Entrepreneur Andy Scott investment firm REL Capital has continued its acquisition drive within the coach sector, having purchased three more operators by way of retirement sales, with two further acquisition in the pipeline in the coming months. Lewis Coaches based in East London was first established in 1919, and is the oldest coach company in […]
Berlin trade exhibition Bus2Bus gathers together a who’s who of bus and coach manufacturers, with a focus on future technology and sustainable solutions in the industry. Bus and Coach Buyer was there to report on the main developments and news from the show. Here we have a gallery of images ahead of our full feature […]
The backlash against Low Traffic Neighbourhoods being implemented increasingly in our cities is, perhaps, the first gasp of anguish at major change. Most LTNs involve closing one end of a residential road so that it cannot be used as a ‘rat run’ by through traffic. The theory is that residents can access the street – […]
The Coach Tourism Association (CTA) is inviting member coach operators to attend its CTA Spring Networking in Oxford on 19 and 20 May. The event will give coach operators the potential to develop business by enhancing their trip and tour programmes, and will also provide the latest digital marketing insights, says the CTA. CTA’s Spring […]
The UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging is now open to the public, at First Bus’ new purpose-built hub at Summercourt depot in Cornwall. The Summercourt charging hub is the first-of-its-kind for the bus industry, providing direct access for the public to rapid electric charging infrastructure for electric cars and […]
Entrepreneur Andy Scott investment firm REL Capital has continued its acquisition drive within the coach sector, having purchased three more operators by way of retirement sales, with two further acquisition in the pipeline in the coming months. Lewis Coaches based in East London was first established in 1919, and is the oldest coach company in […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to create a publicly-owned London to compete for contracts as they expire. In the build-up to the 2 May Mayoral elections, the Mayor has fallen into line with Labour policy, which is to clear the way to the creation of more municipal bus companies and introduce bus franchising […]
A survey by trade union Unite has found 82% of its bus driver respondents were subject to abuse last year. The study also suggested the same percentage of participants reported the incidents negatively impacted their mental wellbeing. Over half of those questioned said they did not report incidents to their employer. Those that did were […]
To mark Earth Day (22 April 2024), Oxford Bus Group has announced it has reached the halfway point of its roll-out of electric vehicles. The Go-Ahead-owned operation confirmed 52 of the 104 vehicles are now on the road, as part of its commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in Oxford. […]
