Louise Fitzpatrick, Senior Account Manager at Albatross Travel, and Chris Owens, Managing Director of Alpine Travel, have joined the Coach Tourism Association’s (CTA) Board of Directors. Louise previously served on the board for over five years, while Chris brings experience as a former board member at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). Louise Fitzpatrick brings […]
Mervyn’s Coaches of Micheldever, Hampshire, has celebrated its 40th anniversary. The company, founded by Mervyn Annetts in 1982, now has three generations of the family operating the service. Announcing its birthday, on Facebook, Mervyn’s said: “Mervyn’s Coaches would like to thank all of our customers and friends for your continued support, and we are committed […]
Electric coach express specialist Ember has applied for planning permission to build a charging depot in Inverness. The Scottish coach operator, which runs a growing fleet of Yutong Tce-12 battery coaches, has been expnading its services since the initial four-coach operation, with Scottish funding which will ad a further 20-plus coaches to its fleet. The […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport appealed for vehicles to help organisers get women’s football fans to New York Stadium in Rotherham for the Iceland France match. The match on Monday 19 July had an estimated 1,500 Icelandic fans needing transport from Rotherham to hotels in Manchester following the game (approximately after 10 pm). But there […]
First Bus West of England relaxed its driver uniform rules for the heatwave to allow drivers to work. Across the country, bus services were suspended as it was acknowledged that bus interiors had become hot enough to become unsafe. Passengers reported on Monday that it was like being in ‘a furnace.’ In a tweet, First […]
The Coach Tourism Association (CTA) is holding its Summer Networking Event in Glasgow from Sunday 24 to Tuesday 26 July. Members will learn about the latest developments from coach-friendly attractions and suppliers from Glasgow and across Scotland to help create new Scottish product for future coach tours and excursions. Based at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza hotel, […]
RHA Coach is calling for members to write directly to their local MP to support an appeal for a 15p per litre diesel duty rebate. The organisation, backed by the giant haulage body RHA, says the rising cost of fuel cannot be met for a great deal of contracted work and comes alongside other cost […]
Sustainability came to the fore in Sweden last week in presentations marking the completion of the introduction of Scania’s new generation bus, coach and chassis range. The renewal process started in 2019 when the Citywide LF was unveiled, followed by the Citywide LE and Interlink and now extending across the entire portfolio. It is not […]