The coach business of National Express has seen passenger numbers rise 6% in the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 September 2018. Group revenue was up 9.5% in reported terms (8.9% in constant currency). Strong trading performances were recorded in both its bus and coach businesses, having delivered accelerating divisional revenue growth of 5.3%. UK […]
Hunter’s Coaches’ lion-liveried vehicles have operated out of its home town of Daventry for 21 years now. Sitting down with its director, Ray Hunter, it is clear he is immensely proud of reaching this milestone year of operation. “It is quite a landmark,” he said. “What’s nice is the business hasn’t been handed down to […]
Changes to the Confederation of Passenger Transport are believed to be in discussion, which may lead to a wider consultation across the membership soon, Bus & Coach Buyer believes. Speculation about the future shape of the CPT came after the CPT Scottish Conference, when comments made by CPT President, Martin Dean, and Sir Brian Souter […]
Southampton-based Airlynx Express is to have its licence revoked. Additionally, the company’s Keith S Trenchard has lost his repute as Transport Manager and is disqualified from acting as such for an indefinite period. Fellow Transport Manager, Tracy Ralph, has also lost her repute and is disqualified from acting as such for a period of one […]
City Circle (UK) has taken delivery of 20 new Scania coaches this year. This means its 54-coach line-up at its new purpose-built London-based operation is 100% Scania. The order consisted of 18 13.2m Scania K 410 6×2*4 chassis and two 10.8m Scania K 360 4×2 chassis, both with Irizar i6S bodywork. They are all equipped […]
Next year Empress of Hastings will celebrate its 90th anniversary and during that time its familiar carmine and ivory vehicles have become as much a familiar sight in Hastings as the famous fishing net sheds on the beach. But, how has it survived so long? The word that sums it up is ‘adaptability’ – never […]
Birkenhead-based Avon Buses ceased operations with immediate effect on 5 October 2018. A statement from the defunct operator appearing online and in local newspapers identified the introduction of Merseytravel’s MyTicket as the main reason behind the decision to cease operations. The statement claimed that before the day ticket was instated, 80% of all cash ticket […]
A new exhibition aimed at better serving the transport sector has been unveiled. Innovation & Technology in Transport Hub (ITT Hub) will be an annual exhibition that will take place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Hampshire, home of the world-renowned Airshow. Happening over two days each May, the first edition of […]