After cancelling tours and leaving customers out of money, the police are now investigating Harmony Coach Holidays. Police Scotland is enquiring after receiving a report of suspected fraud in relation to the company. The Hamilton-based tour operator had taken deposits and full payments before sending the news that holidays had been cancelled. Refunds have not […]
Miles Dorrington has been named as the new Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands Traffic Area. Miles has been acting Traffic Commissioner in the region since the retirement of his predecessor, Nick Denton, in June 2022. He now takes on the role permanently. The Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, said of Miles’ appointment: “I am […]
Jacob Marshall, a driver at Marshalls Coaches of Sutton-on-Trent, has had a fine overturned for parking a minibus in a bay he says he has used many times before. Jacob received a fine for using the bay in Mount Street, Nottingham, on 16 March. The Visit Nottinghamshire website describes the Mount Street bay as a […]
Transport technology specialist, UrbanThings, is holding a webinar on smart card technology. Entitled ‘Smart Cards meet Smartphones: The Future of Transportation‘, the event is being held online on 10 May at 11am. The free webinar is to explore how ITSO card loading can act as a ‘bridge’ technology to bring operators and passengers over to […]
Volvo Buses is to close its bodybuilding factory in Wroclaw, Poland, during the first quarter of 2024. The news came as the Swedish manufacturer announced it is changing its business model in Europe, focusing on chassis production. It plans to work with external bodybuilders to offer a range of city and intercity buses and coaches […]
Zeelo is expanding its net-zero commuter bus taster program to independent schools. In a roadshow organised in collaboration with its client RNN Group, students from three colleges have had the opportunity to ride a Zeelo-branded electric Yutong TCe12 between several campuses to attend workshops and seminars to learn the value of emissions-free mass transport. Wilfreda […]
Maynes of Buckie has taken delivery of two new Irizar Integral i6 coaches. Resplendent in an ‘obsidian black’ livery, the pair are for use on the operator’s new Legacy brand. The coaches feature an economical DAFs MX11 27kw, OBD-E Euro VI engine, with an output of 367hp, combined with ZF’s TraXon 12-speed semi-automatic gearbox. The […]
Alexander Dennis’ AD24 aftermarket service is preparing its aftermarket for an increase in operator refurbishment requests, anticipating an increase in vehicle refurbishments through its workshops as it continues to see operators lengthen the life of their fleets. The unprecedented, extended period of inactivity for bus operators’ vehicles due to the pandemic is now allowing some […]