Maynes Coaches, based in Buckie, Banffshire Scotland, has taken delivery of three new MAN Neoplan Tourliners. Joining the fleet are two new 12.1m Neoplan Tourliner P21s and a new 13.9m tri-axle Tourliner P22. Each of the new vehicles comes fitted with Kiel slide-out passenger seats in fabric and leather with fold-down armrests, tables and footrests, […]
An investment into Flix SE, the global travel tech company that owns FlixBus UK, is expected to generate further growth for the business. Investment organisations EQT Future and Kühne Holding are to acquire a 35% minority stake in Flix SE. In addition to a primary investment in Flix, EQT Future and Kühne Holding will acquire […]
Disruption management and service continuity specialist CMAC Group is putting in place a new business focusing on improving the customer experience with rail replacement services. The organisation, named Great British Rail Replacement, aims to change the approach toward the provision of bus, coach and taxi services during planned engineering works and short notice disruption. It […]
Oxford Bus Company has taken over a route previously operated by Arriva, which has ceased operation of it following the closure of two of its depots. Oxford Bus Company is now running the Oxford and Thame service, via Headington and Wheatley. The Go-Ahead-owned operator took on the new 280 service following the news Arriva had […]
Trade organisation RHA congratulates the new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, on his decisive election victory. A statement from the organisation said: “We look forward to working with him, his new Government and newly elected MPs on our sector’s priorities to help them deliver their missions and plans for economic growth. “There is a key […]
Responding to the General Election result Graham Vidler, CEO at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), said: “The new government has a huge opportunity to use bus and coach services to deliver its key priorities including economic growth, decarbonisation, and relief from recent inflation as well as its targets to shift people away from private […]
National Express is working with creative company Lucky Generals on a new marketing campaign. Under the banner ‘if you know, you go National Express’, the campaign is designed to encourage a modal shift and drive people to make the smarter, greener and greater value choice of choosing National Express over other means of transport. The […]
Johnsons Coaches has received a 13.2m 43-seat tri-axle Irizar Integral i8 coach for its own Luxury Traveller programme. The new coach is finished in the Luxury Traveller distinctive livery complemented by black-tint windows and LED exterior lighting. Other passenger amenities include a centre sunken toilet with an electric hand dryer, and entertainment provided by the […]