Posts by Mark Williams

About Mark Williams

Mark Williams has been a transport journalist for almost 30 years. After several years of journalist training, he went on to launch two magazines, edit three and is now Group Editor for ATG Media.

Mark Williams's Posts
York goes for ‘tough’ CAZ option By Mark Williams -

York goes for ‘tough’ CAZ option

The CYC Executive dismissed an option which allowed medium-frequency services to remain Euro IV or above until 2020 (see earlier...

Yutong TC9 for Bay Travel By Mark Williams -

Yutong TC9 for Bay Travel

Cowdenheath-based Bay Travel has added a Yutong TC9 to its fleet. The coach has 32 half-leather seats, full air conditioning, an...

Stourbridge-based Group Travel out of business By Mark Williams -

Stourbridge-based Group Travel out of business

A long-established coach tour operator based in the West Midlands has ceased trading, leaving hundreds of customers facing an...

National Express takes the reins By Mark Williams -

National Express takes the reins

As the largest commercial group in British horseracing, with 15 racecourses and one of the UK’s leading leisure companies, The...

A worthy winner? – Irizar’s i8 on test By Mark Williams -

A worthy winner? – Irizar’s i8 on test

As we head south down the M1 at the start of our road test, I take a sound meter to one of the noisiest seats on many coaches –...

The age of ‘the commute’ By Mark Williams -

The age of ‘the commute’

The ‘commute’ to suggest the daily trip to work is among the more modern words in the English lexicon. Until the end of the...

Obituary – Alan White, Minis to Midis By Mark Williams -

Obituary – Alan White, Minis to Midis

Alan White, founder and Director of small-coach dealership Minis to Midis, has passed away after a short battle with cancer. Alan...

When coaches aren’t attached to locos By Mark Williams -

When coaches aren’t attached to locos

The vehicles chosen for rail replacement are certainly variable. When National Express is called in, the quality is excellent,...

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