7 sliproad near Thame. The accident, in…
CoachMarque looks to electric future
With the theme ‘looking after our futures’, the annual CoachMarque conference, the first with over 50 members, held a little…
West Coast Trim goes from strength to strength offering high quality retrims
Lancashire-based trim shop, West Coast Trim, saw a significant increase in business over 2016 with regular, repeat business from both…
