The Coach Tourism Association Conference 2025 saw TV personality Anthea Turner urge coach operators to stick with the demographic they have, and push ahead with developing the best tour product they can. The conference, held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, followed the usual format, with extensive familiarisation trips in the area, followed by its […]
Following the launch of Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT) first electric buses in the Old Market Square last year, NCT is now running its latest batch. The 24 new Yutong electric single-deckers are being used on its Green Line routes 5, 7, 8 and 9. Running on a five-minute Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between the […]
TransMach has started 2025 with the deployment of almost 200 contactless ticketing machines to Scottish Citylink. The installation represents the smart ticketing specialist’s biggest single customer order for its fixed and mobile ETMS. TransMach’s TM500 fixed ETMs and TM920 Pro mobile machines have been installed on the Scottish Citylink’s fleet of coaches, which operate a […]
Alfa Travel is launching its new TV advert, now airing across selected regional TV channels in the UK. The new advert is a key part of Alfa Travel’s strategy to engage with audiences in fresh and exciting ways. It is intended to ‘highlight the innovation, creativity and enthusiasm that are at the core of the […]
National Express is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the world’s first ever express coach service with a nod to the Bristol to London route’s inception. In collaboration with Bristol Omnibus Vehicle Collection, National Express arranged for a heritage Bristol Greyhound coach, preserved by Mike Walker, to be joined by a Caetano Levante 3A coach from […]
Last year was the busiest year for York’s Park and Ride since 2017, according to recently released figures. The total number of journeys exceeded 4.5million in 2024, almost one million higher than in 2023. December saw the most trips for a decade, recording nearly 500,000 journeys, a 3.5% increase on the previous highest monthly total […]
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has reached 100 million locally controlled bus journeys. The network achieved a daily record of 602,000 journeys set on 30 January. As part of improvement efforts, a further 16 vehicles are being added to routes in parts of Greater Manchester to further boost the reliability and punctuality of services in Oldham, […]
Alexander Dennis has delivered an Enviro100EV to Kilwinning-based Shuttle Buses. The vehicle is the first Enviro100EV, and more broadly the first next-generation Alexander Dennis electric bus, supplied to an independent operator. The purchase was part-funded by the Scottish Government through the first phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund (ScotZEB 1). Shuttle Buses […]