Reading Buses are claiming a new land speed record after ‘Bushound’, their standard CNG/biomethane powered low floor Scania ADL city bus, achieved a top speed of 80.78 miles per hour and an average 76.785 mph over a full lap of the banked circular track at Millbrook near Bedford. No major modifications were made to the […]
In the short time it has been in existence, EVM has carved a reputation for its innovative and well designed minibus and minicoach conversions of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van range; especially the five-tonne 513, 516 and 519 models. They are practical designs manufactured to a high quality standard. EVM are particularly well known for their […]
Busmark, CILT’s (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s) new benchmarking scheme was officially introduced to the industry for the first time at the recent ALBUM conference. You may have a first impression of it from our coverage of that event, now Chris Peat has contacted Austin Birks, CILT’s Chair, Bus and Coach Forum, to find […]
Just over a decade after starting in business, Crayford based Jay & Kay Coach Tours have a fleet of six modern coaches, four of which were bought new, and are having to further expand their offering to keep up with demand. They don’t do school contracts, they don’t work for tour companies with no coaches, […]
First in York in partnership with City of York Council has introduced six new electric Optare Versa EVs to the Monks Cross P+R service 9, the second P+R service in the city to be fully operated by zero emission at point of use vehicles. Following their successful entry to service earlier in the month, the […]
MCV promised a completely new double deck design for Euro6 and the first example made its debut in the demonstration park at the ALBUM conference in the colours of East Yorkshire Motor Services who have purchased it. Mounted exclusively on the Volvo B5TL Euro6 chassis and sold through Volvo, it succeeds the earlier MCV product […]
Improvements and new developments are an even more regular occurrence at Carlyle Bus and Coach. Last year, Chris Peat covered the company’s management changes (see B&CB 1280, 13 June 2014), representing a new chapter in its history. His latest trip to the West Bromwich based business was to take in a new milestone as it […]
Held at the De Vere Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, near Chester under the auspices of Network Warrington last week, the annual ALBUM Conference took as its title ‘A Sustainable Future for Bus Travel’, and a good line-up of speakers addressed this squarely. ALBUM (the Association of Local Bus Company Managers) represents the […]