National Express Coach has expanded its network of scheduled airport coach services outside of the UK with a contract award in Ireland. The UK’s largest coach operator has secured the deal to run a high-frequency, cross-city network with Ireland-based Bernard Kavanagh Coaches operating the service on their behalf. It is now advertising roles for new […]
KB Coaches started around 40 years ago, when Ken Boulton and Ben Niblet contributed the first letters of their forenames to its title… though Ben didn’t remain with the business for very long. The rented site at Claypits near Stonehouse had even earlier coaching connections as the base for Lock’s Coaches. Andy used to travel […]
Transport for London has created a new, simple guide explaining the new LEZ area, which takes effect in October. This guide also contains an explanation of the Direct Vision Standard as it applies to HGVs – though a similar standard may be on its way for buses. Feel free to print this PDF document for […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to build wheelchair-accessible Plaxton Leopards complying with PSVAR requirements as stock. This is in addition to PSVAR-compliant versions of all Plaxton coach models when built to order, including a new side-lift option on the Plaxton Panther. The Leopard is now to be built with side-mounted lifts in an effort to […]
Lochs and Glens (Transport) Ltd has successfully defended a case where one of its coaches rolled over in the Scottish Highlands. The pursuer of the case, Allen Woodhouse, was a passenger on a Volvo coach owned and operated by the defenders. He was one of 51 passengers. On 26 March 2015, at around 2pm, while […]
MAN has opened a new dealership, in Gateshead, as part of a £20 million investment in the north east. The dealership, located at the Team Valley Trading Estate in Tyne and Wear, will support a range of MAN vehicles including buses, coaches, vans and trucks. Thomas Hemmerich, Managing Director MAN Truck & Bus, said: “The […]
With headquarters in the trendy, graffiti-art bedecked Floodgates Street in the centre of Birmingham, Big Green Coach is perhaps a far cry from the traditional, often family-run businesses which provide its transport services. However, the company links such operators to work they may not usually get. Many reading this may have even partnered with them. Danny […]
