Leeds United may have been playing away at Wigan last week, but there was one fixture at Elland Road stadium that could prove a winner for anyone transporting visually impaired passengers. First and Arriva, in partnership with the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT), joined forces and launched a bus stop announcement app for blind […]
Chariot Motors’ e-bus has made its trade exhibition debut at ElekBu 2015, the Berlin electric bus show. Described by the manufacturer as ‘Europe’s most advanced electric bus’, the vehicle runs on an ultra-capacitor in place of batteries and its makers claim it can travel up to 20km on a single, rapid charge. B&CB finds out […]
It was ten years ago this week that Bus & Coach Buyer first took the, then new, Setra ComfortClass S416GT-HD tri-axle coach out for what was the only two day test we have ever conducted. Simon Dew and I joined Setra Sales Manager, Mike Beagrie, on a tour that took us from Dew’s Somersham yard […]
In the first of a new series of People Profiles, Kirsty Flatt spent the afternoon with Peter Shipp, CEO of EYMS at the Anlaby Road offices in Hull, to find out what drives this self confessed bus enthusiast and successful business man. The early years Peter was born in Devon, and started his career working […]
Mistral Bus and Coach have been providing quality new and used leased vehicles to the industry since 1992 and this year they will be celebrating twenty three years in business. Five years ago Mistral Asset Finance was formed and earlier this year the two companies relocated to new offices in Manchester. Kirsty Flatt met up […]
Over 400,000 complaints were sent on Twitter to train companies last year. A new report from ‘Commute London’ has analysed these and how train companies handled them. It makes for interesting reading, and there’s much bus companies can learn. Who knows, they may be about to report on you too. I’ve also been monitoring how […]
Heritage has combined with cutting edge technology recently to provide a solution for cleaner exhaust systems. Leyland Bus Parts, a company that traces its history back to the bus building days of Leyland Bus, has joined forces with GreenUrban Technologies Ltd, a designer and installer of the latest exhaust filtration systems. The pair-up combines the […]
Last Friday morning saw six brand new buses lined up in the car park of The Skinners’ Kent Academy on the northern outskirts of Royal Tunbridge Wells for an event to celebrate the complete renewal of the fleet used on the 281 service that is the main cross town bus service. It connects Rusthall, Sainsburys […]