Coach operation: Only one season, and that is the busy season
The seasons seem to me to be changing. And I don’t mean spring, summer, autumn and winter. I am talking…
Congestion… and the irony of green initiatives?
Your article about congestion last month struck a chord with me, as it is something that has certainly gotten worse…
Various reasons to be optimistic for bus patronage growth
The bus industry is navigating a dynamic landscape of changing travel patterns and funding challenges, complicated further by the latest…
CPT ‘working hard to get ready for border challenges at Dover’
It is now more than four years since the UK left the EU and our coach sector has, during this…
Electric blues: Energy supply for zero-emission buses a concern
The UK has made significant progress in decarbonising the bus fleet over recent years, with approximately 3,000 zero-emission buses (ZEBs)…
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…