Pelican Bus and Coach has opened its new Yutong showroom and engineering base, with the visit of Jin Xu, Minister Councillor for Economic and Commercial Development at the Chinese Embassy in the UK. With the Castleford, West Yorkshire, building at over 12,000 square feet, the whole 1.4 acre site (close to Junction 31 of the […]
“Young, energetic and passionate” is how Sales Director, Richard Matthews, describes the new team in place at Plaxton Coach Sales of Anston. Former-General Manager Coach Sales, Mick McElhone, retired this year, passing the reins over to Simon Wood. This followed Mick handing his responsibilities for running the Anston site over to Martin Dunleavy in September […]
In typical Optare fashion, the Solo had three launches. First of all, an artist’s impression with some details was announced in late Summer 1997. Then, in October, the actual vehicle had a soft launch inside Oulton Hall, after dinner, on the outskirts of Leeds. There we got the first glimpse of a vehicle that was […]
On a dismal January morning in Nottinghamshire, dawn broke in the winter sky and the Van Hool EX16M was put in position ready for photos. The previous night, the new coach had been parked in the depot of Sharpes of Nottingham, one of the operators chosen by Arriva Bus and Coach for the vehicle’s Grand […]
As we head south down the M1 at the start of our road test, I take a sound meter to one of the noisiest seats on many coaches – opposite the centre stairwell. The read-out says 43dB. I move forwards to the seat directly behind the driver. 46dB. Then to the rear seats. 42dB. It’s […]
It is just over a year since Marcus Worth took over as Managing Director of Moseley in the South following the retirement of former MD, Allan Vaulter, and the acquisition of his majority stake by Moseley (PCV) Ltd in October 2016. Moseley in the South was incorporated in 1990 and for the first six or […]
Polish born Natalia Maj joined Safeguard Coaches as a sales assistant in January 2016. The role has helped her develop her English language skills and following the retirement of the company’s sales manager in July, after 28 years’ service, Natalia has become primarily responsible for coach hire bookings for the Safeguard Coaches brand. The Winner […]
The surprise announcement at the Daimler Buses pre-Kortrijk event in September was a new, lightly hybridised version of the Citaro bus. Statically displayed there, and at Busworld, the first chance to experience it on the road came recently at a ride-and-drive opportunity in Mannheim, where two examples were made available. From 2009, Mercedes-Benz had briefly […]