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A stunning Yutong GT12 touring coach took the title of 500th vehicle supplied by Pelican at an event well-attended not only by Chinese delegates from Yutong but by the Chinese and British press. The 53-seat coach is for Nova Tours – a specialised tour operator. Its Managing Director, David Sherriff, told Bus and Coach Buyer that […]
The best things come in the smallest packages, the saying goes, and Coach and Bus UK delivered a compact event with quality buyers, according to many exhibitors. Feedback from vehicle exhibitors was that visitors provided a steady trickle rather than a deluge, but operators had made the journey to the NEC with serious intent. Almost […]
Eminox has achieved CVRAS certification for a new Tourismo retrofit kit which can take Euro V coaches to Euro VI standards. Sales Director Carlos Vicente told Bus and Coach Buyer that development of the kit was complex, not only presenting the company with physical engineering challenges but, because Mercedes-Benz uses its own CANbus system, engaging […]
After three years in the East Midlands, Showbus returned to the Home Counties for its 47th edition. The location, the Hertfordshire Showground, proved an inspired choice given the UK’s recent weather history. The gently-sloping site is well drained and most of the grassed areas were quite firm underfoot or wheel with plenty of access to […]
The CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle exhibition a few weeks ago is a show which has grown from being a handful of hopefuls in the field, touting what appeared to be a fantasy, to a large show of well-funded tech solutions. At my first show at Millbrook, I remember being aware that the exhibitors were mainly […]
Arriva Bus & Coach is planning a workshop expansion and more than doubling its service team at its satellite aftersales unit in Wellingborough. The site – which was once the HQ for Van Hool – has been an unsung hero of the operation for many years, with much easier access from the Midlands and southern […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport has warned that, if the UK exits the EU without a deal on 31 October, severe disruption of Channel-bound traffic is likely. “The most up to date estimates currently modelled by the Border Delivery Group are that during the first three weeks after a no-deal BREXIT the flow of HGVs […]