National Express is backing a new coach holidays brand, Touromo. Touromo is part of National Express Group and was formed by the bringing together of seven coach holiday brands from two operators: Lucketts Group and Stewarts Group. Touromo is to provide high-quality short breaks and special-interest day trips across the UK and Europe. “We have […]
Readers of the digital and paper copies of Bus & Coach Buyer will notice we have moved from linking websites with URLs – web addresses – to using QR codes. We have long been aware that, aside from clickable links, our readers were not typing in the web addresses, even when shortened – unsurprisingly. A […]
In a New Year letter, the Chair of the Coach Tourism Association has written to members announcing a 10% membership price lift, after a six-year price freeze. Robert Shaw, Managing Director of Harry Shaw of Coventry, also urges members to join the annual CTA Conference, staged 5 – 7 February in Belfast. “I would like […]
Go Ahead-Group-owned Bluestar is taking on employees affected by First’s upcoming departure from Southampton. First is due to withdraw its CityRed services in Southampton from 19 February 2023. Bluestar has been hosting recruitment days for drivers affected by First’s decision, with the operator saying the events have exceeded all expectations. “More than 140 new employees […]
Rock Road, a subsidiary of Rock Rail, has reached financial close on the financing of 30 Wrightbus Electroliners. The zero-emission buses are to be operated out of Twickenham depot on Route 111 by Abellio, replacing diesel buses. This project represents the first non-recourse SPV financing of zero-emission buses in the UK in a consortium led […]
Dublin’s prepaid TFI Leap Card is now compatible with TransMach’s on-bus smart ticketing machines. Dublin Coach and JJ Kavanagh and Sons have become the first operators to roll-out the upgrade onto their fleets. As well as enabling faster passenger boarding by ‘tapping on’ Leap cards, or any other contactless debit or credit card or smartphone […]
EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē has entered into an agreement with Marcopolo. The partnership is aimed at supporting the PCV manufacturer’s future mobility strategy and drive the growth of electric passenger transport around the world. The Zenobē Marcopolo partnership will run over the next 12 months and includes joint development and feasibility studies […]
Coach operators are being called on to respond to a survey on decarbonising coaches. The Zero Emission Coach Taskforce (ZECT) will shortly begin drafting a report which identifies potential solutions, collaborations and recommendations that will enable operators to decarbonise. CPT, in collaboration with the DfT, developed a survey which aims to: Provide a specification for […]