Five new Volvo B13R coaches with Jonckeere bodies have been supplied to Lochs & Glens of Gartocharn in Dunbartonshire. The vehicles feature 57 seats, TV screens, a hot drink servery and fridge, as well as an onboard toilet. They are powered by Volvo’s 13-litre 460hp engine coupled to the Volvo I-Shift gearbox and are being […]
KM Motors of Barnsley was one of the first operators to invest in an i6 integral two years ago and it has now bought its second. Its latest fleet addition is 12.2m long and powered by DAF’s PR265 engine matched to a ZF AS-Tronic auto-shift gearbox. KM Motors MD, Keith Meynell, said, ‘The i6 we […]
Cheltenham based Marchants Coaches has added two Mercedes-Benz Tourismos to its fleet, the first time it has taken this model. The coaches have 49 and 51 seats with Luxline and Travel Star Xtra upholstery respectively. Power is delivered by the Mercedes-Benz OM 470hLA 290kW Euro6 engine matched to a ZF Ecolife gearbox. Safety systems include […]
Quality Line, the bus operating division of Epsom Coaches Group, has taken delivery of a fleet of 12 new Optare MetroCitys to operate its S1 London route. The Quality Line fleet is now made up of 80% Optare vehicles. The new 9.9m two door MetroCity buses are to full TfL specification. This marks the largest […]
Wolverhampton based Hills Coaches has taken delivery of a new Scania K320 Irizar i-Skool coach. The vehicle is equipped with 70 seats with three-point all age seatbelts, climate control, an air conditioning system and extra dark tinted glass. The coach was supplied by Scania (Great Britain) Ltd.
New Bharat Coaches of Southall, have taken delivery of a new Volvo B11R with Jonckheere bodywork. It features Volvo’s D11C 11litre diesel engine, rated at 450hp and the Volvo I-Shift gearbox. The 53 seater’s facilities include CD/ DVD player, TV monitors, climate control and a servery. ‘The Volvo B11R is the ideal size for our […]
Lingfields Minibus Hire of Surrey has taken delivery of a new Euro6 EVM Elegance based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Powered by a Euro6 516Cdi 163bhp Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine coupled to a G-Tronic seven-speed manual gearbox, the vehicle has EVM’s new plug type passenger electric entry door, 22 seats, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 15 […]
Isle of Man Transport has put into service two ‘StreetLite Max’ buses as part of an overall order for six StreetLite single decks from Wrightbus. The Manx operator placed the very first customer order for the StreetLite range when it was launched in 2010. The vehicles are powered by the Cummins iSBe 185PS engines and […]