Prime Minister Boris Johnson was asked to outline sector-specific funding for the coach industry on Tuesday (22 September 2020). The question was posed by Grahame Morris, Labour MP for Easington. He asked what sector-specific support those worst affected by the pandemic could be given by the Government, mentioning the coach industry and the Honk for […]
News of operators starting tours and holidays again and tourism bodies still encouraging Christmas visits from groups were some of the positive things being said at the Coach Tourism Association’s (CTA’s) recent Zoom conference. However, there was a shot of realism on the current coach tour situation, with some very real difficulties mentioned, even for […]
On the back of several years of sustained growth, Totalkare has relocated to a new, purpose-built facility. The new site is located at Pensnett Trading Estate in Kingswinford, near Dudley and will enable Totalkare to optimise the workflow on the shop floor and increase capacity for holding stock of mobile column lifts, in-ground and mobile […]
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with ElectReon and Dan Bus Company, has launched a pilot project to install wireless electric roads for charging public transportation in the city. The pilot, the first of its kind in Israel, will be carried out between Tel Aviv University Railway Station and Klatzkin Terminal in Ramat Aviv – a […]
BYD, the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer, has entered the Finnish bus and coach market for the first time after securing major orders with Nobina, one of Finland’s and Scandinavia’s largest Public Transport Operators (PTOs). A total of 106 various BYD models will comprise 64 units for Nobina services in Helsinki and 42 units for […]
National Express UK Coach celebrated the hard work of its partner operators last week with a virtual awards ceremony in which Gloucestershire-based Bennett’s Coaches was crowned Overall Operator of the Year, as well as picking up awards for Sustained High Achievement, Best Fleet and Operator of the Year for 6 to 10 vehicles. Chris Lucassi, […]
New coach operation Ember has worked with Triodos Bank UK to secure new lending as part of the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). A £490,000 loan has helped the company purchase two electric Yutong TCe12 coaches for its first route between Dundee and Edinburgh. The finance from Triodos Bank UK is allowing the […]
Temporal Travel is expanding with a move into premises at Larkfield Industrial Estate in Greenock. The growing family-owned operator from Port Glasgow had been searching for a base for its office and fleet to enable it to continue with its current growth strategy. It has signed a five-year lease for a 5,000 square foot unit […]