It was only in 2011 that the Spanish manufacturer, Irizar, showed its first fully integral DAF powered coach products at the NEC show. The subsequent formation of the new Irizar UK dealership to market them in the UK has been highly successful, consistently exceeding sales targets for the product from day one. The two key […]
It seems hardly comprehensible that one manufacturer could be producing 60,000 buses annually but that is what Yutong did last year. It is the biggest manufacturer of buses and coaches not only in China but in the world. By no means all of them are big buses; they range from small minibuses to double deckers […]
The 2015 Federation of Passenger Transport Northern Ireland (FPTNI) Awards were held last weekend at the Galgorm Manor Hotel in Ballymena, County Antrim. Keynote speaker was Danny Kennedy, Minister for Regional Development in the Northern Ireland Government. The Department for Regional Development (DRD) has overall responsibility for the public transport network in Northern Ireland. Unlike […]
Time is money, they say, so surely it should be as carefully managed as your bank account. True of all aspects of business, this is especially so in the workshop where keeping vehicle downtime to a minimum is essential and effective time management could well lead to improved turnover. EMACS offers a system aimed at […]
Coastal Red Ltd, trading as Lynx is a new bus company that began operating in King’s Lynn last month. The team behind it is Steve Challis, Andy Warnes and Julian Patterson though Julian only became involved at a late stage of planning for contractual reasons linked to his previous role as MD of Go Ahead’s […]
Drivers’ walk around checks are one of the most important aspects of the everyday running of a fleet. Completing them is not just a case of ticking a box for the DVSA, it’s a great way of spotting damage or faults on a vehicle and getting them sorted before they become a more expensive repair […]
Now in its seventh year, the Transport Ticketing & Passenger Information Expo draws an international crowd to hear the latest developments and ideas in the world of public transport ticketing. It features speakers from various worldwide companies who are working on the latest products and innovations in fare collection, as well as the operators using […]
So much focus goes towards running a more efficient fleet. Everything from fuel hedging to driver performance monitoring systems and fuel additives play a part in keeping fuel bills as low as possible because one of the best ways of keeping operational costs down is to reduce the amount of diesel consumed. However, forget the […]