A new TrawsCymru service will commence operation in February 2024. The service will see the first electric buses on Gwynedd‘s public transport network. The service is to operate between Caernarfon, Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. The vehicles and charging facilities have been provided thanks to financial support from the Welsh Government and will be operated by […]
In an interview on BBC local radio, the Cotswold District Council Leader has suggested that coaches could be excluded from Bourton-on-the-Water. Lib Dem Joe Harris claimed that the hotspot is ‘over-touristed’ and should perhaps focus purely on visitors who come by car. Phillips International’s Julian Phillips said they’d be boycotting the Cotswolds hotspot of Bourton-on-the-Water […]
A Wolverhampton coach operator has gone into liquidation, apologising to his customers and suppliers for money owed. InterChoice Limited – which has seven O discs – is being handled by Begbies Traynor, which had a ‘virtual’ creditors’ meeting last week. The company, whose sole Director is John Evitt, has been trading since 1996. Companies House […]
FlixBus has been busy sharing gifts with drivers today at Victoria Coach Station. The lucky drivers have been given branded goodies, chocolates, Christmas crackers and Christmas cards filled with passenger comments.
Temsa is to partner with Minespider to collect key data, integrate Battery Passports and comply with the new EU Battery Regulation. The Battery Passport is an electronic record that will hold all the data regarding a battery including its technical details, information, sustainability and usage data that was proposed by the EU Battery Regulation proposal […]
Trade body UKCOA has looked back at 2023 and issued its resolutions for the new year. “The UKCOA will continue to support its members with those issues that are important to them” – Peter Bradley, Managing Director at UKCOA Peter Bradley, Managing Director at UKCOA, said: “It has been good to see that most coach operators […]
First West of England has reported over six million extra journeys in 2023. The operator, which manages services in Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Wells and surrounding towns and villages, says almost 53 million passengers travelled this year compared to just over 46 million in 2022. Its figures also show improvements in bus punctuality and a reduction […]
A deep frost had lingered in the Chiltern valleys, jewelling the hedges with sparkling frost and icing the fields white. Frank Capstick stood outside the office in his trademark sheepskin coat and trilby, the vapour from his coffee and his breath pluming in the air as he looked across the fields towards Denner Hill. Two […]