A long-established coach tour operator based in the West Midlands has ceased trading, leaving hundreds of customers facing an anxious wait to see whether they will get their money back for pre-paid holidays and excursions. Stourbridge-based Group Travel – which holds a Standard International operating licence for two vehicles – has been established for over […]
In short notice, Stephensons of Easingwold announced it would not be operating its North Yorkshire County Council contracts. The company operated both school and local bus services under contract to the County Council as well as providing an unsubsidised commercial bus network. The Council’s transport team has been working to arrange alternative services, focusing initially […]
A woman whose family ran Express Motors which lost its license to operate bus services in Gwynedd appeared at a public inquiry, before Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, last week, seeking a new operator’s licence. Mrs Rhian Wyn Davies, a former Welsh Ambulance Service employee, is the daughter of former owners Eric and Jean […]
City of York Council met this week to consider approving plans for a Clean Air Zone which allows Euro III buses into the city centre. The progressive system proposed is for only high-frequency routes to become zero-emission – effectively, electric buses – with medium-frequency buses of Euro IV or above allowed access until 2021, and […]
As the largest commercial group in British horseracing, with 15 racecourses and one of the UK’s leading leisure companies, The Jockey Club is well known for staging iconic events including the Cheltenham Festival and Grand National. The partnership will provide dedicated National Express services from across the UK direct to all major events in the […]
Planning where to send your coaches on tours can be time consuming, especially choosing venues and attractions which are financially viable and will sell. That is where our sister publication, Coach Tours UK, can help. Packed with the venues, attractions and those all important meal stops, Coach Tours UK is the perfect tool to help […]
The Big Lemon’s MD and former Transport Minister, Norman Baker, has left the company having ‘achieved goals’ Former Transport Minister Norman Baker has left The Big Lemon, having become its Managing Director in March 2017. He says he will pursue new challenges, including focusing more time on writing transport columns. A statement on The Big […]
Reading Buses is rolling out 17 Scania bio-gas double deckers with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City bodywork on its flagship purple 17 route. Representing a £5.1m investment, the buses each feature high-back seats, USB charging points, coat/bag hooks, 4G wifi, two wheelchair spaces, audio and visual announcements, as well as a group seating area upstairs, wood […]