SMMT plays a key role in representing the UK automotive industry and its annual bus and coach press briefing is an opportunity to review the market and look at trends going forward. The meeting usually follows one of SMMT Bus and Coach Section’s quarterly meetings and in the past has been chaired by the section’s […]
With Neoplan’s decision to drop the Starliner coupled with Daimler’s earlier decision to discontinue sales of the Setra family in the UK and Van Hool currently dominating the small sector at the peak of the market it is perhaps the ideal time for Irizar to launch a new flagship coach range in the UK. The […]
Scania was not initially responsible for rekindling UK interest in gas as a fuel for bus operation but it has monopolised recent sales of buses equipped with the technology since the first examples went into service in April 2013. There are now close to 80 compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelled single deck buses in service […]
Both instances are typical of her hands on, get stuck in approach to life which sees her put as much effort into the causes she loves within the local community as into the highly successful businesses she has built up and runs. Hard work started for Margaret at an early age. Her mother and father […]
Around 200 participants gathered in Dresden’s ICC for the two day event featuring 26 speakers covering a whole spectrum of topics impacting on electromobility from politics through research, development and construction to operations and sustainability. There was much to take in and although the presentations covered mainly German activities, much of the learning and technical […]
Stagecoach has taken a cautious outlook, with a modest revision to full year expectation of adjusted earnings per share. Press reports have suggested that the terrorist attacks in Paris have slowed revenue growth since the company reported a rise to £1,970.4m (2014: £1545m) for the six months ended 31 October 2015. Recent revenue was reported […]
Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, has published a revised set of statutory documents. The changes will see the introduction of a streamlined process for direct transport manager replacements and additional nominations. For the first time, a role description for transport managers and what they are expected to do is provided. A new […]
Thought to be the biggest order ever placed for Turkish built right hand drive buses, the deal for 143 Otokar Vectio C low entry service buses placed by Malta Public Transport (the new operator that took on the Maltese bus network earlier this year) is a significant one for the manufacturer, for Malta and potentially […]