Last year’s winner of the Bus Driver of the Year, Ian Field, is set to defend his title this weekend. Finalists have been announced for the UK Bus Driver of the Year competition (BDOY). Among them is Stagecoach East Scotland driver and reigning champion, Ian Field. A total of 84 competitors will take part in […]
With the threat of a no-deal Brexit looming, the Government has updated its briefing on taking coaches overseas. The latest briefing says that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK will join the Interbus agreement for occasional (not scheduled) EU travel, and visits to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Turkey and […]
ArrivaClick is being trialled as a replacement for a fixed-route bus service in Speke, south east of Liverpool. Supported by Liverpool local authority, the app-run ArrivaClick Speke Zone service replaces 211 Speke Circular in September, with an initial 12-month trial – believed to be the first in the country – to look at how demand […]
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 […]