The International Road Transport Union (IRU), in cooperation with the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO), the European Tour Operators’ Association (ETOA) and the Belgian Federation of Bus and Coach operators (FBAA) is to debate the current and future contribution of group tourism by coach to seniors’ and out of season tourism and travel in Europe […]
Hodge’s Coaches (Sandhurst) Ltd has added the first of a batch of six new 12.8m Scania OmniExpress coaches to its fleet. The vehicles are based on the Scania K360 EB4x2 Euro5 chassis and have ZF automatic transmissions. They are each fitted with 57-seats, a Bosch entertainment package, climate control system, powered parallel side lockers and […]
Penrith based Alba Travel has added another Optare Solo SR to its fleet for use on a new contract, the X33 Lakeland Explorer. The bus is powered by a Euro5 Mercedes-Benz OM 904LA 154bhp engine matched to an Allison 2100 Series five-speed automatic transmission. Specifications include Mobitec LED destination equipment, a reversing camera and 37 […]
The annual French ban on the public transport of groups of children is on Saturday 3 August from 0000hrs to 2400hrs this year. This peculiarl French ban dates back to the country’s worst ever road accident on the equivalent day in 1982 in which 53 people died, most of them children, when a coach and […]
Outstanding customer service and actions above and beyond the call of duty were celebrated at the London Bus Awards. The awards honour London bus staff who have displayed outstanding commitment and professionalism during the course of their work. Seven awards were presented, recipients including a Barking bus driver who helped a baby who had stopped […]
Carlyle Bus & Coach has appointed Martin Whittaker to the newly created post of General Manager. He joins Carlyle after more than 20 years in the automotive industry having previously worked for NSG Pilkington in a succession of European and Global senior management roles. He will report to and work closely with Mike Fortt, Carlyle’s […]
Stagecoach Midlands has donated a 1996 Leyland Olympian to Boughton Leigh Infant School in Brownsover, Rugby for use as a library by around 260 children aged between three and seven years. The school is very short of space and did not have a library. Headteacher, Andrew Moorcroft, heard of a London School using a bus […]
A report published by Age UK to coincide with the start of National Countryside Week, puts cuts to local bus services at the top of a list of aspects of living in the countryside that present serious obstacles for many older people. It also mentions a lack of nearby shops and services, the high cost […]