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Good News Blog: East Lothian bus driver hailed a hero

September 08 2022

A bus driver from CPT members East Lothian buses has been hailed a hero by a blind man, after the bus driver stopped to help him cross the road. 

Good News Blog: Driver celebrates four decades with National Express

August 19 2022

"It's wonderful to have driven so many people and to have made so many friends over the years. It's been a great privilege,” says Havertfordwest bus driver Brent Humphries who has been with National Express for four decades.

Adaptability is the Industry's Strength

August 05 2022

In this guest blog, CPT's Chairman and Managing Director of Go-Ahead’s regional bus business, Martin Dean reflects on the bus and coach sector's adaptability. 

Good News Blog: Alan Cunliffe

August 05 2022

Alan Cunliffe is a City Red driver at First Bus’s Southampton depot, having joined in January 2016. In April, Alan went above and beyond in the care of one of his passengers when someone suddenly became ill on his bus.

Safety – how technology is playing its part in passenger transport

April 26 2022

Gerard van Houten, Regional Director for EMEA at Seeing Machines, writes about the emerging role of driver distraction and fatigue technology in enhancing safety for the passenger transport industry.

The importance of Continuing Professional Development

April 21 2022

Sam Law, Brand & Project Manager at Lloyd Morgan Group, discusses the increasing importance of Continuing Professional Development within the bus and coach industry and how CPT Training supports this.

Decarbonising coaches to tackle the climate emergency

April 13 2022

In this guest blog post, Andreas Schorling, Managing Director of FlixBus UK, discusses the climate challenge, and his company’s commitment to becoming the greenest coach network.

ZECT: the Zero Emission Coach Taskforce

March 25 2022

In this week’s blog post Ian Luckett, chair of the Zero Emission Coach Taskforce, writes about the work of the taskforce three months on from its launch.

English Tourism Week

March 10 2022

In this week’s blog post CPT Coaching Manager Phil Smith writes about Visit England’s upcoming English Tourism Week and how operators can get involved.