This year’s Catch the Bus Month has been launched at an event at the Coventry Transport Museum. The launch was hosted by Bus Users UK and Transport for West Midlands. Catch the Bus Month is an annual event raising awareness of the benefits of bus travel and encouraging more people to use it. Various partners […]
Competitors in the UK Bus Driver of the Year (UKBDoY) are soon to descend upon Blackpool for the competition’s finals. The 57th edition of the finals takes place in Blackpool on Sunday 14 September. A total of 101 competitors from 28 operators are challenging for the coveted title of Bus Driver of the Year, which […]
Victoria Garcia MBE, Accessibility and Communities Manager for Brighton & Hove Buses, has been appointed as one of the Government’s Disability and Access Ambassador, representing the bus industry in the organisation. Victoria will join other ambassadors to drive improvements in the accessibility and quality of services and facilities for disabled people, helping to ensure businesses […]
Alexander Dennis has supplied two Enviro400 double-deckers to Tomorrows Travel in what the operator describes as ‘the dawn of a new era’ for coach hire in Dorset. The double deckers are equipped with 85 seats and fitted with three-point seatbelts, the manufacturer’s new digital cockpit, privacy glass, a PSVAIR-prepared PA and sound system, Journeo CCTV system and […]
Three new Volvo B13R 9700 double-deck coaches have been delivered to County Monaghan-based Matthews Coach Hire. They are the first of their kind to enter service in Ireland. They form part of an order for five identical high-capacity double-deck coaches, with the first examples now operating across routes connecting towns including Dundalk and Drogheda with […]
PHVC Minibus and Fleet Suppliers has acquired Atlas Mobility Conversions. The latter is a family-run converter with over 40 years of expertise in wheelchair accessible and bespoke vehicle conversions. The two companies have worked closely together for decades, which PHVC says makes the move a natural fit. The acquisition allows PHVC to expand its offering with Atlas’ […]
Ashcroft Mini Travel has received a Van Hool EX16H touring coach. The coach is powered by a DAF MX13 engine coupled with an Allison 4000 fully-automatic transmission. It has 53 Kiel 1020 seats with two-point lapbelts and USB ports, as well as a centre sunken toilet, a boiler, a fridge, LCD monitors and a multi-media package. […]
Pelican Engineering Group is promoting Katrina Hogan to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Katrina’s new role starts on 1 September 2025. Katrina joined Pelican almost ten years ago in the finance department before moving into the aftersales team, where she rose to become Yutong Aftersales Manager playing a central role in building Pelican’s nationwide […]