Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners has invested in The Coach Travel Group. The newly formed consortium of coach operators brings together Alpine Travel, Barnes Coaches, Coatham Coaches, JH Coaches, Johnsons Coaches, Swans Travel and The Ready Group under a national group of unscheduled coach service providers. H2 is to work closely with CTG to […]
Tom Stables, the CEO of a newly formed consortium of seven coach operators, has announced further acquisitions for the Group are planned. Tom made the announcement on The Coach Travel Group’s website, where he also revealed further insight into the consortium. Tom said on the website: “The Coach Travel Group will undoubtedly change the shape […]
First is to introduce Revenue Protection Officers on its buses in Norfolk and Suffolk from 17 June 2024. The Officers are to ride on the operator’s bus network to ensure everyone is travelling with a valid/correctly-issued ticket. Those unable to show a valid ticket to travel or the required ID will result in Officers issuing […]
Reading Buses is celebrating the order of 53 Alexander Dennis double-deckers. Included in the 53 are 24 Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs, the operator’s first batch of electric buses. They are the result of a successful bid with Reading Borough Council for funding from the second round of the UK Government’s ZEBRA scheme. Fitted with the heavy-duty […]
After a hiatus in 2023 when no test was staged, early May saw the International Bus & Coach of the Year Jury back at work putting the latest zero-emission bus designs through their paces in the Czech Republic. Based at the Kladno depot of Arriva’s CSAD MHD Kladno subsidiary, near to Prague, and organised by […]
A consortium of seven coach operators led by former National Express UK CEO, Tom Stables, has been formed. The Coach Travel Group is the result of a strategic merger of: Alpine Travel Barnes Coaches Coatham Coaches JH Coaches Johnsons Coaches Swans Travel The Ready Group The newly formed group will have approximately 700 employees and […]
First Group reports increasing profits in its financial results for the 53 weeks to 30 March 2024. The positive profits news comes despite a statutory loss before tax of £24.4m, which results predominantly from charges of £146.9m relating to the Group’s termination of its participation in two Local Government Pension Schemes during the year. This […]
The inaugural ‘Beast of Durham’ charity cycling challenge will take place this Saturday (15 June), with a number of well-known faces from the industry. Created by Stanley Travel’s owner, Andrew Scott, the event will see cyclists set off from the Beamish Park Hotel, north of Stanley, and complete 60 miles, with climbs totalling 6,400 feet […]