Coach trade bodies are strongly recommending coaches do not travel into central London with mourners for the Queen’s funeral on Monday. They suggest using the rail hubs instead due to the extent of the road closures and the potential for more extensive disruption. The following locations are available and have parking and direct Underground connections […]
Kelsian Group and its UK subsidiary Tower Transit has acquired HCT Group’s LibertyBus operating in Jersey, and CT Plus operating in Guernsey. The move follows a series of setbacks for HCT, which in August had to abandon running its Yorkshire operations. Later that month, it announced it was divesting itself of TfL contracts to Stagecoach […]
National Express is launching additional scheduled coach services to London Gatwick and Heathrow airports. Starting Monday 19 September, the new services include: The 203 from Portsmouth – Heathrow airport, calling at Fareham, Southampton, and Winchester The 204 from Poole – Heathrow Airport, calling at Westbourne, Bournemouth, Ringwood, Southampton and Winchester The 205 from Poole – […]
Police are treating a fire at North East Coach Travel’s depot as suspected arson. Based in Seaton Burn, near Newcastle, the operator has sustained damage to a number of its coaches as a result of the fire. No one has been reported as injured as a result of the fire and emergency services were able […]
KEYOU, a clean mobility company leading in hydrogen technologies, and Voith have put together a prototype for a hydrogen-driven city bus. The vehicle will be presented during IAA Transportation 2022 in hall 12, stand F60. The 12m vehicle is based on a Solaris Urbino 12 chassis and is equipped with a combination of KEYOU-inside hydrogen […]
National Express is reporting unprecedented demand for travel over the period of national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Online enquiries for travel on London routes increased by 40% following Thursday’s announcement and the majority of seats across all London services have been sold in the four days between 9 to 12 September. A […]
Souter Investments, the private equity focussed family investment office of Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter, has completed an investment in European electric bicycle (e-bike) producer Leader. Leader produces e-bikes and supplies touring, trekking, mountain, folding and gravel e-bikes. The Company is based in Bulgaria with sales across Europe. Souter has backed The Rohatyn Group, the […]
Essex County Council is to launch a website to encourage bus use in the county. The initiative is part of its TravelEssex campaign, designed to help the transport network build back from Covid-19 and encourage people to swap from car to bus. The TravelEssex website will include all information relating to bus travel and a […]