Greenock-based McGill’s Buses is understood to be taking over the operations of Xplore Dundee-branded operations of National Express. The deal is subject to completion by the end of the year. It will see the sale of the Xplore Dundee bus operation and its sister coach operation, Xplore More, to the independent operator. The National Express-owned […]
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has helped out Marchants, the 70-year-old Cheltenham-based family coach and holiday travel firm, as the Covid crisis set in. The railway offered storage space for some of the firm’s 40 vehicles – and in exchange, the bus company offered some free ‘bus back’ advertising on some of its Optare […]
After a year that has seen the eight-strong coach fleet of Tittleshall-based Peelings Coaches confined to school runs and a few services, Thursday 18 December saw the entire fleet occupied on a private hire contract. Even the company’s heritage coach, a 1982 Volvo B10M Plaxton Supreme, got in on the act. The movements involved the […]
Birmingham’s bus gate is now operational. The bus gate on Moor Street Queensway prevents general traffic from travelling between Moor Street Station and Carrs Lane in either direction. Buses, cyclists and hackney carriages are permitted. Moor Street Queensway is a significant hub for bus services. The bus gate is intended to help buses travel through […]
Ensignbus decided to bring some festive cheer to children in the Southend and Leigh On Sea areas. The operator enlisted the help of Santa to deliver presents to the kids on a festively decorated and lit-up open top Routemaster during the evening of Friday 18 December. Director, Ross Newman, said: “We met some great people […]
Neil Millington, the hugely popular former MD of Autosound, died of pneumonia on the afternoon of 16 December in ‘Jimmy’s’ Hospital in Leeds. He had been suffering reduced mobility since a fall earlier in the year and also had difficulties eating and drinking as a result of Kennedy’s disease. He had worked for Smith’s Industries […]
Despite being told no sector specific support for the coach industry is currently imminent, Hull West and Hessle MP, Emma Hardy, has vowed to continue mounting pressure on the Government to support the sector. In response to the concerns raised about the coach industry in Government, a letter addressed to CPT CEO, Graham Vidler and […]
Following last week’s debate in Westminster over 230 coach operators have signed a letter to Transport Minister, Rachel Maclean, urging her to support the coach sector with a series of tailored measures. The letter, coordinated by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), warns Ms Maclean that if the coach sector fails then there will be […]