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Bus & Coach Buyer 21h ago

Isle of Wight achieves Coach Friendly status

In recognition of its great facilities and positive welcome to coach travellers, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has awarded Coach Friendly status to the Isle of Wight. The award was presented to Dominic Wray, Chief Executive of Visit Wight, at Osborne House, the former royal resid...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 22h ago

Whippet supports Papworth Trust with ad space

Cambridgeshire operator Whippet has gifted advertising space on the back of one of its buses to Papworth Trust. The bus will be travelling in and around Cambridge helping to raise awareness of the charity’s vital work across the region. The advert will be in use for the next two years. The advert...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 22h ago

New MD for National Express UK Bus

National Express UK Bus has announced the appointment of Sarah East as Managing Director, effective from 1 July 2026. Since joining National Express in 2019, Sarah has held a number of senior management and leadership roles across both the business’s bus and coach operations. In 2023, Sarah moved...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 22h ago

First grows coach business as bus profits rise

FirstGroup has reported a year of growth for its bus operations, with the group’s coach and business travel activities delivering particularly strong performance. The positive results were made despite challenging trading conditions across the wider passenger transport market. For the year ended ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 1d ago

FlixBus nationwide design competition winner announced

FlixBus has unveiled the winning entry of its nationwide design competition in London, celebrating five years of connecting communities across the UK. Unveiled on Coach Day (17 June), as part of Better Transport Week 2026, the winning design was created by Chantelle (Bao Tran) Vu, a second year G...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 1d ago

Bee Network’s first purpose-built electric depot planned

Plans for the Bee Network‘s first purpose-built electric bus depot have been revealed. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is proposing to build the new fully electric facility in Stockport ahead of the current depot being demolished to make way to support the wider regeneration of the town c...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 1d ago

Queclink’s new router platform to ‘transform’ fleets

Tech provider, Queclink Wireless Solutions, is launching a 4G LTE router platform. The hardware is designed to enable bus and coach operators to modernise their fleets through real-time data insights and connected services. Alongside advanced wireless connectivity, the new WR220 Series delivers e...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

P C Coaches invests in E400s as it connects city, county and coast

P C Coaches is celebrating three years of operating its Service 50 with the introduction of two Alexander Dennis Enviro400s. The new vehicles entered service on Friday 5 June 2026, exactly three years after P C Coaches stepped in to secure the future of Service 50 in June 2023 following the withd...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Creating transport ecosystems

Ridango is making waves in the transport ticketing world. The account-based ticketing, fleet management and real-time passenger information system provider was shortlisted in the ‘Best Passenger Experience Initiative’ category at the Transport Ticketing Awards 2026. It was been nominated with Nat...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

First invests £4.5m in Yorkshire coach businesses

First Bus is continuing to invest in the future growth and development of its Yorkshire coach businesses. It has made significant investments across its York Pullman, Tetley’s Coaches and J&B Travel operations over the last few months. As part of the investment, 17 new coaches, valued at more tha...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Pearces marks the legacy of Going Forward buses’ Mike Ward

Go-Ahead-owned Pearces Coaches is seeking to further strengthen the legacy of Mike Ward, founding member of Going Forward Buses CIC. Mike’s passing was announced in Bus and Coach Buyer recently (issue 1731, 12 June 2026). He died peacefully at the Royal Berkshire Hospital on 13 May 2026 following...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Zenobē announces £980m financing round

Zenobē has announced a £980m financing round for its UK and Ireland EV focused debt facility, taking the total capital raised by the company to over £3.2bn since 2017. The additional funding is expected to support the deployment of more than 1,200 new electric buses and associated charging infras...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

TfL buses hit green milestone

There are now 3,000 zero-emission buses operating TfL services in London, the capital’s transport authority has announced. The achievement of a third of the city’s fleet hitting the milestone comes ahead of Clean Air Day (18 June). Already recognised as having the largest zero-emission bus fleet ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Minister celebrates coaches during Better Transport Week

Simon Lightwood MP, Minister for Roads and Buses, joined coach industry leaders at London’s Victoria Coach Station to celebrate the role of coach travel. The visit marked the launch of Better Transport Week 2026, organised by the Campaign for Better Transport. Running from 15 to 21 June, the even...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 3d ago

Industry personnel rewarded in Kings Birthday Honours list

Members of the industry have been celebrated in the Kings Birthday Honours list. Receiving an MBE (Members of the Order of the British Empire) is Chris Cheek. The industry veteran is the founder of The Bus Industry Monitor and is part of the team that organises the UK Bus Awards. His award is for...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 7d ago

National Express Coach UK gets new Managing Director

National Express Managing Director, Javier Martinez Prieto, is to leave the business on 18 June for personal reasons. Rafael Fernández de la Peña will succeed Javier as Managing Director for UK Coach. Javier has been part of the Alsa Group, the Spanish subsidiary of the Mobico Group (the same par...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 7d ago

McGill’s consulting with staff over Forth Valley reorganisation plans, depot closure

McGill’s is consulting on closing its Bannockburn Midland Bluebird depot, moving all services in its Forth Valley network into its Larbert site. Media outlets report that local councillors and politicians have expressed concern over the plans, with SNP members calling for an urgent meeting and a ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 8d ago

Flix integrates with ChatGPT

Flix is integrating with ChatGPT to enable users to discover and plan bus and train journeys through natural conversation. With the integration, ChatGPT users can search for routes, compare travel options and seamlessly access Flix connections across Europe, North America, Türkiye, South America...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 8d ago

Zeelo, CTG and other operators combine in 144-coach operation

A large scale transport operation for a Loungers event saw 144 coaches working together. The Coach Travel Group (CTG) played a key role in delivering the transport operation, working in partnership with transportation management firm Zeelo. Loungers is a UK hospitality operator behind a group of ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 8d ago

Lee’s Coaches acquired by Alpro Capital; more acquisitions planned

County Durham-based Lee’s Coaches has been acquired by Alpro Capital. The buyer is an investment company focused on acquiring, supporting and growing established SMEs in the North-East of England. Led by David Alprovich, Alpro Capital aims to provide business owners with an alternative succession...

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