Arriva has invested £8m in 37 new ADL Enviro400 MMCs for its Castleford network. The new vehicles are due to enter service on 26 June. The day before, the operator has scheduled an official launch event for them, showcasing their new livery. The day will include a free hog roast, BBQ, a bouncy castle, numerous […]
A new 1,000-space park-and-ride site has opened in the Leeds area. The Temple Green Park and Ride, which will take the number of park-and-ride spaces in West Yorkshire to approaching over 4,500 including rail stations, is in the Aire Valley, near junction 45 of the M1. It is free to use during the first week […]
Accommodation at Used Coach & Bus Live! Here are a selection of hotels and B&Bs close to Newark Showground. Ramada Resort Grantham Hotel Toll Bar Road, Marston, Grantham, Lincs Approximately 15 minutes drive from Newark Showground. Rooms from £55.00 per person, based on 2 people sharing, inclusive of full English Breakfast and complimentary use of […]
Full range for the UK! Stuart Jones was in Brussels for the launch and brings readers a preview of the new incarnation of one of the UK’s best-selling coaches I can’t ever remember it happening before, indeed I don’t think it has, but this week’s unveiling of the new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coach included a right-hand […]
The coach industry is being asked to help the victims, emergency services and volunteers of the Grenfell tower block fire with a special event. Bob Harrington, of Harrington’s Vintage Coaches, launched an appeal to offer the victims and others a free day trip in recognition of the ordeal they have been through. He has already […]
Mellor Coachcraft has launched a new website to promote and support the issue of using local buses. It is designed for the general public to go to as a source of reference and information. The site highlights and discusses issues that bus service cuts bring and the affect they have on society. These include topics […]
In the heritage Grand Central Hotel above Glasgow’s Central Station, transport professionals across all modes gathered for the first Transport Times summit to be held in Scotland for ten years. Some 150 delegates represented operators, local and national authorities, customer organisations, construction and the support services sector at the event sponsored by First, Optare, Cubic […]
Well, after 13 years in the freelance world, it definitely feels good to have my feet back under a desk in an office full of people. Working for yourself can be a lonely place. The compensation is being able to choose, to some extent, when you work and for whom. But for me, joining Bus […]