by Austin | Feb 14, 2019 | Bus and Coach
There is an old expression that has been doing the rounds across the UK, since before Pontious was a pilot. And it is this, normally said by comedians looking for a quick, cheap gag, but also universally popular with many others. And this is it; “Typical, no bus for...
by Austin | Feb 11, 2019 | Bus and Coach
I have always been an unabashed fan of the humble coach, I have grown up with it from my earliest memories it has been part of my world. In fact the truth is that I like it or not I was born into it, my dad back in the day was once the MD of National Express Coach...
by Austin | Feb 4, 2019 | Bus and Coach
I cannot believe that it is 5 years since the first UK Bus summit, it only seems like yesterday, and what happy salad days of innocence and contentment they were. Back in the day, Brexit was not even a word, “Just call me Dave” Cameron was the Prime Minister, happily...
by Austin | Feb 1, 2019 | Bus and Coach, Uncategorized
This blog is the second part of a key question which investigates the biggest challenge facing the UK Bus industry in 2019. However, ironically it also presents the biggest opportunity that the Industry has ever had certainly in my life time. The first blog focused on...
by Austin | Jan 30, 2019 | Bus and Coach
In my long career as a Busman, which I realised this year will actually cover 36 official years, and indeed in total a worryingly old 59 years unofficially as I was born into the Industry, and grew up in it back in the good old days of 1960. Come to think of I have...
by Austin | Jan 25, 2019 | Bus and Coach
I have been very fortunate in the last ten years or so to have been a reasonably regular visitor to the Emerald Isle. I suppose that like a fair few Brits I am able to identify with Ireland through immigration, in my case my mothers mother’s family came over at the...