To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Bedford OB, six coaches with Duple ‘Vista’ bodies and one bus with Duple ‘Hendonian’ body attended Transport Museum Wythall earlier this month. Introduced in 1939 and co-developed with Duple, only 73 OBs were produced before the onset of WWII but post-war went on to almost 13,000 built by […]
Johnsons of Henley-in-Arden has added its fifth coach to its Luxury Traveller specification. The 43-seater Irizar comes as the Luxury Traveller brand reaches its third year. The addition of the new vehicle means over 40% of our touring fleet will now be operated by the Luxury Traveller Brand. Like the rest of these vehicles, it […]
Daish’s Holidays has launched a new website in response to increased online bookings. The family-owned coach holiday group has seen an increase of website traffic of 4.8% year on year. The new look website is now fully responsive with a contemporary look and feel with updated photography and a sleek and simple layout. The website […]
Mellor Bus and Treka Bus are forming a strategic partnership. The team-up is aimed at synergising their product offerings, sales and account management teams to enhance value to customers. This collaboration comes as a result of a shared vision to better serve customers and optimise business operations. This strategic alignment is intended to enable both […]
A recent webinar gave coach tour operators the opportunity to explore the benefits of RHA’s collaboration with ABTA which launched on 3 April 2024. Referring to ‘a comprehensive service’ moderator Phil Snowden, Membership Director at RHA, described how the skills and strengths of both organisations were being brought together to deliver preferential access to mutual […]
The Go-Ahead Group has acquired four regional coach companies. It is acquiring Procters Coaches in North Yorkshire; Compass Royston serving Stockton, Middlesbrough and Teesside; Esk Valley operating in North and East Riding of Yorkshire and Fourway Coaches in West Yorkshire. This sees Go-Ahead take on 200 new employees and a fleet of 140 vehicles across […]
Trade organisation Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) says it is working to mitigate the impacts of the EU’s biometric border arrangements on coach travellers heading into Europe, especially in peak periods. The assurance comes as a Lords Committee concludes the change could lead to travel disruption at borders, including Dover and Eurotunnel. The Entry and […]
Grange Travel of Gravesend has fallen victim of a depot fire – with arson among causes being investigated – with the loss of three PSVs and some cars parked on site. A photo shared on social media shows a coach and two minibuses destroyed. Ruth Honey, Commercial Director, told Bus & Coach Buyer: “The police […]