Thousands of school, college and university students have been asked for their views on public transport as part of the Centro’s drive to improve services for young people. Centro, the West Midlands’ transport authority, has been working with over 50 educational sites across the region to take part in The Big Travel Survey, which aims […]
A social meeting for CPT members, or ‘Bit of a Do in Devizes’ as it is being called, is due to take place on 14 March in the Coach Friendly Status winning town. Attending the evening meal will be current CPT President, Bill Hiron. Everyone is welcome. South West Regional Manager, CPT UK, John Burch, […]
Irizar’s i2e all electric bus is being trialled by Baixbus on a number of routes in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (BMA) to check its suitability for use across the metropolitan area. It forms part of a fleet regeneration project which sees a further six i2e’s adapted for persons with mobility problems, as well as the […]
Deutsche Post has announced plans for a significant increase in its intercity coach operations together with a rebranding to reflect the withdrawal of ADAC from the ‘ADAC Postbus’ venture. From 1 April 2015, the operation will be known simply as ‘Postbus’, retaining the yellow livery to which the traditional Posthorn will be prominently added. It […]
Travel de Courcey and Reays Coaches have been identified as some of London Stock Exchange’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’. The report is a celebration of the UK’s fastest growing and most dynamic businesses. To be included in the list, companies needed to show consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years, significantly outperforming […]
Compak Ramp’s Global Sales and Marketing Director, Tony Rodwell, will be taking part in a 5k run at Leybourne Lakes in Kent on 9th May, 2015 to help to raise funds and raise awareness for Lymphangioleomyomastosis (LAM), a rare lung disease that occurs almost exclusively in women. In 2014, Tony’s step daughter, Louise Robey, a […]
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have reported growth in registrations for the month of February. Bus and coach registrations grew 14.9% in February 2015, reaching 409 units. Year-to-date values also saw a rise, up 34.3% compared with the same period in 2014. Demand for converted buses and purpose-built coaches fuelled this growth, […]
Stagecoach Group today is investing over £80m in new buses and coaches for services in the UK and mainland Europe. A new fleet of nearly 470 vehicles, many equipped with free Wi-Fi and all with CCTV, will be introduced in the 2015-16 financial year. More than £75m of that investment will be made in the […]