Fully autonomous coach and bus hopes: Volvo position is telling
Autonomous vehicles are part of a hypothetical long-term solution to the driver shortage for some coach and bus operators, but…
Bus route numbers: Are they really that important to passengers?
The Bee Network in Greater Manchester is renumbering some services back into the old Greater Manchester PTE three-digit series, apparently…
Improving visibility of the coach industry among decision makers
I have been working with coaches, either directly or indirectly, for over 20 years. It was in 2002, when I…
What chance of change to schools’ use of Section 19 permits?
How O-Licence holders coexist with holders of Section 19 permits was long a divisive point for the industry. Interest subsided…
Front line observations: A coach and bus driver’s experience
I have been a coach and bus driver for over 20 years and with C9 Recruitment for around a year.…
‘When it comes to the true value of coach parties, money talks’
I’ve recently read a couple of contributions in routeone claiming that communities visited by coach parties should be impressed by…
A coach operator verdict on growing bus company interest
There seems to be a growing trend of larger independent coach operators being purchased by big bus groups. My immediate…
Bus Open Data Service: Good and bad, but it is here to say
The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) was launched in 2020 on the sector providing registered local services in England; arguably,…
Will 2024 finally be the year of the zero-emission coach?
Over the last five years, nearly 100 zero tailpipe emission coach orders have been placed in the UK. Over 50…
Paul Lynch: At your service to promote CPT in the year ahead
It is a privilege to be the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT) President in its 50th year, and to have…