Durham and Northallerton have achieved Coach Friendly status from the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). In Durham today (12 August 2024) to handover Durham’s Coach Friendly certificate, Andrew McGuinness, Regional Manager (North of England) for CPT, said: “CPT is delighted to see Durham gain Coach Friendly status, precisely because it is the kind of destination […]
Buses and coaches carrying cruise passengers in Weymouth are the focus of a continuing campaign by local residents who believe the set-down in narrow roads is inappropriate. Currently, the set-down is Spring Road, in a small area close to the harbour, with Portland Port Ltd managing staggered vehicle flow at the departure point at Portland […]
FlixBus is today offering 50 Irish towns and cities, as well as airports, as destinations on its website. The global travel tech company is cooperating with Expressway (Bus Éireann) and Flightlink to make this possible. The cooperation means that for the first time, travellers will be able to purchase tickets between Ireland and the UK […]
Work has commenced on site to increase the size of Pelican Bus + Coach’s National Parts Distribution Centre. The construction work was inspected by Jack Li, CEO of Yutong Europe, on his recent visit to the UK. When completed, the extension will increase the size of the building to a substantial 25,000 sq. ft, significantly […]
A depot fire at Youngs Coaches of Haddenham last week was a case of arson, B&CB has been told. The two PCVs destroyed in the blaze were not active vehicles in the operator’s fleet, having been registered as off-road and used for spare parts for a number of years. No damage to the active fleet […]
An under-vehicle roadside inspection device has been revealed by the DVSA for the first time. The DVSA is about to trial the new technology, which is designed to improve roadside vehicle investigations. The Hades-5 was revealed to the public for the first time at the recent IoTA event at Cozy Travel. Not even all of […]
Cozy Travel’s depot in Sandy, Bedfordshire, played host to an event marking a number of anniversaries, including the operator’s own 40th birthday and the 80th of industry training body, the Institute of Transport Administration (IoTA). It also partly marked the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT’s) 50th and the Office of the Traffic Commissioner’s 95th anniversaries. […]
The funeral of Derek Easton, who jointly ran Eastons Coaches of Norfolk with his brother, Robert, saw his steam traction engine pressed into service as a hearse, and mourners travelling in the company’s vintage Duple Albion Victor coach. Derek, who has passed away aged 72, was the son of the landlords of the Ratcatchers Inn […]