Trade show Coach and Bus UK has been cancelled entirely. Show organiser Diversified Communications announces its UK trade events will change to a biennial frequency from 2024. This leaves just Euro Bus Expo out of the two bus and coach exhibitions, taking place every other year. The next one will be in 2024 at its […]
Stagecoach reports its Oxford Tube service is a ‘roaring success’ and is to increase capacity. The boost to services will require more coaches added to the service. The scheduled coach service, operated between Oxford and London, is seeing strong demand, according to the operator. It reports demand in weekends in particular is ‘very high’. The […]
Journeys made on transport technology specialist Flix‘s services has risen dramatically since last year, according to its half-year figures for the first six months of 2023. From January until the end of June 2023, more than 36 million passengers worldwide travelled with FlixBus, FlixTrain, Greyhound, and Kamil Koç, equivalent to a 53% increase versus 2022. […]
German brand Flix and Scania have announced a long-term partnership pertaining to sustainable long-distance travel. The ambition is to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility by developing new solutions and influencing the design on the needed infrastructure. Initially, Scania will be providing Flix with up to 50 Bio-LNG (LBG) coaches by 2025. The vehicles, based on Irizar’s […]
CaetanoBus and Temsa have united to jointly develop a hydrogen coach. The landmark collaboration was sealed this week at CaetanoBus’ Headquarters in Portugal. CaetanoBus, having already developed hydrogen buses, and Temsa have united to create a solution tailored for long-distance travel and tourism needs. This new hydrogen-powered coach is to be designed with high standards […]
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 […]
Irizar (UK) has had its 600th sale of an integral coach. The landmark coach is an Irizar Integral i6s Efficient, which has gone into service with returning Irizar customer Nigel and Kim Tours of Westbury. The 14m, 42-seat tri-axle coach replaces a 2015 Irizar Integral i6 as the company’s only coach. The vehicle’s high-standard specification […]
A consultation on plans to bring Scottish football match transportation guidelines in line with those of Wales and England has now been halted. On announcing the consultation launch, B&CB highlighted there had been unease over the plans for guidance change. Scottish football organisations expressed concern over the plans to change the guidelines, saying the proposals […]