The RHA has launched its new Coach Manifesto at the start of this year’s National Coach Week, seeking reforms of PSVAR, speedier border crossings, and infrastructure to meet Net Zero. In its Coaching Ahead – a manifesto for the coach industry, the Association sets out its key asks of government and other decision makers to […]
An inaugural Board of Directors for the Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) initiative has been appointed. The milestone marks a step forward in the organisation’s mission to promote gender diversity and inclusion within the bus, coach and community transport sector. Among the appointed directors are individuals with extensive experience in operations, safety, policy, advocacy, […]
Growing guided tour company, Go Cotswolds, is gearing up to emulate a record year of business during its tenth anniversary. The Alcester-based firm is investing in new vehicles and expanding its workforce. Go Cotswolds provides guided tours of the Cotswolds and welcomed a record 3,700 visitors from across the world in 2023, almost double the […]
National Express is to increase direct coach services for customers travelling between the south coast and the West Midlands. From Friday 12 April 2024, National Express is to introduce a new daily 161 service departing the coastal town of Bournemouth, calling in at Southampton, Swindon and Cheltenham before heading to Birmingham. It is to be […]
First Bus South has put the first of 62 Wrightbus electric buses into service in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport. They are the region’s first zero-emissions buses. The £28.6m project to bring the Wrightbus electric buses to the Solent region is due to a partnership with Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council which secured £12.7m […]
Diamond Bus North West has been selected to operate three small franchises in the third tranche of Bee Network franchise awards by Transport for Greater Manchester in its Tranche 3 contracts. The Rotala subsidiary has been awarded three, five-year contracts to operate the Tameside B, Stockport and Trafford Small Franchises in the Tranche 3 area. […]
Today marks the start of National Coach Week. Now in its third year, the RHA-initiated event is intended to showcase the vital role coaches play in the country. The aim is to increase awareness of how important coaches are, the job they do and the career opportunities the sector offers. RHA is inviting MPs and […]
A business partnership has formed to provide an initial £100m funding platform for zero-emission buses. Rock Rail, the UK Infrastructure Bank and Aviva, through its in-house capital unit Aviva Capital Partners, have formed a partnership to provide a new funding platform for zero-emission bus financier ‘Rock Road’. The partnership, alongside a debt facility from UK […]