Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has two reasons to celebrate following the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Awards last night (13 June 2024). The organisation, dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within the bus, coach and community transport industry, won the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Award. The accolade acknowledges the group’s impact […]
Cleveland-based Coatham Coaches has taken delivery of two integral Irizar coaches: a high-capacity i4 and an i6s Efficient. At 12.9m in length, the i4 can carry 70 passengers in a 3+2 seating configuration. Featuring a Masats semi-automatic wheelchair lift integrated into the nearside central stairwell, and Hanover destination equipment the coach is compliant with PSVAR […]
Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners has invested in The Coach Travel Group. The newly formed consortium of coach operators brings together Alpine Travel, Barnes Coaches, Coatham Coaches, JH Coaches, Johnsons Coaches, Swans Travel and The Ready Group under a national group of unscheduled coach service providers. H2 is to work closely with CTG to […]
Tom Stables, the CEO of a newly formed consortium of seven coach operators, has announced further acquisitions for the Group are planned. Tom made the announcement on The Coach Travel Group’s website, where he also revealed further insight into the consortium. Tom said on the website: “The Coach Travel Group will undoubtedly change the shape […]
A consortium of seven coach operators led by former National Express UK CEO, Tom Stables, has been formed. The Coach Travel Group is the result of a strategic merger of: Alpine Travel Barnes Coaches Coatham Coaches JH Coaches Johnsons Coaches Swans Travel The Ready Group The newly formed group will have approximately 700 employees and […]
An Irizar Integral i6s Efficient has joined the fleet at Delta Coaches based in Teeside. The new coach is the first of its kind to join the company. The 12.9m, 53-seat coach is specified to PSVAR standards, featuring destination signage provided by Hannover to the front, side and rear of the vehicle and a Masat […]
In a first for the UK, 16 Volvo 9700 double-deck coaches have been delivered into service in Scotland, to operate Megabus and Scottish Citylink services. Over the next few months, 27 more of the new models will be delivered into operation in the country. The new vehicles are the first of an order for 43 […]
A ‘significant quantity of high-quality evidence’ in support of the government’s proposed changes to vocational driver licensing has been submitted by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The DfT is consulting on proposals for two key changes in this area: One will permit new recruits to get on with off-road training and testing while still […]