The new generation Tourliner, first seen at last year’s IAA show in Hanover, is built in the same Turkish factory as the MAN Lion’s Coach and shares the same driveline but it is distinctly different. Using the services of MAN’s BMC (Bus Modification Centre) at the former Neoplan manufacturing plant at Plauen, it can be […]
Yet to be seen at a major exhibition having been launched in Brussels during June, the Tourismo is the Mercedes-Benz coach for the future, supplanting not only the existing Tourismo range but also the top of the range Travego. It is offered in four variants, all of which are also available in right-hand drive, the […]
Irizar’s i8 Integral is, in the company’s own words, ‘the pillar on which Irizar builds its future in the premium long distance and occasional service sector.’ Successor to the PB, itself once a winner of the International Coach of the Year title when mounted on a Scania chassis, it shows the progress of Irizar’s move […]
Never before has there been a double-deck member of the Futura family, and the arrival of the Futura FDD2 signals another step towards the final unification of VDL’s constituent brands under the VDL banner, the only remaining exception being the recently updated Jonckheere JHV2. Of VDL’s constituent Berkhof, Bova and Jonckheere coachbuilding concerns, both Berkhof […]
Despite being the only one of the candidates not offered in the UK, the Evadys is a coach which might well appeal to UK operators because of its ability to find work seven days a week; what our European colleagues call a ‘double earner.’ Built at the Vysoke Myto plant in the Czech Republic, Iveco’s […]
RNIB has made a significant impact with its Bus Charter, which now covers the ‘big five’ and a number of independents. Many blind and partially sighted people rely on the bus to get around their local area. As an industry, are we doing enough to welcome people with sight loss onboard? Work on RNIB’s Bus […]
Mellor Coachcraft caused something of a stir when it announced that it was developing an all-electric version of the market leading lowfloor, accessible minibus, the Orion. The Woodall Nicholson company followed that up earlier this year at the CV Show when it unveiled the prototype of the exciting new vehicle. So we set out to […]
Were it not for the unmistakable flying horse logo on the tower, it would be easy to mistake Horseman Coaches’ Reading depot for a factory or warehouse. With 6000m3 (65,000 square feet) of covered space and an extensive glass-fronted administration block, the depot occupied from 2008 enables almost all activities and vehicle parking to be […]