Obituary: Gloria Botfield, women in coaching groundbreaker
Gloria Botfield, who for many years helped to pave the way for more women to enter the coach industry, has…
Mellor call for minibuses to be included in ZEBRA gains traction
Mellor says that support is growing for its call to the Department for Transport (DfT) to rethink the decision to…
Go North West strike ended as Unite claims ‘huge victory’
Union Unite has claimed a “huge victory” after it and Go-Ahead Group agreed a deal that has ended 82 days…
Scania Fencer bus range receives global launch in UK market
Scania has chosen the UK to launch the first variant of its all-new Fencer range, which it says will soon…
Bus Service Improvement Plan guidance document published
Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) content prepared by local transport authorities (LTAs) in England and submitted the Department for Transport…
Coach tourism in 2021: What does the industry think?
Taking the temperature of the coach tourism industry in 2021 is as difficult as it has ever been. Many operators…
National Bus Strategy policy deliverability questioned in debate
Concerns surrounding the deliverability of some policy objectives within the National Bus Strategy (NBS) for England were aired at a…
Coach operators: Easily replaced? Not likely
In its dismissal of CPT’s coach deserts concern, the government implied that coach operators could rapidly be replaced if they…
National Bus Strategy: Devil is in the details for independents
Independent bus operators across the country have reacted to Bus Back Better, the National Bus Strategy for England. The strategy…
Brighton and Hove and Metrobus MD Martin Harris to retire
Managing Director of Brighton and Hove and Metrobus, Martin Harris, is to retire in November, Go-Ahead has announced. Martin, who…
