A new £2m fleet of 12 ADL Enviro300s have been put into service by First in Bolton. All fitted with Wi-Fi, they are working the 501 route (Chorley Old Road to Farnworth via Bolton Hospital). The vehicles previously used on the 501 will be moved to other routes in Bolton, replacing older buses and ensuring […]
Organisers of this year’s combined UK Coach Awards and Rally have decided to split the two events into separate occasions for 2014. Next year is the Rally’s Diamond Jubilee and the milestone event will take place at Alton Towers Resort over the weekend of 10 and 11 May. UK Coach Rally Chairman, Stephen Telling, said, […]
Hayes, Middlesex based City Circle UK Ltd has added four 10.8m Scania Irizar i6 coaches to its fleet. Based on the Scania 360hp K360 EB4x2 chassis, they each have 36 seats, a rear floor mounted washroom, a servery unit, two fridges, a DVD player, two monitors, a satellite navigation system and a reversing camera. The […]
Woods of Tillicoultry has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi based Unvi Vega GT. The vehicle’s bespoke specification includes eight Politecnica Trans Europe Express leather seats (but it can be up-seated to 12 if required), a Diavia air conditioning system, a fridge and a Bosch entertainment package. The minicoach was supplied by Coachtraders.
Allenby Coach Hire of Warlington, Surrey, has taken a Mercedes-Benz 516CDi based Soroco and a Toro T2 based on the Mercedes-Benz Vario 816 base. The Soroco has 16 high back reclining seats, an air conditioning system, a six-speed transmission and a power door. The Toro T2 has 28 high back seats plus a courier’s position, […]
Newbury & District is the first independent operator to take delivery of the 11.7m Optare Versa. The single decker is powered by a 6.7litre six-cylinder Cummins ISBe Euro5 201bhp engine coupled with an Allison 2100 Series five-speed fully automatic transmission, as well as 44 seats and a manual fold out ramp. The vehicle was supplied […]
Grey’s of Ely has taken delivery of its first Irizar Integral i6 coach. The 12.9m vehicle is equipped with a DAF PR265 360bhp engine coupled with a ZF EcoLife fully automatic gearbox. It has 57 seats, a toilet, a fridge, hot drinks facilities, a DVD player, Bosch audio equipment, two LCD monitors, a CCTV system, […]
Two 8.9m ADL Enviro200s have been added to the fleet of Redline Buses of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The buses are each specified with 26 Civic V3 seats, Wi-Fi, Mobitec destination equipment and Synectics CCTV. They will be used in St Albans on recently awarded Circle Line routes S4/S5 between Cotton Mill, the city centre and the […]