Following the success of its “Mother’s Day Bus Ride” experience earlier this year, Nottingham City Transport is repeating it for the dads! On Sunday 19th June 2016, five lucky fathers will be given the chance to drive a double decker bus around Langar Airfield. On the day, the fathers and their families will be asked […]
In celebration of the recent 20th Birmingham Pride festival, National Express West Midlands wrapped one of its ADL Enviro 400s in a specially designed livery. The vehicle operated on north Birmingham routes for a month, before taking part in the Pride parade where over 40,000 people cheered the bus through the city centre. HR Director, National […]
Arriva North East organised a trip on a Sapphire bus to students from Blackhall Colliery Primary School in County Durham, to learn about the benefits of bus travel. Staff from the company were available to demonstrate how to purchase a ticket and check bus times, whilst the children enjoyed the on-board features, which include E-Leather […]
A new report from Professor David Begg on behalf of Greener Journeys has highlighted that congestion on Britain’s roads is detrimental to the future of bus passenger transport. The report is focussed on the major cities of Bristol, Edinburgh, Greater Manchester, Hull and London and has shown how traffic congestion has brought average traffic speeds to […]
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will be the basis for the new 22 passenger low floor bus from Mellor Coachcraft. The coach-built bus, aimed at the mainstream bus market, is unique in that it has space for two wheelchairs in the low floor area, thanks to an extended width on the base model. The Strata, as the […]
Multi award winning operator, Prentice Coaches of Haddington, has recently celebrated 25 years in the industry with a shortlist for another award. Don Prentice started the business in 1991 with just one coach and the company now has a fleet of 20 buses and coaches ranging from 24 to 70 seats. The fleet also includes […]
After two weeks of trials on exclusive new coach parking for CPT members in London, the organisation is asking operators to use the facility if the six week trial is to be extended. The parking offers 30 spaces from 09.00 – 17.00, Monday to Friday until 24 June, across the Go Ahead garages at Camberwell […]
The very first registered service to be operated using EVM Cabrio open topped minicoaches was launched in Edinburgh on June 1 by established Scottish tour operator Rabbie’s Trail Burners. Called the Edinburgh City Tour, the new service also represents Rabbie’s first regular service, hitherto all their services have been private tours. I met up with […]