Prior to Lachezar Apostolov, the Chief Editor of the Bulgarian magazines Kamioni and AvtoBusi, volunteering to organise the Coach Euro Test 2015 there, I confess I had never heard of the city of Plovdiv, which is remarkable, because it is the second biggest in the country and it pre-dates Rome, having been the capital of […]
Mellor Coachcraft at Rochdale has now fully absorbed manufacture of the Orion low floored, directly wheelchair accessible minibus into its production system. Two basic versions are produced. One has wheelchair accessibility via the front entrance or through the rear doors and a shallow ramp. This version is primarily aimed at community transport groups, health and […]
Now in its fifth year, the IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) Skills Challenge 2015 came to its climax recently with a glittering awards ceremony. The National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull played host to the event, a fitting venue for the presentations that recognised engineering and mechanical excellence in the bus and coach industry. Chris […]
Stuart Smith, known by many as the Wheeltrim King for his exhortations to ‘cover your ugly nuts’, has returned to the industry after four years away and along with his daughter Pepa is aiming to reclaim his title. Rob Orchard caught up with the man who first brought us Euroliners and found out about his […]
A quarter of a century is a commendable amount of time to run a business, and the Netherlands based lubrication system specialist, Groeneveld, has just reached the milestone of 25 years of operating in the UK. To mark the occasion, it held a series of open days at its Shepshed site earlier this month and […]
Industry watchdog, Transport Focus, has held a series of seminars following the launch of its recently published report, ‘What’s the Hold Up? Exploring Bus Service Punctuality’. They saw operators and Traffic Commissioners speak on punctuality. Chris Peat attended the Cambridge event. Mike Bartram First to speak was Bus Policy Advisor at Transport Focus, Mike Bartram, […]
Having been associated with the Marcopolo, Beulas and Tata-Hispano brands until relatively recently, BASE Coach Sales, the dealership subsidiary of Holmeswood Coaches, has in the last 12 months effectively started again with the range of products it offers to operators. With the demise of Tata-Hispano at the end of 2013 and Beulas’s decision last year […]
Safety and security are major issues in the industry. There is a lot to protect, from passengers and staff to expensive assets. To get an insight into some of the latest equipment available to help, Chris Peat visited the IFSEC (International Fire and Security) exhibition at the ExCel Centre in London, a get together of […]