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Spot the difference…

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 […]

Euro VI: a retrofit future

Cummins has announced a fully certified repower option for buses, which could potentially take Euro IV vehicles to Euro VI and extend their operating life in Low Emission Zones. The option involves replacing the existing engine with a Cummins 4.5-litre or 6.7-litre together with associated DPF, SCR and stop-start technologies, and to illustrate an extreme […]

Tempting Tourliner

Hawkes Tours has the honour of being the first operator to place an order for an individually-specified new Neoplan Tourliner, handed over officially last week. Launched in left-hand drive markets in 2016, the attractively restyled new Neoplan Tourliner soon attracted attention from UK operators with orders placed before the first right-hand drive example arrived in […]

Embracing the digital world

Technology is moving at a great pace and that is even true in what could be argued the more traditional world of coaching. CPT hosted its annual Coaching Conference at Volvo’s Warwick headquarters, which addressed just this, the fast-changing digital realm. Entitled ‘Embracing the digital world: maximising online opportunities’, the event was attended by Chris […]

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