Bus operators’ growing interest in coach: A surprise, or not?
A source of intrigue to the coach industry is growing interest shown by large bus operators in purchasing small- and…
Sound Transit in US orders 33 Alexander Dennis Enviro500EV
Alexander Dennis has taken an order from Washington state agency Sound Transit for 33 examples of its latest-generation Enviro500EV battery-electric…
Bus industry must play its part in dealing with antisocial scourge
News that Stagecoach North Scotland driver Keith Rollinson died after an alleged assault in Elgin bus station last week has…
Go-Ahead aims for 600 new apprentice bus drivers in 2024
The Go-Ahead Group plans to recruit 600 apprentice bus drivers this year in London and the North West. Go-Ahead London…
Coach and bus engineers: Apprentice route is ever more obvious
With talk of driver shortages and issues with retention, it is sometimes too easy to overlook one other, equally important…
Varied political approaches to coach and bus industry are now clear
Respective political approaches to coach and bus from the Conservative and Labour parties were clear at last week’s Confederation of…
2024 – the year of reckoning on the political front
For those who have little or no interest in politics – probably 99% of the population – 2024 could be…
2024: An important year for coach and bus decarbonisation work
In December 2023, I noted how that year, despite encouraging progress, turned out not to be what it had promised…
Ideas and innovation are key to driver recruitment and retention
Last year, I talked about a serious problem with recruitment and retention that the CILT driver shortage survey had highlighted…
To tie, or knot to tie: The coach and bus driver uniform question
Many of us who have been in the sector for a long time have grown up with the clearly outlined…
