In 2019’s New Year’s Honours list, Joan Aitken, Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). She was given the accolade for services to the Scottish transport system and road safety. She retires later this month. Stagecoach co-founder Ann Gloag has been made a Dame Commander of […]
Staffordshire-based Solus Coaches reports it is trading as usual despite suffering a fire at its Tamworth depot. It was reported that around ten coaches were destroyed in the blaze, which occurred on 29 December. Six fire appliances attended the depot to tackle the conflagration. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue stayed on scene after the fire was […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) has expressed huge concern about the treatment of international coach operations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Commenting on papers published by the Government on 24 September Steven Salmon, CPT’s Director of Policy Development said: “CPT is extremely disappointed that the Government […]
CPT Council has agreed on a revised structure for the organisation. Perhaps one of the salient results of the agreement is the organisation’s regional management structure is to be unaltered. A consultation exercise which took place in November asked CPT members their views on a wide range of issues, including the need to reorganise CPT, […]
More work to encourage low carbon coaches could be on the horizon. As initially announced at CPT’s Coaching Conference earlier this month (see B&CB 1510, 14 December 2018), the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is seeking industry support to launch a Coach Working Group. Daniel Hayes, LowCVP’s Project Manager for its Bus Working Group, said: […]
Visit York, in conjunction with B&CB’s sister title, Coach Tours UK, is holding a free coaching event in York. Coach operators and tour planners are invited to the event hosted at the National Railway Museum on Monday 25 February 2019. Starting at 9.30am, it is intended to add value and enhance your coach tours to […]
After almost 80 years in business, Spratts Coaches of Wreningham, Norfolk, is set to close at the end of December. Its owner, Christine Bilham, explained why: “Retirement; as simple as that. The children just don’t want to take it on.” She plans to sell the operation’s fleet of 11 coaches. “We’ve had several people show […]
Excel Conversions has gone into receivership with the loss of all jobs at the Doncaster factory. The converter – which was selling LDV-based minibuses for Pelican Engineering at this year’s Euro Bus Expo – was being touted for sale by co-director Peter Vernon this summer. It is now being administered by James Annerson, of Seneca […]