Johnsons Coaches has received a 13.2m 43-seat tri-axle Irizar Integral i8 coach for its own Luxury Traveller programme. The new coach is finished in the Luxury Traveller distinctive livery complemented by black-tint windows and LED exterior lighting. Other passenger amenities include a centre sunken toilet with an electric hand dryer, and entertainment provided by the […]

Lincoln-based PC Coaches has now repaired the damage caused by vandals that broke into the operator’s yard. Just under £25,000 of damage was caused after a break in at its depot on the Allenby Road Industrial Estate. The destruction saw four coaches taken off the road, but using spare vehicles in the fleet meant there […]

Ashcrofts Mini Travel is to join travel tech company FlixBus’ coach network from 1 August 2024. The new partnership with the Cheshire-based operator will expand the FlixBus network to over 70 destinations, adding new city Hull on its map, as well as Liverpool Wavertree Shopping Centre. Services will run daily between Liverpool, Warrington, Leeds, Bradford […]

Arriva Merseyside has been nominated in this year’s Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Awards. The operator has made it to the finalists’ shortlist for Business of the Year (30+ employees). Liverpool Chamber’s Innovation in Business Awards 2024 recognise the businesses that contribute to the Merseyside economy. Arriva Merseyside operates more than 500 vehicles, employing in excess […]

Beverley Bell Consulting & Training is celebrating its seventh anniversary. Over the past seven years, the company has grown from a solo venture by Beverley Bell CBE into a team of over ten dedicated professional consultants and trainers. A statement from the company described the team as ‘all committed to delivering exceptional service and top-quality […]

The predicament of a swathe of European coach and bus operators who’ve paid deposits for vehicles – including articulated buses for the summer Olympics – now trapped in Van Hool factories in various stages of build or none, has caused predictable concern. Anyone in business knows that, every now and then, you can fall victim […]

Many operators have struggled with the challenges around the regular submission of the legally required data associated with the Bus Open Data Service (BODS), according to ticketing specialist and systems provider, TransMach. “Our experience suggests that many smaller, regional operators, which tend to be family-owned businesses, are using older generation ticketing machines,” said Minesh Vandra, […]

Van Hool customers whose deposits for vehicles were trapped in the company’s insolvency have been told that they must apply to the ‘curators’ (receivers) for a refund, though it is believed unlikely they will receive more than a fraction of money owed. The VDL Groep has pointed out that its purchase of many of the […]