A deep frost had lingered in the Chiltern valleys, jewelling the hedges with sparkling frost and icing the fields white. Frank Capstick stood outside the office in his trademark sheepskin coat and trilby, the vapour from his coffee and his breath pluming in the air as he looked across the fields towards Denner Hill. Two […]
You know those overhead gantry signs on the motorway – congestion or accident ahead – and by the time you see them it’s too late to avoid them? You skipped that last service station thinking you could make it to the next one for a comfort break and you now wish you hadn’t but it’s […]
Could healthcare worker shuttle buses be a missed opportunity in our industry? A study by GOGO Charters, a US-based coach hire specialist, suggests there could be more of a market there than perhaps is granted. A research guide from the company suggests that a commuting challenge for healthcare workers is drowsy driving. Its data shows […]
In a glitzy launch event at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Alexander Dennis is launching its new electric Enviro400EV double-decker and Enviro100EV single-decker. The manufacturer describes the vehicles as the next generation of battery-electric buses for the UK and Ireland and are to form part of a wider family of zero-emission buses. The new buses have […]
Jonathan and Ruth Joplin bought the small coaching operation of Peelings Coaches in 1990 when it had already been trading for 67 years. 33 years on, the family is celebrating the centenary and Stuart Jones went along to join in. When Charles Peeling started running buses on market day services, in 1923, the economy of […]
Catch the Bus Month (September 2023) is not only being used to get more passengers onboard buses and coaches, but women drivers too. FlixBus coach drivers from Cambridge are calling for more women to apply for driving jobs during this year’s event. Whippet Coaches, based in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, has been in partnership with FlixBus for […]
Bus and coach operators must keep their fleets up to date, replacing older, less-appealing vehicles which are costlier to run with newer, greener ones, as well as expanding their line-up where opportunity allows. But buses and coaches are a depreciating asset and a costly one. Purchasing a new PSV comes with a hefty financial outlay, […]
Electric PCVs were the order of the day at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona, which returns following a break due to the pandemic. Here we bring you some of the highlights of the exhibition. ABB ABB E-mobility is helping enable fleets to electrify with its new HVC360 power cabinet, which has been […]