One-coach operators buying brand new full sized coaches are few and far between. An exception is the Bewdley, Worcestershire, based company, Phillips International Travel, which operates its own tour and excursion programmes using a high specification vehicle that is replaced on a five year cycle. The latest acquisition stays true to the company’s traditions as […]
With a 10% larger footprint than last year’s edition, the Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 is set to be even bigger, attracting over 450 exhibitors. The free to attend trade event takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 25 to 27 April. A press event featuring some of the exhibitors was held recently, giving a preview […]
Last November, at the prestigious UK Bus Awards ceremony at The Ballroom on London’s South Bank, Stephanie Maher was crowned Young Manager of the Year. Steph, as she prefers to be called, is Operations Manager for National Express UK Bus and is mostly based at their Wolverhampton depot but has recently relocated back to their […]
National Express West Midlands has launched what it says is the UK’s first on-bus infotainment system. The National Express VUER (View, Unwind, Enjoy, Relax) app allows passengers to view films, TV, news and magazines online free of charge, as well as allowing them to access free Wi-Fi. The service is available on the operator’s X1 […]
Arriva Buses Wales has opened a new £3m depot in Rhyl, Denbighshire. The opening ceremony was attended by Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates. Having been 12 months in construction, the site features a solar ‘PV’ system generating electricity whenever the sun shines, LED lighting throughout the building (expected to enable […]
A new Minibus of the Year award has been announced by European International Bus & Coach of the Year Awards. The new accolade was made possible by an agreement with IFEMA, the organisation running the International Bus and Coach Trade Fair (FIAA) to be held on 23 to 26 May at the Feria de Madrid. […]
If I had a prior relationship with a company as bad as that which I have had with the former King Long regime, the low point of which was being thrown off their stand at the NEC because one member of the team did not like what he had heard I had written in the […]
Chambers Coaches (Stevenage) Ltd has been acquired by Cambridge based Varsity Transport Holdings (VTH), a new parent company for Eclipse Coaches of Cambridge (ECL) and sister company Eclipse Tours, Holidays and Excursions (ETHEL). The development follows the decision by Directors, Martin Chambers and Debra Tidey, son and daughter of the company’s founder, Cyril Chambers, to […]