BSIP work should take lessons from other modes’ failures
The Manchester (or Northern) Hub is a railway upgrade scheme that aimed to increase the number of trains passing through the Castlefield corridor in...
Interview – Wattsway Travel of South London
Peter Bradley converses with recent UKCOA member Mark Watts of Wattsway Travel
One of the latest coach companies to join the UK Coach Operators Association...
‘Economic challenges spell a tricky period for the industry’
As we move into the autumn season and, perhaps more importantly, edge closer to the Comprehensive Spending Review – which could be one of...
Hydrogen buses: Has their time come at last?
With the announcement of the order for 20 Enviro400FCEV hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses (HFCEBs) to be built by Alexander Dennis for the Liverpool City...
DVLA processing woes show that overhaul is needed
Longstanding difficulties at DVLA have translated into severe delays to the processing of vocational licence applications and renewals. At the time of writing, those...
One in 10 car journeys need to be made by bus by 2030
Car Free Day is an opportunity to showcase coaches and buses as clean and green, and to encourage people to give them a go
Later...
Showing our support to the coach tourism industry
CPT President Jane Cole heads on tour with Bibby’s of Ingleton and shares some of the highlights
The coach industry has suffered as much...
Interview: Bliss Travel of South London
Peter Bradley converses with UKCOA member Andrew Bliss of Bliss Travel of South London
If you see a modern coach, immaculately turned out, in plain...
Clean Air Zone approach fails to tackle root cause of air pollution
It’s time for local authorities to place ‘cleaner, greener travel options’ at the heart of transport networks, says Alison Edwards, CPT Head of Policy
Clean Air...
Zero-emission bus funding ‘coming thick and fast’
The funding push towards zero-emission for the bus industry is coming thick and fast. It is clear following the publication of the Transport Decarbonisation...
Go-Ahead’s Wills and former TfL head Brown join NITHC Board
Go-Ahead Group’s Ed Wills and former Transport for London (TfL) Commissioner Mike Brown are among five non-executive appointments to the Board of the Northern...
