Has DfT accepted that National Bus Strategy is a pipedream?
Having spent months preparing Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs), surely one of the most comprehensive reviews of English local transport…
UKCOA Interview: Anthony Marett
Peter Bradley converses with Anthony Marett, who is the new Vice Chair of UKCOA Anthony Marett is best known in…
‘A credit to the individual operators and the industry as a whole’
Ann and Paul Cousins of Coach Displays deserve to be congratulated on successfully staging the return of the UK Coach…
NBS ‘only a reasonable start at best’
While he welcomed the Natonal Bus Strategy and the vision that created it, CPT President Ralph Roberts argues ‘a lack of…
Digital dilemma: Build products with end users in mind
There are many examples of operators large and small transitioning away from long-established, paper-based maintenance systems to electronic alternatives. The…
Will leisure travel be the bus industry’s saviour?
Bus industry opinion on the scope of post-COVID-19 passenger recovery varies. Informed analysis says that sector-wide, at most 91% of…
‘The time for action is now’
The next few months are crucial to the future of bus travel. The biggest national factor will be the extent…
In response to the letter from operator Ewen McAllister
I hope this letter finds you, your colleagues, and your family well and that you made the most of the…
Bus repower to zero-emission: Increasingly attractive option
With the consultation on the end date for sales of new non-zero-emission buses currently live, there are lots of discussions…
Fuel price frustrations: Coach operators’ steps to manage them
Surcharge or absorb the increase? Coach operators are having to deal with yet another threat to their businesses. For most,…
