Only with fundamental change can bus franchising be a panacea
The bus franchising juggernaut continues its march. Completion of that process in Greater Manchester has – on the face of…
Will coach and bus love for social media ever run its course?
Social media has been a boon for coach and bus operators. Across both cases, it delivers engagement with customers, service…
Will 2025 continue the industry’s predictable unpredictability?
2024 held a significant number of surprises for coach and bus as the industry showed that it is nothing if…
Who will you pass your coach operation onto in the future?
There is quite a nifty cartoon doing the rounds. It involves a farmer and his son leaning on a farm…
Marking 50 years of the Confederation of Passenger Transport
You can trace the origins of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) back to about 1890 — when private operators,…
‘Whole systems’ approach to transport decarbonisation imperative
Zemo Partnership has published a Delivery Roadmap for Net Zero Transport. It sets out the interventions required across key policy…
There is a serious issue afoot for our industry and young people
As the government continues its mission to ruin our country even further, has anyone broken down what is coming in…
Bus accessibility: Let’s not forget those who are less ambulant
Let me go back around 40 years. One of the themes of the mid-1980s was making modifications to buses to…
What will rail renationalisation mean for replacement services?
As the Labour government advances its plan for the renationalisation of most UK rail services through Great British Railways (GBR),…
Still no roller brake testing requirement at every vehicle inspection?
It was interesting to read the new DVSA Guide To Maintaining Roadworthiness. We all thought the long-awaited update would require…
