Caledonian Leisure is launching a programme of coach and self-drive holidays for 2021, having secured a multi-million-pound investment from Mobeus Equity Partners. Caledonian Leisure describes itself as a staycation specialist. The company comprises established Scottish coach holiday company Caledonian Travel and self-drive themed break specialist UKBreakaways.com. It was launched in July 2020 when a former […]
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease, the Confederation of Passenger transport (CPT) has launched its ‘Backing Britain’s Coaches’ campaign. The campaign aims to ensure the coach tourism industry is supported as it restarts this summer and benefits from an expected surge in domestic holidays. CPT claims the industry can help relieve the traffic pressure in […]
Stagecoach is to re-start its megabus coach services from Monday 29 March, as lockdown restrictions ease. A reduced service will run from that date connecting key towns and cities across the UK. Services continue to run in Scotland for essential journeys, and there will be additional cross-border services. Around 15% of pre-Covid services will be […]
National Express coaches are to return to the UK roads on Monday 29 March, ending an 11 week full suspension of services in response to the national lockdown. The return date coincides with the easing of some lockdown restrictions on that date, notably the stay local rule. An initial limited timetable, equivalent to around 15% […]
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made the decision to proceed with plans to franchise the city’s bus network. It will mean Greater Manchester will be the first city-region outside London to have buses that are under local control, allowing local leaders to set routes, frequencies, fares and tickets. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) […]
Electric vehicle developer, Arrival, is expecting to start production of its electric bus in the fourth quarter of this year. The Arrival Bus is expected to start trials in Q4 2021 with First Bus. The news comes as the company became a publicly listed company trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Arrival will be […]
At the coach evidence session for the Transport Select Committee, chaired by Huw Merriman, MPs were told that as many as 40% of coach operators could become insolvent when repayment of CBILS loans begin in June. Three coach operators and Graham Vidler, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, set out in black and […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) are introducing additional charging options for its electric buses. In addition to AC plug charging, all of the partnership’s zero-emission buses can now be specified with DC sockets, while double-deckers also have the option of roof-mounted connector rails for OppCharge pantographs. As standard, the BYD ADL Enviro200EV single-deck […]