Reading Buses is celebrating the order of 53 Alexander Dennis double-deckers. Included in the 53 are 24 Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs, the operator’s first batch of electric buses. They are the result of a successful bid with Reading Borough Council for funding from the second round of the UK Government’s ZEBRA scheme. Fitted with the heavy-duty […]
After a hiatus in 2023 when no test was staged, early May saw the International Bus & Coach of the Year Jury back at work putting the latest zero-emission bus designs through their paces in the Czech Republic. Based at the Kladno depot of Arriva’s CSAD MHD Kladno subsidiary, near to Prague, and organised by […]
The formation of The Coach Travel Group from seven of the coach industry’s heavyweights is only a mild surprise, given the mergers and buy-outs we’ve already seen, notably by Go-Ahead. I suspect it comes after two very good trading years which have been long overdue for the coach industry, though tempered by costs rising at […]
A consortium of seven coach operators led by former National Express UK CEO, Tom Stables, has been formed. The Coach Travel Group is the result of a strategic merger of: Alpine Travel Barnes Coaches Coatham Coaches JH Coaches Johnsons Coaches Swans Travel The Ready Group The newly formed group will have approximately 700 employees and […]
First Group reports increasing profits in its financial results for the 53 weeks to 30 March 2024. The positive profits news comes despite a statutory loss before tax of £24.4m, which results predominantly from charges of £146.9m relating to the Group’s termination of its participation in two Local Government Pension Schemes during the year. This […]
The inaugural ‘Beast of Durham’ charity cycling challenge will take place this Saturday (15 June), with a number of well-known faces from the industry. Created by Stanley Travel’s owner, Andrew Scott, the event will see cyclists set off from the Beamish Park Hotel, north of Stanley, and complete 60 miles, with climbs totalling 6,400 feet […]
An Irizar Integral i6s Efficient has joined the fleet at Delta Coaches based in Teeside. The new coach is the first of its kind to join the company. The 12.9m, 53-seat coach is specified to PSVAR standards, featuring destination signage provided by Hannover to the front, side and rear of the vehicle and a Masat […]
Customer growth has made it possible for Lothian to lower ticket prices in some parts of Edinburgh. Lothian has made changes to fares in west Edinburgh, which will see the Lothian Country ‘cityWEST’ zone become an extension of the ‘city’ fares zone. The change means adult single tickets for Queensferry, Newbridge and Dalmahoy to Edinburgh […]