A public inquiry into Stagecoach Devon after a tragic accident seems to me to be more significant than at first meets the eye. First of all, let me say that it was primarily a tragedy for the injured passengers, but also a tragedy for a young driver who made a small mistake with big consequences. […]
A very interesting statistic came my way a couple of weeks ago; that if the Chancellor dropped 10p per litre tax on road fuels, the cost to the public purse would equal that of the government making all bus travel free. The expert writer admitted that the recent price hikes in fuel may have skewed […]
It’s good to see so many coaches on the roads as spring gives way to summer, with touring having picked up and, as Marksman reports in On Target, even signs of the inbound market recovering. Tour companies report buoyant overseas sales for events centred around the Platinum Jubilee, Tours International selling out of places on […]
The second ITT Hub exhibition at Farnborough was starred not so much with the display of electric vehicles as the quality of the networking. There’s no doubt in my mind that a part of this was the ‘post-Covid effect’ – the visitors were just pleased to be able to enjoy a big show without masks […]
Has anyone else noticed how hard it has become to get a coach operator on the phone in recent weeks? I really hope it’s not just the sight of my number in front of them… Anecdotally, it looks as if the coach market has gone a bit nuts, with most operators up to their nethers […]
I am old enough to recall a report by, I think, Shearings saying that the coach industry is the Cinderella of travel something wonderful which creeps under the radar of many people. It was quite clear to most of us that nothing much had changed so far as government is concerned in the dark days […]
A report from the Transport for New Homes group has identified that, in the dramatic house-building boom that’s going on, nobody is thinking about buses. This report chimed with me. In BCB’s home town of Peterborough, a new development on the edge of the city I drove through could barely accommodate my car, let alone […]
A cold snap which had hit the Yorkshire Dales had been the perfect backdrop for a Christmas shopper, thought Geoff. The old girl was running like a Swiss clock as he headed for home. Geoff loved a Christmas shopper, and this was the fifth and final one of the year. It was always a good […]