Sevenoaks based Go Coach Hire has been nominated for two local business awards. It was a finalist in the customer service category at the Kent Independent Traders Awards held at the Mercure Great Danes Hotel in Maidstone and runner up in the Customer Choice category at the Sevenoaks Town Partnership’s Business Awards at a black […]
Anthony’s Travel has ordered a 12.4m MAN RR2 powered Barbi Galileo. Fitted with 49 reclining seats, washroom, wood effect flooring, full climate control, wheelchair lift with four fixed places, DVD player, front view camera, drinks machine, microwave, power points, USB points at every seat, Wi-fi, an Alcolock UK V3 unit, Synectics CCTV and a telematics […]
Souter Investments’ PolskiBus has added eight new routes and 17 additional cities to its network across Poland. It also intends to extend its Vilnius route, operated in conjunction with Estonia’s SuperBus.com to Riga and Tallinn. From from 14 September passengers travelling from Warsaw to Kraków or Wrocław will have the option of a higher specification […]
Megabus.com has announced a doubling of the number of its employees in France through expansion of the inter-city coach network in the country. 17 new domestic journey options, including the first services from Marseille and Toulon, will be available from 30 September. To support the expansion, €2.7million is being invested in 10 new coaches and […]
UITP (the International Association of Public Transport) is supporting the 2015 Mobility Week. It is running a campaign aimed at highlighting the vital role public transport plays across the globe. In 2005, 47% of the daily trips worldwide were still made in private motorised vehicles, creating both pollution and congestion, degrading air quality and holding […]
A radical shake up of local government took a step forward with the announcement that 34 cities, towns, counties or combinations of same in England have submited proposals for devolved powers before the government’s deadline. Earlier this summer, the Chancellor had asked areas to put forward proposals to follow Greater Manchester’s devolution deal last year. […]
After years of operating out of rented commercial units, Brookline Cars Ltd bought its own site back in December 2013 on Princes Drive Industrial Estate, Kenilworth. 2014 was spent demolishing the majority of the site prior to the completion of a bespoke unit with five 14 meter long bays to house the coach side of […]
As part of its student offer for the 2015-16 university year, Reading Buses have launched a pioneering on-board experience for users of its claret services between Reading Station and the University of Reading Whiteknights Campus on weekdays during term time. Working in partnership with design agency, Best Impressions, and refurbishers, South East Coachworks, four Scania […]