The two axle Cityliners were followed by three-axle Cityliners that became the standard for many years. When the original Starliner was launched in the UK the model became the new choice for the fleet. Twelve were ordered in 1999. Parry’s continued to buy the Starliner 1 for as long as it was possible to do […]
At a time when other manufacturers have sometimes been reluctant to make their flagship models available in right hand drive, Neoplan not only came to the UK market with the second generation 13.99m Starliner P12 in 2009, it as since followed up with the shorter length 12.99m P11 model so that there are now two […]
Sir Peter Hendy London’s Transport Commissioner, Sir Peter Hendy, kicked off proceedings with a candid after-dinner talk on Tuesday about the challenges he faces in this high profile role. He ‘doesn’t do management books’, yet Sir Peter exudes effective leadership overseeing the biggest and most comprehensive transport system in the world in TfL. He pointed […]
Better quotations Demonstrating his new quotations system, James said it was all intended to improve the customer experience and increase business for clients signed up to the site. Previously, quotations e-mailed to users of the website only included details of the job being quoted for (destination, date, start location, etc), along with the price, a […]
The man you know Although his company may be a newcomer on the market, Steve is an old hand at his trade, with many reading this no doubt familiar with his name and work. He has been involved with PCV glazing repair and replacement since the start of his career in 1986. Starting as a […]
CEO of Staf Cars and now also of Solmar Tours is Paul Cremers. His father, Staf Cremers, had started his own coach operation in 1952. Staf died two years ago but the company he founded continues to thrive, turning over €9.3m (£7.67m) from coach hire in 2013. It now operates 85 coaches, 20 of them […]
Nu-Track has been building buses, predominantly midi buses, in Antrim for 23 years, having originally been set up in 1991 by Robert McMullan, a former Robert Wright and Son Coachworks employee. It has specialised in producing accessible coachbuilt midibuses on the Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis. Its principal customers are the hugely powerful Library and Education Boards […]
Bus and Coach Buyer’s David Cole recently visited the company’s headquarters in the North Worcestershire countryside to meet the team and find out more about the services and systems on offer. History When privatisation of the National Bus Company (NBC) operating companies began in the mid 1980s, Edward Morris was Group Internal Auditor for NBC […]