Time to put coaches on the express lane

Plans for a national network of coachway corridors on motorways and trunk roads could offer UK customers a completely new travel option

The concept of coach-train, or Car à Haut Niveau de Service (CHNS), is being explored as an interurban public transport solution in several locations in mainland Europe. But there are some agitators who believe that even the schemes proposed so far have barely scratched the surface of the potential for coaches.

Leading the charge is transport data management company ITO World’s chief executive officer Peter Miller, who runs the Coachways UK blog, which is a focus for ideas in the...