Stockport-based Belle Vue Manchester is now a member of the Guild of British Coach Operators. Membership of the Guild is only open to companies which attain a 100% rating in their inspection, carried out by the independent firm Lloyd Morgan Group. The audit covers quality standards of customer service, including punctuality and having 24-hour emergency […]
VDL has given a sneak peek of the next generation of its Futura and B&CB’s Stuart Jones has been to the Netherlands to get a glimpse. The Dutch manufacturer revealed complete front and rear renditions of the vehicle, along with a complete prototype covered in disguise vinyls. Sadly no photos were allowed to be taken, […]
Diamond Bus North West has been named Bolton News Awards finalist this year for both Company of the year award and the Wellbeing Award for 2023. The company, which was winner of the Company of the year award in 2022, missed out on the top company slot this year but is over the moon about […]
Fleet repower specialist Equipmake is to repower ten open-top double-deckers. The company has partnered with the world’s largest sightseeing company, Big Bus Tours, in a fleet deal that will see ten of its open-top buses repowered with its zero-emission electric drivetrain technology. The ten diesel vehicles scheduled for repowering are all Ankai double-deck sightseeing buses. […]
Eight in ten bus passengers were satisfied with their last journey according to a new survey by independent watchdog, Transport Focus. Mid-year results released today from the new ‘Your Bus Journey’ user survey from Transport Focus showed encouraging results overall, but with satisfaction varying widely across the country. At the halfway point the survey has […]
Jones Holidays, part of Alpine Travel, has relocated its Flint Travel Shop to Church Street in the centre of town. The coach holiday company has been a strong aspect of life in Flintshire for over 100 years. The shop was previously located on Chester Road. Beverley Cooke, Head of Sales and Marketing at Alpine Travel, […]
The Coach Tourism Association is staging a member Winter Networking event in Exeter on 19-20 November 2023. Hosted at the Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandypark hotel and including dinner at the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, the event is supported by Visit Exeter. It starts with a fam trip to Sidmouth with the coach supplied by […]
First Bus Manchester is buying locally as it begins to build preparations for running Rochdale bus services as part of the new franchised Bee Network from March next year. The operator together with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has selected Rochdale manufacturer Mellor with an order for 17 of its Strata Plus single-deckers. The Strata […]