Continental is a name known for the global tyre brand, however Continental also manufactures many other products for transport under the VDO product brand. One area it is heavily involved in is tachographs, with its R&D team striving to be at the forefront of their development. Chris Peat visited the company’s Birmingham headquarters and spoke […]
Marking a century since the launch of the bus service between Birmingham and Malvern that was later to become the 144, First Midland Red has unveiled two buses in recreations of earlier livery styles. It was on 29 August 1914 that the Midland Red first offered a through service from Birmingham to Malvern three times […]
The first of the CPT regional conferences got under way this month, with the East Midlands and Yorkshire regions hosting the inaugural event at the Red Lion Hotel in Todwick, South Yorkshire. Approximately 20 members were in attendance. Kirsty Flatt was there to report on the proceedings for Bus & Coach Buyer. Keith McNally, the CPT’s Regional Manager, […]
Last week Volvo held a press conference ahead of the forthcoming Euro Bus Expo exhibition to provide an update on their plans and recent developments, though I understand that they anticipate making further announcements during the show. The company recognises the increased technical requirements of Euro6 and is concentrating on providing support for customers over […]
Significant changes have taken place in the bus and coach glazing industry since B&CB focused on it last year. Companies have been acquired, making giants in the sector even bigger and other players in the arena have made changes to further improve their service. Chris Peat helps keep you up to speed with the latest […]
CPT Scotland’s Annual Conference was held last week at the Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond and it was the turn of Sarah Boyd, Head of Operations (Bus) at Lothian Buses, to take on the responsibilities of the Chair. With the CPT team, she had put together a varied and worthwhile programme […]
In 2002 he went to Brazil to become Technical Director of Scania Latin America, returning to Scandinavia four years later in 2006 as Senior Vice President of Scania with responsibility for chassis and cab production. A further four years saw him join the Scania AB Executive Board with the Production and Logistics portfolio. Elevation to […]
Suitable for retrofitting to virtually any bus, AVID Technology’s eFan micro hybrid system promises a list of attributes including the ability to trim fuel consumption by up to 15%, reduce the time a bus spends off the road by improving its reliability, reduce its maintenance costs, cut the risk of engine bay fires and lessen […]