Malta’s government has begun a gradual conversion of all public transport to free services… though its free school bus scheme is already a victim of its own success. The scheme has got the agreement of Maltese operators but the Education Ministry is saying some of the first school minibuses are already full, and there will […]
The head coach of a hockey team in Canada is calling for mandatory wearing of seatbelts, following a coach accident in April which saw 15 members of another hockey team killed. The Humboldt Broncos coach crash involving an articulated lorry saw the coach, from Charlie’s Charters, roll on to its side and passengers fall through […]
Gloucester-based Bennetts Coaches has gained planning permission to build a new depot. The plans include razing some buildings to make way for the new site in Eastern Avenue, Gloucester. MD, Gavin Bennett, took over the running of his business from father Peter in September 2017. Gavin said: “We took the decision to plan a new […]
Lothian Motorcoaches has today unveiled two new additions to its fleet. The two new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses, are offering luxury transport for small corporate groups and private hire. The Sprinters have been fitted to a superior standard featuring wifi, USB charging points, refrigerator, privacy glass, 18 full leather seats with arm rests and luggage racks. […]
Barnetts Coaches of Kings Langley took the Premier Operator award at last weekend’s Showbus. The operator displayed its 90-seat Caetano Levante. Held at Donington Park, the event also saw National Express reveal its latest heritage liveried vehicle in the colours of Wolverhampton Corporation Transport, which was absorbed into the company’s predecessor, WMPTE, almost 50 years […]
Sparkling in the sunlight in Westbus’s Hayes-based yard was one of two Sunsundegui SC5 bodied Volvo B8Rs the operator has recently received. Tim Miles, MD of Westbus, was suitably pleased with the new additions to his fleet. “They are the smaller 38-seat coach, a little unusual maybe for us. But they have been made to […]
David Fishwick has become the first supplier in the UK to take delivery of Iveco’s Daily START, the newest addition to the manufacturer’s minibus range. The Lancashire-based minibus and minicoach supplier has taken on one demonstrator vehicle. The 6m-long Daily START is the new entry-level model in the range, which includes the Daily Line and […]
It was inevitable that, at the start of the autumn term, horror stories about home-to-school services would surface. One popped up on my screen this morning; parents of special educational needs children in Suffolk baffled by endless, late changes of vehicle, driver and operator, whether taxis or minibuses. Their comments cast doubt on the efficiency […]