Big Bus Tours launched operations in Dublin last week, the 20th city in its global portfolio. The group has acquired the Dualway Group’s Dublin based hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour operated by Irish City Tours. Founded in 1979 by Tony McConn, the Dualway Group started open top sightseeing in Dublin in 1994, and was one of […]
It says something about Connaught PSV, Ferqui, Iveco or the midicoach sector that Steve Peach is reporting sales of three Ferqui SRs every month. It’s certainly a buoyant sector at the moment, with high demand but competition from everything from rear-engined vehicles which are short versions of their big sisters, scaled-down rear-engined coaches like Yutong’s […]
The Bus and Coach Association’s (BCA) legal team has begun proceedings to force the DfT, DVSA and Traffic Commissioners to take action against community transport operators. The BCA’s Martin Allen was partly responsible for forcing the arm of the Department for Transport to issue new guidance for Section 19/22 operators, with the aim of preventing […]
Go-Ahead owned Oxford Bus Company is trialling a Yutong electric E12 single-decker in service. It is operating on both services 3A and 6 for a two-week trial. The white bus has had Oxford Bus Company branding added to it and is being charged via a diesel generator at the operator’s Cowley depot, in the stead of […]
Warrington independent, Fairbrothers, closed down operations last weekend, and has given up its services to municipally-owned Warrington’s Own Buses. No reason has been given for the ending of 26 years of operation, with owner David Fairbrother making an impassioned statement on Facebook. “It is with a heavy heart to announce that after 26 years of […]
Irizar (UK) is to offer a lifeline to operators of Euro V Integral coaches, making them usable without a fee in the London ULEZ being phased-in from next April. The London Ultra Low Emissions Zone, and Clean Air Zones proposed in towns and cities across the country have had a knock-on effect: they have devalued […]
Budget express coach operator megabus.com is celebrating its 15th birthday. The Stagecoach-owned operator started in Scotland with three coaches, and claimed it transformed the market by lowering fares and allowing people to book in advance online. Fares were based on a pricing model followed by low-cost airlines, with ultra-low lead-in fares which rose in price. Today, […]
Richard Austin has joined the Bus and Coach team at Scania GB as Regional Account Manager covering the North and North West of the UK. In previous roles, Richard was joint Managing Director at a coach operator and has been a Fleet Service Manager for the last four years for Happy Days and Leons. Both are […]