Tyred, a campaign aimed at banning tyres older than ten years from being used by coaches or buses, has been relaunched. Its social media and website have all gone live and already gaining support, with National Express having signed up as the first commercial backer. The initiative was launched by Frances Molloy, whose 18-year-old son, […]
Lucketts Travel has signed a deal to provide transport for Portsmouth FC players for the next season. The football club has appointed the Fareham coach firm to provide its official team travel and will use the company’s new VIP coach, an Irizar i8. Portsmouth FC is the first organisation to sign up to use the […]
Richard Bamber, Chair of CPT North Western, is urging members to join him for the next regional meeting on Monday 10 July under the watchful eye of Concorde at the Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport. As well as receiving the latest news and industry updates from CPT, those joining for the evening (from 1730hrs) will […]
An updated set of categories is among the changes set to be put in place in the 2018 edition of the UK Coach Awards. The revised approach follows completion of two months of research and consultation, which concluded with the third annual Stakeholders’ Meeting held recently. This will be the tenth annual competition. The awards […]
A further 16 Scania Irizar i6 coaches have joined the fleet of City Circle UK. This additional batch of vehicles represents Scania’s largest retail fleet order of the year and takes the number of Scanias operated by City Circle UK to more than 40. The new vehicles are all based on Scania’s K 410 6×2*4 […]
Devon-based Courtside Conversions, specialists in wheelchair-accessible vehicles and minibuses, has joined IVECO’s prestigious BUSMASTER advocate programme. The BUSMASTER seal of approval is only awarded to trusted and reliable bodywork providers after a stringent auditing process. Approved converters include Mellor, Nu-Track, Minibus Options, EVM, GM Coachwork, Stanford, Euromotive and Noone’s of Ireland. Designed as a reward […]
Arriva has invested £8m in 37 new ADL Enviro400 MMCs for its Castleford network. The new vehicles are due to enter service on 26 June. The day before, the operator has scheduled an official launch event for them, showcasing their new livery. The day will include a free hog roast, BBQ, a bouncy castle, numerous […]
A new 1,000-space park-and-ride site has opened in the Leeds area. The Temple Green Park and Ride, which will take the number of park-and-ride spaces in West Yorkshire to approaching over 4,500 including rail stations, is in the Aire Valley, near junction 45 of the M1. It is free to use during the first week […]