National Express has celebrated its partner operators in its annual National Express Operator Partnership (NEOP) Awards, now in its 15th year. The accolades recognise the essential role the company’s partner operators play in ensuring it can provide reliable, safe and comfortable coach travel. The awards took place at the Best Western Plus Windmill Village Hotel […]
Ticketer has taken the ‘Best Business Innovation’ title at the recent Newbury Weekly News Best In Business Awards. The judges noted Ticketer as the winner for ‘continued innovation, consistent improvement of operational efficiencies, driving down overhead costs and being brilliant at improving its client satisfaction’. The company was also shortlisted in the ‘Employer of the […]
What a weekend that was! The UK Coach Rally in Blackpool saw the number of entrants down, but spirits high, and a great exhibition from dealerships and suppliers. Among the winners were Metcalfe Coaches of Carlisle, whose lovely Van Hool and an expert driving performance combined to see it collect the Alan Goodwin Trophy for […]
First Bus has been praised by Close the Gap, Scotland’s expert on the gender pay gap, for its meaningful action to tackle barriers faced by women to male-dominated roles. First Bus is included in Close the Gap’s 2023 gender pay gap reporting assessment, which points to actions taken by the operator across recruitment, progression and […]
West Midlands bus strikes have ended after a ballot of more than 3,100 National Express West Midlands drivers vote in favour of accepting a one-year 16.2% pay increase. The offer also includes improvements to the drivers’ accident pay and hourly rates for working over the Christmas holidays. National Express has also guaranteed to implement new […]
An autonomous bus service that crosses the Forth Road Bridge is to start on 15 May 2023. Five autonomous Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200AVs will be used on the service. This follows the successful completion of an extensive testing programme and registration of the bus service by Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator. CAVForth […]
The appalling delays at Dover, ensnaring thousands of coach passengers and drivers, and creating huge additional cost for the industry, must never be repeated. Some vehicles were stuck there for a whole day, creating a driver management nightmare, leaving groups of children high and dry and, more importantly, provoking some group leaders to say they’ll […]
Westway, an early adopter of electric coaches, is having a Van Hool T917 repowered by Equipmake, the UK developer and manufacturer. Having established its technology through multiple bus fleet repower agreements, Equipmake is expanding its electrification offering to the coach sector, collaborating with London-based Westway Coaches, which operates a wide range of luxury coaches. The […]