With operators’ expectations of buses and coaches constantly increasing and the demands placed upon their performance by legislators ever more stringent, the task of ensuring that vehicles meet all of these requirements in all conditions is an extremely demanding one. It necessitates rigorous testing programmes covering every component and system in every type of conditions […]
Eberspächer UK, one of the main names when it comes to fuel operated heating, air conditioning and climate control systems for PCVs, has moved into a new headquarters and manufacturing site. Readers may already be familiar with the move. We announced that the relocation was planned in 2013, when Rob Orchard visited their previous site. […]
If you think mini coaches then the name Alan White won’t be very far from the forefront of your mind. He is celebrating 40 years of working in the industry this year and Kirsty Flatt travelled to Doncaster to get to know a bit more about the man behind Minis to Midis and the latest […]
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 […]