On 13 April 2025, Phil Hodgson, Pelican Bus and Coach’s recently retired South of England Sales Manager passed away at the age of 80. After working most of his life in the bus and coach industry, Phil joined Pelican in 2012 to manage Pelican’s short lived venture with BMC. With the demise of BMC, Phil […]
It was a buzzing weekend at Blackpool for the 2025 edition of the UK Coach Rally. Click the image above to see the full gallery of all the entries in the UK Coach Rally. All photographs taken by David Cole (except the Ingleby’s Volvo B12B Van Hool Alizee interior, which was captured by Stuart Jones.
Irizar’s i6S Efficient Hydrogen coach has demonstrated a range of 900km (559.2miles) in a trial. The hydrogen coach has driven 2,500km between Irizar’s hometown of Ormaiztegi (Gipuzkoa, Spain) and Briançon (French Alps). The total distance covered was 2,500 km, with the vehicle passing through various towns in the Pyrenees and Provence region before arriving at […]
Here is a first glimpse of some of the main winners of last weekend’s (12 – 13 April 2025) UK Coach Rally. The UK Coach of the Year title went to a Scania Touring, operated by Paul S Winson. Taking the Driver of the Year award is Christopher Shaw of Dews Coaches. Trophies and Awards […]
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has launched a new scheme designed to make becoming a Bee Network bus driver a more attractive long-term and flexible career. The Licence for Greater Manchester (LfGM) will ensure drivers do not have to go on the starter rate of pay when changing between operators, as has traditionally been the case. […]
National Express West Midlands is celebrating after welcoming its 100,000th customer onboard its 97A bus service, just nine months after extending the route to Birmingham Airport. The operator worked with Birmingham Airport to launch the extended 97A route past Chelmsley Wood in July 2024. The service provides frequent journeys up to every 30 minutes throughout the […]
Stagecoach Group has potentially secured an additional £7.9m funding from the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas 2 (ZEBRA 2) initiative. This funding will supplement the £50.6m investment Stagecoach has already pledged to roll-out 120 new electric vehicles across its fleet by 2027. Transport Minister Simon Lightwood announced a further £38m of funding for bus […]
FlixBus will now offer tickets between Stansted Airport and central London from today (9 April 2025) in a new collaboration with Flibco. Awarded a five-year contract for the route by Manchester Airport Group (MAG) in January, Flibco started offering daily services between Stanstead Airport, London Liverpool Street and Stratford. The new partnership will allow customers to […]