The community transport operator was rescued from closure in 2017 by joining HCT Group. It has been reliant on it for financial, management and technical support since that time. Operating conditions for MCT have not improved sufficiently for continued support to be viable. HCT Group can no longer sustain MCT’s losses and says it has […]
Passengers and their friends and relatives expressed outrage as a coach trip to Torquay due to be provided by Bilston-based TT Tours was cancelled without prior notice to passengers. Angered comments were left on Facebook over the cancellation of the coach holiday, which left would-be passengers stranded in the cold as they waited for a […]
The free travel to and from the exhibition and conference event will be available from Bristol, Oxford, Milton Keynes, St Albans and Maidenhead. The deal was initially teased in last week’s news section (see B&CB 1568, 21 February 2020). Visitors to ITT Hub 2020 will be able to use Snap’s new online events product to […]
Thousands settle down of an evening to watch Emmerdale, following the famous characters’ trials and tribulations. But what they might not know is those actors and the crew that film them would not be making TV if it was not for Fourway Coaches. The operator provides the transport for the iconic soap opera from its […]
With operators increasingly having to manage fares on home-to-school services, a Yorkshire entrepreneur has come to market with perhaps the most cost-effective cashless ticketing system. Software developer Chris Bell has created ShuttleID, a ‘cloud-based’ system which can manage payments by the year, term or month, issue electronic tickets to pupils’ smartphones and has the cheapest […]
As Storm Dennis struck the nation, the bus and coach industry has been striving to keep the nation moving. In flood-hit York, the city’s bus operators put commercial competition aside to get passengers safely to their destination by accepting rival companies’ tickets. In Scotland, the extreme weather meant double-deckers were banned from using the Forth […]
Ford has been confirmed to exhibit at the ITT Hub exhibition and conference in Farnborough on 13 to 14 May. Exact details of what Ford is to display are being kept under the manufacturer’s hat, but a considerable selection from its full range can be expected, including minibuses. The company is taking a 405m2 stand […]
Is the future electric? With the government announcing funding for the UK’s first all-electric bus town, the focus does seem to be on shifting to electric power for the UK’s PCV fleet. However, there are more green options for fuelling buses and coaches that are just as viable as plugging them in. We look at […]