Promptly on Maundy Thursday, the first new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos for the 2017 season were handed over to National Holidays, part of Shearings Leisure Group Ltd. Five of the vehicles were collected from Evobus in Coventry by members of the National Holidays north east team based in Washington ready to undertake their first tours the following […]
The latest 25 ADL Enviro400 City buses in Blackpool’s Palladium livery, were officially launched at a ceremony on the town’s seafront, in front of the iconic tower. On a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon on the Tower Festival Headland, members of the public and the press, along with representatives from Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), Blackpool Transport […]
Manchester University’s Sackville Street Building has a long association with forward looking engineering and its Great Hall provided a fitting location for the first of LowCVP’s LEB workshops, moderated by its Bus Working Group Chair, Mike Weston. In his introduction, Mike praised the industry’s interest in the bus working group which was regularly attracting over […]
Transport Focus presented the results of their Autumn 2016 Bus Passenger Survey (BPS) at a briefing hosted by Merseytravel in Liverpool. David Cole was there for Bus and Coach Buyer. As Huw Edwards prompted at this year’s CPT Dinner, the industry needs to shout more about its achievements and the high level of customer satisfaction […]
Blackpool Transport Services Ltd, the council owned municipal bus operation, has teamed up with Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) in a unique deal that could change the way that operators purchase vehicles in the future. I first heard about this collaboration when Richard Matthews, Sales Director, Retail Bus at ADL, introduced me to James Carney, Finance […]
The majority of sighted people are unlikely to contemplate, let alone understand, the difficulties that face blind and partially sighted people on a daily basis. Public transport can be a particular challenge and the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has been working closely with operators to develop a Bus Charter in support of […]
One-coach operators buying brand new full sized coaches are few and far between. An exception is the Bewdley, Worcestershire, based company, Phillips International Travel, which operates its own tour and excursion programmes using a high specification vehicle that is replaced on a five year cycle. The latest acquisition stays true to the company’s traditions as […]
With a 10% larger footprint than last year’s edition, the Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 is set to be even bigger, attracting over 450 exhibitors. The free to attend trade event takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 25 to 27 April. A press event featuring some of the exhibitors was held recently, giving a preview […]