An out-of-work father of two never dreamed he would have such difficulty finding a new job after his company downsized in early 2013. However, after spending an entire year looking for a full-time position, David Greene took up the pen and wrote to The Argus newspaper. His determination and writing skills combined with a bit […]

A coach driver pulls up to a kerb in the centre of Salisbury, lets off his passengers, and heads straight to the Millstream coach park where he’ll wait patiently until it’s time to pick them up again. As he waits, the passengers will see some important sites, enjoy some shopping, and perhaps get a light […]

The UK Independence party (UKIP) might want to consider the idea of PCV driver training after a recent accident in Portsmouth. The accident occurred as the bus was arriving at the Portsmouth and Southsea railway station where party leader Nigel Farage was waiting. The bus driver apparently lost track of his vehicle while making a […]

We guarantee that one of things we do not include in coach driver training is how to effectively count your money while driving down the motorway at top speed. That would be dangerous, would it not? Apparently not dangerous enough for a Citylink driver who was recorded doing just that while speeding down the M8. […]

Next time you’re travelling down the road in Scotland, keep your eye out for one of the new green buses that may have been partially funded by the Scottish government. The BBC reports that the Scottish Green Bus Fund has already helped transport companies purchase more than 70 low-carbon buses as part of an overall […]

No amount of PCV training could prepare a London bus driver for panicked passengers who claim they saw aliens attacking the capital city while waiting for the bus to arrive. And certainly no bus driver could deal with a reptilian tentacle that appeared from under the pavement to snatch up an unsuspecting pedestrian. Fortunately, the […]

The Stagecoach Group recently announced a jaw-dropping order for hundreds of new vehicles, which will be manufactured primarily in the UK. The £100 million order will involve nearly 570 vehicles, including regional buses to be deployed in England, Scotland, and Wales, along with city buses for London and mega-coaches for use throughout Europe.

Former Minister for Schools and Transport secretary Andrew Adonis has decided to embark on a mission to study bus service in London, blogging for The Independent as he goes. Mr Adonis hopes to learn everything there is to know about public bus transport in England’s capital city. In his first blog post, Adonis wrote about […]

Northern Ireland Minister for Regional Development Danny Kennedy has announced a freeze on Translink bus and train fares in Northern Ireland for 2014, due to what he called “record levels of passenger growth.” Analysts had predicted a 3% rate increase for 2014 as late as last autumn. Translink is the public corporation established to operate […]

Driver fatigue is always a concern when transporting dozens of passengers by coach. Although deadly coach accidents are rare, the sheer number of people on board makes any accident potentially life threatening. Hopefully a new technology from Seeing Machines will protect passengers against driver fatigue while making the PCV driver safer. The new technology uses […]