Vehicle electrification specialist Equipmake is adding a new heavy duty electric motor with double the continuous power of its predecessor to its range. The company’s next-gen HTM-3500 e-motor has the same peak figures of 3500Nm and 400kW as before, but crucially the continuous power has been doubled, from 100kW to 200kW at 2500rpm. The motor […]
Dublin Express has become the first passenger transport operator in Ireland to transition its fleet to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The initiative, launched at Dublin Airport by Irish Transport Minister James Lawless TD is a significant step in decarbonising travel between its Dublin city centre routes and Dublin Airport, says National Express. It will see […]
Rambler Group Holdings has purchased Mortons Travel from National Express for an undisclosed sum. Additionally, Rambler Group Holdings’ CEO, Qasim Ahmed, told Bus and Coach Buyer that two more acquisitions by the Group are planned. The deal is currently due to go ahead by the end of the year and will see an additional 110 […]
London electric coach specialist, Westway Coaches in Molesey, has bought a new Yutong U11DD double-deck bus to run on private hire in and around the capital. The vehicle has been highly specified with three-point belts and leather seats for a broad range of customers including private schools and corporate clients. It has been acquired without […]
Go-Ahead-owned Brighton & Hove Buses has acquired 16 vehicles and 14 employees from Lewes-based Regency Coaches. The vehicles and employees have joined Brighton & Hove’s Spirit of Sussex Coaches operation with immediate effect from 29 August 2024. Regency Coaches operates school and private hire services, which will continue to be served by Brighton and Hove […]
The Guild of British Coach Operators has recently produced a driver recruitment video for its members. The video is designed to assist its members in attracting high-calibre drivers, matching the quality ethos of the Guild. Guild Administrator, Steve Whiteway, said: “Guild members represent the very best in the UK coach industry and as such seek […]
The Coach Tourism Association has welcomed two new board members, expanding the organisation’s capabilities with coach tour operator and hotel management experience. Louise Webster, European Tours Manager at Acklams Coaches, and Beverley Williams-Smith, Head of Sales and Partnerships UK & Inbound, Kew Green Hotels, have now joined CTA’s board of directors. With more than 20 […]
A Setra TopClass S 531 DT has been supplied to Rockstar Logistics of Swatragh, Northern Ireland. Trading as Crossland.ie, the operator is a specialist in nightliner touring services, in particular for the music industry. Since beginning in 2006 with one used coach, Crossland.ie has had a continued intake of double-deck coaches, totalling 21 in the […]