Scottish Citylink has revealed what it describes as a huge capacity upgrade on its Aberdeen routes. The ComfortDelGro- and Stagecoach-owned company’s summer timetable, which was introduced last month, has seen the introduction of over 4,000 extra seats on routes to and from the city. The extra capacity has been delivered through the introduction of enhanced […]
Arriva is launching a new express coach service between Rhyl and Llandudno. The Cymru Coastliner will run from 22 June to 25 August and will connect the seaside towns in under one hour. Route CC12 will serve popular coastal hotspots including Kinmel Bay, Towyn, Abergele, Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea. The coaches will operate hourly, seven […]
Louise Cheeseman, founder and Chair of Women in Bus and Coach and a Non-Executive Director at Go-Ahead, has been awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025. The award was made in recognition of Louise’s services to the transport industry and diversity. Louise launched […]
Anthony’s Travel raised £1,215 for Cardiomyopathy UK at its 40th anniversary celebrations. The operator also awarded grants of £400 to community partners Night Stop North West and Victoria Music, as well as a complimentary coach trip for Eat at the Heath, Runcorn. The event, held at DCBL Stadium, Widnes, celebrated the operator’s 40 years of […]
Volvo Buses has secured signed orders for more than a dozen Volvo B13R UNVI XL 4×2 single-deck coaches. Additionally, customers hold options on a further ten vehicles in the final stages of specification. The developments come just three months after the model’s announcement. Volvo and UNVI will build the first vehicle, a 53-seat model, over […]
From Friday 4 July National Express is boosting its daily coach services between London and the south coast. The boost to services follows recent data from YouGov’s Destination Index, indicating that more than one in ten (14%) of Britons are most likely to visit UK destinations during the summer period – just behind Spain (16%) […]
Strong underlying First Bus performance is one of the main factors behind First Group‘s rise in adjusted revenue of £1,370m (FY 2024: £1,279.6m) for the financial year ending 29 March 2025. Group adjusted operating profit increased to £222.8m (FY 2024: £204.3m), driven by First Bus rising £12.4m to £96.0m and First Rail up £5.5m to £148.8m. It had a 10% adjusted operating profit margin in the second half […]
Caledonian Leisure has announced that it has recorded an annual turnover of over £63m for 2024. This represents a profitable turnover growth of 15% on the previous year, up from £55m. The company launched in June 2021 and operates under the Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways brands. Earlier this year, the company added ten new Temsa touring coaches […]