The Coach Tourism Association’s Coach Holiday Conference, held this year at The Imperial Hotel and supported by Visit Blackpool, brought CTA members together in a well-planned programme of events that combined business with pleasure. Leading the speaker line-up was Debbie Marshall, a fluent and enthusiastic speaker who set up Silver Travel Advisor in 2011. This […]
Some may think autonomous vehicles are science fiction and it is fair to say they are a long way from being rolled out fully in commercial fleets. However, there is some serious research being carried out into them. For instance, RDM Group has secured funding to lead a project that is looking to alleviate congestion […]
CLICK ON THE IMAGES ABOVE TO ENLARGE THEM AND FOLLOW THE WHOLE ROUTE Readers may recall an epic trip around what was once the boundary of London Transport’s red and green bus empires undertaken by Roger French, Ray Stenning, Bill Hiron and Founding Editor Stuart Jones. Well, they enjoyed it so much, they’ve been […]
To all those planning on entering the Pride and Joy All Stars awards, there is now a new email address to send entries to: [email protected] Pride and Joy Clothing has teamed up with Bus and Coach Buyer to launch the accolades; a new initiative that acknowledges and rewards young talent in the industry. Download an […]
If you didn’t make it to the last Busworld exhibition to be held in Kortrijk, Belgium, ace photographer David Cole has come to your rescue. In no particular order, here are more than 250 of the most interesting vehicles we spotted at the massive show. Click on the smaller images above to see the gallery in […]
Technology and equipment 21st Century Technology With its usual display of transport equipment was 21st Century Technology, and perhaps one of the most exciting devices on its stand was Smart-Vision, a rear-view camera monitoring system. The technology replaces the rear-view mirrors with a camera and interior display. The system is intended to avoid the sun […]
The UK’s largest gathering of buses and coaches returned to Donington Park for its 45th edition. Over 250 vehicles representing 80 years of PCV design gathered on the site’s old course and tarmac lake in a revised layout which improved the segregation of visitor and entrant arrivals. Organiser Martin Isles and his team drew on […]
Every two years the International Coach of the Year trophy is handed to the proud directors of a manufacturer at the Busworld exhibition amid camera flashes and congratulatory speeches. Before that can happen, there is the rather less glamorous process of deciding which coach is most worthy of the prize which is, along with the […]