On 13 April 2025, Phil Hodgson, Pelican Bus and Coach’s recently retired South of England Sales Manager passed away at the age of 80. After working most of his life in the bus and coach industry, Phil joined Pelican in 2012 to manage Pelican’s short lived venture with BMC. With the demise of BMC, Phil […]
It was a buzzing weekend at Blackpool for the 2025 edition of the UK Coach Rally. Click the image above to see the full gallery of all the entries in the UK Coach Rally. All photographs taken by David Cole (except the Ingleby’s Volvo B12B Van Hool Alizee interior, which was captured by Stuart Jones.
Irizar’s i6S Efficient Hydrogen coach has demonstrated a range of 900km (559.2miles) in a trial. The hydrogen coach has driven 2,500km between Irizar’s hometown of Ormaiztegi (Gipuzkoa, Spain) and Briançon (French Alps). The total distance covered was 2,500 km, with the vehicle passing through various towns in the Pyrenees and Provence region before arriving at […]
Here is a first glimpse of some of the main winners of last weekend’s (12 – 13 April 2025) UK Coach Rally. The UK Coach of the Year title went to a Scania Touring, operated by Paul S Winson. Taking the Driver of the Year award is Christopher Shaw of Dews Coaches. Trophies and Awards […]
FlixBus will now offer tickets between Stansted Airport and central London from today (9 April 2025) in a new collaboration with Flibco. Awarded a five-year contract for the route by Manchester Airport Group (MAG) in January, Flibco started offering daily services between Stanstead Airport, London Liverpool Street and Stratford. The new partnership will allow customers to […]
Scottish Citylink has introduced two new electric coaches on one of its most popular routes. The new 53-seat Yutong GTe14 coaches have gone into service on the M92 Service which operates between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, serving Halbeath, Kinross, Dundee and Forfar. It operates up to every hour in each direction. The new vehicles have a range […]
A new partnership between global travel brand FlixBus and Excelsior has been unveiled. The new arrangement will bring FlixBus coach services to the south of England for the first time from 15 May. The partnership will add Southampton, Bournemouth and Poole to the FlixBus network for the first time. The new routes will connect the south of […]
European airport transfer specialist, Flibco, has launched its first service in the UK. It cut the ribbon on the first coach to depart London Stansted Airport for central London. The company is partnering with The Coach Travel Group to launch the service, which is to operate 96 times a day, 24/7, with departures each way […]