The Coach Travel Group has completed a deal to acquire Berkshire-based Stewarts Coaches – further strengthening the group’s position in London and the South East. The move takes the number of operators in The Coach Travel Group up to nine following the group’s formation during the summer. In addition to expanding the group’s national presence […]
Andrew Wickham, Managing Director of Go South Coast, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s New Year’s Honours list. He has been awarded his MBE for services to the bus industry. Andrew originally graduated from Aston University in 1987 with a BSc (Hons) in Transport Operation […]
Reading-based Horseman Coaches has been acquired by The Coach Travel Group. The Coach Travel Group says the acquisition will position the group to meet the high demand for travel in one of the UK’s busiest and most significant markets. “Our ethos is to grow the group by bringing together well-established and like-minded operators, many of […]
Cambridgeshire is to keep the current £2 fare cap until the end of March. The national fare cap is due to rise from £2 to £3 in January. The proposal from Mayor Dr Nik Johnson was approved at an extraordinary meeting of the Combined Authority Board. “Keeping fares as low as possible for our residents […]
The Association of Local Bus Managers (ALBUM) welcomes the publication of the government’s Bus Services Bill. ALBUM, which represents small, medium and municipally-owned bus operators across the UK, supports the aims of improving bus services, enhancing passenger experience and improving connectivity and mobility across England. However, it expresses significant concerns about the potential adverse impact […]
D&E Coaches is trialling its first electric coach on the Ullapool 961 Citylink service this month. The 53-seater electric Yutong TCe14 is capable of travelling up to 280 miles per day on a single charge, is the first of its kind in the north of Scotland operator’s fleet. D&E Coaches hopes that the trial will […]
Equipmake has been approved as a bus and coach repowering company under the Energy Saving Trust’s Zero Emission Vehicle Repower Accreditation Scheme (ZEVRAS) – offering the first repowering system to achieve the certification. Under the ZEVRAS scheme, companies offering repowering services are required to become accredited for inclusion on an approved register of repowering companies […]
Provisional approval has been given for a proposed dedicated parking area for seven coaches at a service station in Kent. The application was made with the support of trade body RHA. An application from services provider Roadchef for extra parking capacity at its premises at Junction 8 on the M20 has received approval from Maidstone […]