Rail replacement: What happens after the pandemic?
I write to you with great concern about the major bus groups that are either owned by or which own train operating companies in the UK. Since…
UKCOA member interview: Blakes Coaches
In the latest UKCOA member interview, Peter Bradley converses with David Blake of Blakes Coaches of Tiverton Just nestling to the south of the Exmoor…
Don’t blame DPTAC. It’s all on the government
I cannot blame DPTAC for requesting PSVAR compliance on all coaches. Why wouldn't it? DPTAC’s job is to improve accessibility for disabled people. It's…
DPTAC and PSVAR: Common sense and reality checks needed
Further to the news item in last month’s routeone where the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has issued an “extraordinary” call to the government asking it…
Autonomous bus ambition ‘is understandable, but frustrating’
If I am permitted a slight digression, there are many things within the rail industry that frustrate me. Chief among…
‘Bus industry must start to recognise changes in society’
I hope nobody of a nervous disposition watched Chancellor Rishi Sunak deliver his Budget on 3 March. He was impressively…
Conflicting and mixed-up policy messages hurt the industry
In comments relating to PSVAR, the UK Coach Operators Association has called on the government to expand any work on…
Zemo Partnership: Intensification of zero emission ambition
The narrative has changed. There is a new zeitgeist in town. Low, or even ultra-low, in the context of carbon…
Casting our pearls before swine?
When considering the recent developments of the growing number of trade bodies putting forward their case for representing the best interests of…
Happy memories of Arriva Bus and Coach Dealership
I was sad to hear the news of the closure of the Arriva Bus and Coach dealership. I once met Stanley Hughes’ business bank manager on…
