On 6 May, the Original King Alfred Running Day in Winchester is to return. The Friends of King Alfred Buses will be operating 14 buses from its collection, the largest number in its almost 40-year history. Alongside these Winchester-based buses and coaches the Friends will be welcoming some 28 visiting vehicles so that altogether more […]
National Express is to continue to run coach services during the upcoming weekend closure of the M25 between junctions 9 and 10. The UK’s leading scheduled coach operator is reassuring passengers that they will still be able to reach their destinations, with services operating along diverted routes between Friday 10 May and Monday 13 May. […]
A focus on investing in buses in Cornwall is encouraging patronage to rise, according to Cllr Richard Williams-Pears, transport portfolio holder at Cornwall Council. Writing on the Campaign for Better Transport’s blog, he says the council’s investment has maintained a ‘largely stable local bus network’. He notes this is in ‘direct contrast’ to many other […]
Martin Gibbon, Managing Director of Stagecoach South Wales, has been appointed as the Chair of the Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru’s Bus Commission. In this role, Martin will oversee CPT’s key policy decision-making body on bus issues in Wales and work with CPT Cymru’s team to keep the voice of bus operators at the forefront […]
Trade body RHA is calling on the next Mayor for London to create a London coach strategy. The RHA would support the creation of a distinct London Coach Strategy, focused on improving coordination between TfL and the Boroughs on the infrastructure coaches need and measures to discourage idle running and unnecessary circulation. The call from […]
On the eve of its acquisition of the Van Hool coach business, Belgium-based VDL Bus & Coach formally opened its VDL Bus Roeselare, the new Flemish production facility. In addition to the 27,000m2 production facility, this also launches the workshop, warehouse, and offices of VDL Bus Roeselare and VDL Bus & Coach Belgium nv. The […]
Implementation of a wet weather plan to mitigate the effects of several weeks of rainfall resulted in a successful show for the annual South East Bus Festival at Kent Showground near Maidstone. Last year, a similar unusual amount of rain resulted in the cancellation of the event. The rain had left the showground too soft […]
