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 […]
Stagecoach East is continuing its ‘Behind the Buses’ campaign by giving members of the local business community a tour of its depot. The event, run by Stagecoach East in association with Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, was aimed at giving a better understanding of not only the role that public transport plays within our community, but […]
As Manchester’s franchised bus network reaches its first anniversary, Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Committee has signed off several millions of pounds worth of investment in transport infrastructure across its region. The funding is drawn down from the £1.07bn of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement awarded in 2022 and the wider Greater Manchester Transport Capital Programme. […]
Stagecoach is now rolling out its latest batch of electric buses. The introduction of the 715 buses will increase the percentage of its fleet powered by electric to 15%. As well as the vehicles themselves, Stagecoach is also investing in depot and infrastructure upgrades across the country. This includes EV charging, battery storage and the […]
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. […]
