Lothian Buses has been an enthusiastic supporter of Edinburgh’s Doors Open Day, which gives the public the opportunity to explore some of Edinburgh’s most architecturally, culturally and socially significant buildings, for a number of years. Previously it has frequently featured a surprise vehicle to interest visitors and in 2015 went one better with two vehicles […]
It will be the big launches that grab the headlines at Coach & Bus Live and they provide plenty to entice operators to make the trip to the National Exhibition Centre, but there is much more to the event than this. It may be the smaller and shorter of Diversified’s two bus and coach industry […]
Refurbishing buses and coaches to give them a new lease of life is nothing new and having them repaired is all too familiar an experience. However, that does not mean the market for this work has stayed the same over the years. Chris Peat has contacted various companies skilled in rejuvenation to find out what […]
Mellor Coachcraft of Rochdale, part of the Woodall-Nicolson Group, has long had a lively business producing coachbuilt wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions on the Iveco Daily panel van chassis. Last year we brought you news of a completely new Iveco Daily panel van range Iveco were introducing, building upon the success they had achieved with the […]
Every year, Millbrook plays host to the Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Cenex event, a showcase of the latest in environmentally friendly vehicles held by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnerhip (LowCVP). Chris Peat attended this year’s edition to report on the innovations, equipment and projects most relevant to the bus and coach sector. Magtec Perhaps one […]
London’s Covent Garden was the venue for Wrightbus’ annual press conference held last week. The theme of the presentations at the CPT’s Head Office in Drury Lane was ‘A Journey Shared’, focussing on the company’s move ‘from body builder to complete builder to solutions people.’ Representatives from Wrightbus included Wrightbus’ founder, Dr William Wright CBE; […]
Sadly, operators cease trading virtually every week, whether through unfavourable trading conditions, bankruptcy or retirement, many of them having made a major contribution to their local community. Ashley Wakelin’s Wheels operation stopped trading at the end of November last year upon his retirement. For Ashley, running buses and coaches has not always been about earning […]
It is customary for Daimler Buses to hold a pre-Busworld press conference in Stuttgart to provide information on the exhibits it will show in Kortrijk. This year, the event was preceded by a visit to the manufacturing plant at Hosdere in Turkey, one of the biggest in Western Europe, which is celebrating 20 years in […]