Yutong currently has two manufacturing sites in Zhengzhou, both massive and both modern. Construction of the first began in 1998 (replacing Yutong’s original plant from 1964) and the second, known as the ‘New Energy’ plant was built in 2012. Covering 1.19 million cubic metres and 1.28m cubic metres respectively, they have a combined capacity of […]
It was fifth time lucky for Stagecoach East Scotland driver Ian Field as he took the title at the 52nd annual Bus Driver of the Year event in Blackpool. Previously, he had always finished in the top 20 and entered in 2018 for the first time after a four-year break, seeing it as, “a good […]
Fifteen years ago few people outside China had heard of the Yutong brand and hardly anyone in the UK recognised its potential. Today, the company is among the biggest manufacturers of buses and coaches in the world producing a total of 67,268 units of all sizes in 2017, taking a 30% share of the Chinese […]
Five years is not a long time in this industry. However, it has proved enough time for Birmingham-based Bouden Coach Travel to grow its operations expansively; increasing its fleet size from a single minibus to what it is now, at 12 vehicles in total. Readers may have noticed the operator has appeared in the Fleet […]
It says something about Connaught PSV, Ferqui, Iveco or the midicoach sector that Steve Peach is reporting sales of three Ferqui SRs every month. It’s certainly a buoyant sector at the moment, with high demand but competition from everything from rear-engined vehicles which are short versions of their big sisters, scaled-down rear-engined coaches like Yutong’s […]
Tom Weber is justifiably proud of the 2004 Dennis Trident standing outside the Grant Palmer depot in Flitwick, Bedfordshire. The paintwork is immaculate, the blue and black colour scheme striking and classy… and the name on the side is Tom’s. In a few weeks, the ‘decker will make its first run with Tom at the […]
Coach operators are finally waking up to the problems Clean Air Zones will cause them, says Ian Luckett. “I think it’s dawning on them that this isn’t just a problem in London. So far, five towns and cities are named but it’s clear it could be as many as 45,” he tells Bus & Coach […]
Sadly, the doors are closing for the final time at the depot of Reynolds Coaches. With the company logo emblazoned across the building and the petrol pumps outside, it is a well-known site in Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Earlier this year, its owner, Charles Reynolds, announced he had taken the heart-breaking decision to close […]