Bus and coach passengers are the least at risk of being killed on the roads in London compared to all other transport modes, a TfL study has revealed. In TfL’s 2023 Casualties in Greater London report, bus or coach occupants were shown as being least likely to be killed, with one passenger killed for every […]
Bookings have opened for the Coach Tourism Association’s CTA Conference & Workshop 2025, taking place in Stratford-upon-Avon, Saturday 8 to Tuesday 11 February 2025. The most popular event in the UK coach tourism calendar, the previous Conference attracted record attendance with over 200 CTA members. The CTA Conference & Workshop 2025 features DFDS as Gold […]
Electric coach operator Ember is launching a new route between Aberdeen and Edinburgh. The new route is set for launch in 22 October 2024, with 20 services per day running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It plans to soft launch some limited stop services ahead of this. The new route takes in […]
FlixBus is adding Prospect Coaches as a partner on its UK network. Prospect Coaches, headquartered in the West Midlands, will be the second operator in as many weeks to join FlixBus. They join the recently signed-up Chalfont Coaches of Northampton, who it was announced are joining earlier this month. Initially, Prospect will add two Scania […]
RHA has communicated the need for coach provision in its response to a government consultation. The trade body’s Task and Finish Group for Driver Facilities has responded to the government’s consultation on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The NPPF sets out the government’s economic, environmental and social planning policies for England. […]
The Coach Travel Group is to exhibit at the Group Leisure & Travel Show at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, on 3 October 2024. The Coach Travel Group is the result of a strategic merger of Alpine Travel, Barnes Coaches, Coatham Coaches, JH Coaches, Johnsons Coaches, Ready Group, Swans Travel and Whittles. The newly formed […]
This year’s Euro Bus Expo is to feature a new interactive forum, to be delivered in partnership with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The CPT Operator Forum takes place on the second day of the free-to-attend exhibition, scheduled for 12 to 14 November 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham. As part of the Euro Bus […]
Alexander Dennis has supplied further electric buses to Cobra Corporate Services for its Sky contract. Two new BYD AD Enviro200EV single-deckers for Cobra Corporate Services follow eight similar vehicles delivered two years ago. They are used on a corporate contract for broadcasting and telecommunications group Sky in Livingston, Scotland, offering links to railway stations and […]