Avensis Coach Travel Ltd of Romsey, Hampshire has taken delivery of a 14.4m Van Hool TDX21 Altano. Its power comes from a 480bhp MAN 12.4litre D2676 LOH26 EEV engine matched to an AS-Tronic 12-speed AS 2301 transmission. It has 57 TX Grand Luxe seats in the upper saloon with five in the lower deck, as […]
Manchester Community Transport (MCT) has taken delivery of the last in an order for ten 9.2m Optare Solo SR hybrids. Carrying the company’s new brand and livery, the vehicles’ acquisition was aided by the government’s Green Bus Fund, as secured by Transport for Greater Manchester. The 31-seaters are equipped with a full telematics package from […]
Andybus & Coach of Easton Grey, Malmesbury has taken delivery of a 13m VDL Futura FHD2 129.365PR coach. Powered by a 9.2litre 361bhp Paccar Euro5 engine matched to a ZF 5HP604 automatic transmission, it has 53 Vogel Conturo seats, an air conditioning system, a centre sunken toilet, a water boiler, two fridges, a reversing camera, […]
Princess Coaches Ltd of Southampton has taken delivery of three Scania Irizar i6 coaches. Two of them are the 13.9m variant, on Scania’s K400 6×2*4 chassis, with the third being based on a 12.2m K400 4×2 chassis. All three have been built to executive specification and feature Scania’s 13litre 400hp Euro5 engines and fully automated […]
City Circle has added three 13.2m Neoplan Tourliners to its fleet. They are in service under contract to tour company, Globus. The operator is considered the UK’s largest operator of Tourliners, with 50% of its fleet consisting of these vehicles. These latest additions are fitted with MAN D26 CommonRail (D2676 LOH 27) EEV Turbo charged […]
Swindon based Barnes Coaches has added another Volvo B9R to its 30 strong fleet. Powered by the rear mounted nine-litre Volvo D9B engine coupled with the Volvo I-Shift 12-speed fully automated mechanical gearbox, the coach is specified with 53 seats, a TV, a DVD player, a sound system, a generous luggage space and an on […]
Somerset based Travelbility has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi based EVM Elegance. The minicoach features a 163bhp engine coupled to automatic transmission, an EVM integrated three stage entry step, an in-dash air conditioning system, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 20 entertainment package and a drop boot solution for maximum luggage stowage. EVM’s Horsham, West Sussex […]
Cleveland based Skelton Coaches has taken delivery of a new 12.8m Volvo B9R based Plaxton Panther for premium contract and private hire activities. The coach has 53 Fainsa Gala seats, a Grammar fully adjustable seat, a climate control system, a Bosch entertainment package, a kerb level washroom with fridge and a servery area. It is […]