The Coach Tourism Association (CTA) is inviting member coach operators to attend its CTA Spring Networking in Oxford on 19 and 20 May. The event will give coach operators the potential to develop business by enhancing their trip and tour programmes, and will also provide the latest digital marketing insights, says the CTA. CTA’s Spring […]
The UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging is now open to the public, at First Bus’ new purpose-built hub at Summercourt depot in Cornwall. The Summercourt charging hub is the first-of-its-kind for the bus industry, providing direct access for the public to rapid electric charging infrastructure for electric cars and […]
Entrepreneur Andy Scott investment firm REL Capital has continued its acquisition drive within the coach sector, having purchased three more operators by way of retirement sales, with two further acquisition in the pipeline in the coming months. Lewis Coaches based in East London was first established in 1919, and is the oldest coach company in […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to create a publicly-owned London to compete for contracts as they expire. In the build-up to the 2 May Mayoral elections, the Mayor has fallen into line with Labour policy, which is to clear the way to the creation of more municipal bus companies and introduce bus franchising […]
A survey by trade union Unite has found 82% of its bus driver respondents were subject to abuse last year. The study also suggested the same percentage of participants reported the incidents negatively impacted their mental wellbeing. Over half of those questioned said they did not report incidents to their employer. Those that did were […]
To mark Earth Day (22 April 2024), Oxford Bus Group has announced it has reached the halfway point of its roll-out of electric vehicles. The Go-Ahead-owned operation confirmed 52 of the 104 vehicles are now on the road, as part of its commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in Oxford. […]
Financial services company DBS is assisting ComfortDelGro to buy 135 electric buses for London. The new electric buses are for the operator’s Metroline fleet. The 77 double-deck and 58 single-deck electric buses will replace 135 diesel buses and are projected to avoid approximately 9,900 tonnes of CO2 equivalent tailpipe emissions annually. The green loan is […]
This Earth Day (22 April), global travel-tech company Flix issues its second voluntary ESG report, disclosing its environmental, social and corporate governance data. Flix analysed emissions of several modes of transport and found over one million tonnes CO2 was avoided in 2023 due to travellers choosing Flix services over other modes of transport, such as […]