Christmas Day coach and bus patronage set to surpass 100,000, says CPT
More than 100,000 passengers are expected to travel by coach or bus on Christmas Day via an ever-increasing amount of…
FirstGroup adds Leeds-based J&B Travel to growing coach portfolio
J&B Travel of Leeds is the latest coach business to be acquired by FirstGroup. The operator, which has been established…
Volvo targets school market with high-capacity B8R Evotor option
Volvo has announced high-capacity variants of its B8R coach with MCV Evotor body that will see the model gain a…
EES: concern for sleeper bus sector over 90/180-day rule
The European Union (EU) Entry/Exit System (EES) could “kill” the overseas sleeper bus sector, an operator has warned. EES means…
Liverpool hydrogen buses to go battery-electric amid investment
The 20 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 FCEV hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses owned by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) will…
Transport Manager Hub is aimed at filling skills gap
Transport Managers need a greater level of support in attaining competence, believes Beverley Bell, founder and Chief Executive of Beverley…
Employee ownership tax change ‘will hit succession planning’
The reduction of tax relief on disposals to employee-ownership trusts (EOTs), which had been becoming increasingly popular in the industry,…
EU-funded CoacHyfied project cancelled with no vehicles produced
The EU-backed CoacHyfied project to demonstrate use of hydrogen fuel cell-electric power in coach applications was cancelled in May with…
LibertyBus to introduce 22 Otokar Vectio C midis to Jersey in 2026
Jersey operator LibertyBus has shown the first of 22 Otokar Vectio C midibuses that will enter service from January 2026.…
No single answer to coach industry recruitment test, sector hears
The coach industry making more noise about what it does and what it can offer as a career is key…
