Archway Travel enters bus service work with nine-strong new fleet
Fylde operator Archway Travel has taken delivery of nine new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single-decker buses and a single used example…
Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel are latest to join REL Capital
Coach industry investor REL Capital has completed further operator purchases with deals for Essex businesses Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel.…
EU Entry/Exit System set to go live on 10 November
The Schengen area Entry/Exit System (EES) for non-EU nationals will go live on 10 November as predicted, Commissioner for Home…
Journey modelling and shared chargers ‘key to electric coaches’
Journey modelling tools and suitably located, shared and robust charging infrastructure are both needed for SME operators to have confidence…
Budget cuts justify cap on school contract bids, council claims
A local authority in Wales has defended its decision to introduce a price cap to its school contract tendering process…
BSIP lower fares scheme ‘could end early’ as victim of own success
A lower fares scheme in North Staffordshire that is a fruit of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) revenue funding allocated…
Rising insurance costs inside M25 ‘stifling small operators’ growth’
Rising insurance costs for coaches and minicoaches based within the M25 are constraining the ability of small operators there to…
Bus industry awaits government clarity on the short term
When new Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her financial statement on 29 July, she painted a grim picture of the country’s…
Metroline: Staff shortages and congestion among London issues
Old meets new at Holloway Bus Garage — an appropriate venue at which to talk about some of the issues…
Leicester Buses Partnership shows that franchising is not for all
Scope for strong bus partnership to rapidly deliver service improvements, patronage growth and fleet decarbonisation has again been illustrated by…
