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Bus & Coach Buyer 7h ago

UKCOA and CPT join forces for new body Coach UK

A new voice for Britain’s coach operators, Coach UK, launches today (7 October 2026) to bring together the coach travel industry. CPT and UKCOA are joining forces to create the brand new body, which aims to raise the profile and influence of the sector, deepening the community of coach operators ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 14h ago

Mellor rolling out 33 Stratas for AccessBus

Mellor is delivering 33 Strata Plus low-floor buses as part of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £6.5m replacement of its AccessBus fleet, following the award of the order earlier this year. Deliveries of the new accessible, ultra-low emission vehicles are now under way, with the new Mellor bus...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 20h ago

PSVAIR compliance: Journeo offers solution

Journeo has launched Next Stop Announcement (NSA), an all-in-one integrated solution designed to offer a long-term solution to PSVAIR compliance. Journeo’s NSA solution has been developed to support operators both now and in the years that follow. The platform combines onboard hardware, automated...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 21h ago

First acquires Peace Coaches

FirstGroup is expanding its coach operations in Aberdeen with the acquisition of J.D.Peace & Co Aberdeen, also known as Peace Coaches. The business operates a fleet of 20 vehicles, providing home-to-school transport for local authority and independent school customers, alongside private hire and ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 22h ago

‘Coaches make it happen’ during National Coach Week

National Coach Week returns from 12–18 October 2026 to celebrate the people, businesses and operators who keep the UK moving. This year’s theme is ‘Coaches Make… Happen’, shines a spotlight on the countless moments that simply wouldn’t happen without coaches. Across the week, RHA and the wider in...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 1d ago

First acquires KB Coaches

FirstGroup has acquired Gloucestershire-based KB Coaches, adding 30 vehicles to its growing UK and Ireland coach portfolio. The Stonehouse-based business employs 34 people and has a particular focus on high-quality, home-to-school transport, alongside private hire and team travel for football clu...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 1d ago

Stagecoach rolls out Ticketer TK300 across UK

Stagecoach has begun the rollout of Ticketer TK300 ticket machines across its UK operations. The first machines are now live in Oxford and on Oxford Tube services. The deployment marks the start of a wider programme that will see the new technology introduced across Stagecoach’s other operating c...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 1d ago

Another new depot for Johnsons

Johnsons Coaches, part of The Coach Travel Group (CTG), has announced the opening of a new operational depot in Princethorpe, Warwickshire. The announcement follows the recent opening of the company’s Birmingham depot and brings Johnsons Coaches’ network to four operating locations: Henley-in-Ard...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 6d ago

Treka launching new e-Mobility and e-Mobility+ range

Treka is launching its new e-Mobility and e-Mobility+ range. The electric-powered 5tonne mobility collection is developed specifically for community transport, SEND, healthcare, local authority and DRT operators. The new vehicles are intended to tackle the barriers of acquisition cost, passenger ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 8d ago

Edwards Coaches and Llew Jones to operate north-south Wales coach service

Edwards Coaches has been appointed to operate TaithCymru, Transport for Wales’s new coach service directly connecting north and south-west Wales. The company will deliver the service in partnership with Llew Jones. Launching on 25 October 2026, TaithCymru will operate nine return trips every day ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 8d ago

Fuel concerns: template letter sets out coach industry’s pressures for MPs

Richard Bamber, MD at Anthony’s Travel, is making a template letter setting out coach operators’ concerns over fuel prices available. The letter is drafted in response to bus operators and hauliers receiving assistance with fuel cost pressures, while coach operators have received no such support....

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Beverley Bell Consulting and Training launching Health, Safety & Wellbeing Month

Beverley Bell Consulting and Training is launching its Health, Safety & Wellbeing Month. The campaign is built around four practical, one-day courses at its training centre near Crawley, West Sussex, running from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October. Every course is open to any organisation in any sect...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Nicholson Coachbuilders to launch new coach collection

Nicholson Coachbuilders, part of Wodall Nicholson (the parent company of Treka Bus and Mellor), is to launch its new Luxury Tourism and VIP Coach Collection at Euro Bus Expo 2026. The range includes three individually commissioned vehicles developed for operators the manufacturer says are seeking...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Treka delivers seven CitySprint buses to Liverpool City Region

Treka Bus has delivered seven new CitySprint buses to Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), with three allocated to St Helens and four to the Wirral as the region rolls out its new franchised bus network. The St Helens franchise became the first phase of the new network to go live on ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Weaver Network’s first bus station opens

Heckmondwike Bus Station, the first in West Yorkshire’s Weaver Network, has officially opened. The facility is the first station to open under the region’s franchised bus network brand. Heckmondwike Bus Station has been delivered by Kirklees Council in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Newcastle’s Christmas Market coach scheme returns for 2026

Newcastle’s Christmas Market coach scheme is to return for 2026, following its introduction last year. The scheme, delivered by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), Newcastle NE1 and Destination North East, is to operate on: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2026 Saturday 28 and Sunda...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

London publicly owned bus company not needed, says CPT

TfL’s recently unveiled ‘Buses for London’, the capital’s publicly-owned bus company, has come under criticism from the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The trade body claims passengers do not need a publicly-owned bus operator in the capital, with its CEO, Graham Vidler, saying the pl...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Seven Alexander Dennis buses in £2m Bicester bus boost

A £2m investment is supporting the launch of Go Thames Valley’s new bus fleet in Bicester and North Oxfordshire. The area is benefiting from enhanced bus services from Go Thames Valley, the group behind Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Pulhams and Carousel Buses. Six new Enviro400 double-decker...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Bluestar celebrates new routes

Go-Ahead Group-owned Bluestar joined representatives from Southampton City Council recently at a special celebration in Bitterne. The event follows the introduction of two new bus routes, as well as a raft of improvements to existing services across the city. Bluestar’s two new routes (Bluestar 6...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Go North East engineers clock up over 100 years service

Two engineers from Go North East have been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award after working for the company for more than a century between them. Billy Cummings and John Jackson have both worked for the bus operator for 52 years. Billy, is a trimmer at the company’s Saltmeadows engineeri...

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