Despite the sloshing rain, it was tourists that flooded Buckingham Gate in London. The iconic British treasure that is Buckingham Palace draws a considerable number of visitors and not a small amount are whisked there by coach. That’s an encouraging sign for all involved in tourism, but coaching in London is, as readers may well […]
Harrogate has defended coach parking charges for its annual Christmas Market, which it says offer great value for money for a free, not-for-profit event. The market, which runs from 14 to 17 November, features around 200 stalls and last year attracted 140 coaches. During the event, Harrogate closes the St Mary’s Walk coach drop-off zone […]
Abellio has previewed an electric CaetanoBus e.City Gold, the first of its type to enter the UK. A prototype of the vehicle was displayed for press and other invitees to peruse at its Walworth depot. The operator is to run 34 of the electric single-deckers from this site next year. They will be used on […]
Reading Buses is trialling an ADL Enviro400 that it has converted to be electric. The vehicle was converted by Magtec. The double-decker was formerly one of its diesel-electric hybrids new in 2010 that run the bulk of the Yellow 26 service. Magtec have removed the generator and replaced the batteries with a more modern system […]
National Express’ hotel booking partnership has been put ‘on pause’ as its partner in the venture begins insolvency proceedings. The hotel bookings company, Malvern Group, that was announced as partnering with the operator, has entered administration. A statement from National Express said: “Holidays by National Express is on pause while we review our options. We have […]
The Yutong TCe12 is, arguably, one of the most important UK coaches of the last five decades or maybe longer. Since the first diesel engine went into a coach, the market has seen a lot of very important evolution; stronger and safer bodywork, more powerful engines, and computer-controlled drivelines. We’ve seen huge advances in computer-aided […]
Plaxton celebrated a heritage of coachbuilding last week with a coach rally which drew 42 entries and a crowd of coach operators to its Scarborough plant. Taking advantage of the annual summer shutdown, ADL’s Plaxton yard filled with coaches old and new, together with invited visitors who not only had a chance to reminisce but […]
There’s a tendency in the coach and bus business to assume that, to grow, you need to be next door to a major conurbation. Or maybe that’s just me, projecting. Pulhams Coaches certainly shows that a rural location need not hamper growth. Indeed, the villages sprinkled like gold dust over the unutterably gorgeous Cotswolds countryside […]