The first day of lockdown on 23 March seems like yesterday; the day we all realised that almost all coach and bus business had gone and, due to the relationship of infectious diseases with groups of people, was unlikely to return for quite some time. We’ve all been in a state of suspended animation since […]
Coach tourism industry insurance specialist, Wrightsure, has launched a COVID-19-specific travel insurance for coach tour operators. The insurance, which covers COVID-related cancellation and medical expenses, forms part of Wrightsure’s existing Holiday Travel Insurance. The product has been designed for coach tour operators looking to offer added reassurance for their clients. It offers protection should a […]
Continuing to help operators through this tough period, Heavy Duty Parts can now offer Temsa and Van Hool components. As the supply chain is affected by the coronavirus, the company reminds operators it can provide all parts for these brands. Any items it does not have in stock, the company’s Kevin Booth says it can […]
England’s bus and tram services will receive extra support worth up to £256 million. The extra funding is to help them ramp-up services ahead of expected increases in public transport use in September. Bus services across the country will receive up to £218.4 million of support over the next eight weeks, with rolling funding at […]
Local transport authorities are to receive more than £40 million funding to support dedicated school and college transport for the autumn term. This government funding is intended to help create extra capacity and allow hundreds of thousands more students to use alternatives to public transport, while social distancing measures remain in place. The government says […]
Go-Ahead-owned East Yorkshire has won a contract from North Lincolnshire Council to provide demand-responsive buses in the region. East Yorkshire will operate the new ‘JustGo’ on-demand services across North Lincolnshire, aimed at connecting communities, providing access to jobs and growing the local economy. The service uses the latest customer technology, enabling passengers to hail a […]
Scottish Government has approved additional expenditure of up to £63 million to support bus operators with maintaining services from 17 August until 8 November. This extends the support of up to £46.7 million which is being provided to increase bus services since 22 June. This funding will cover the expected loss of fare-paying passenger revenue […]
Honk for Hope has come to Scotland, with the latest demonstration taking place in Edinburgh. Bus and Coach Buyer was there, with Features Writer, David Cole, photographing some of the coaches taking part. The event attracted media attention. The parade of coaches is intended to raise awareness of the plight the industry is facing, in […]
MPs who have been pushing for a coach industry support package have been given a meeting on Thursday 13 August with Baroness Vere, according to Jenna Rush of North East Coach Travel. It is hoped in the industry that the meeting will set in motion government support for coach operators. In a Facebook post, The […]
