Birmingham-based Aziz Coach Service has invested in a further two Plaxton Leopards, built by NFI subsidiary Alexander Dennis at Scarborough.. The latest deliveries take the total number of Plaxton Leopard coaches in the Birmingham-based fleet to eight. The type makes up more than half of the fleet of the well-established family business, which was founded […]
Alexander Dennis worked with Dawsongroup to provide a pair of Alexander Dennis Enviro200 buses to Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on a rental solution. The two 8.9-metre Enviro200 have upgraded the Hospital Hopper service which provides a connection between the trust’s two hospitals in Surrey for staff, patients and visitors. With 30 […]
Kidderminster-based Woodstones Coaches has taken delivery of an Irizar i4 built on Scania’s latest KNI360 generation chassis. It has 57 reclining seats, climate control air conditioning and Alcoa Dura-Bright alloy wheels. It is built to full PSVAR specification with a wheelchair lift and destination signs. Richard Meredith, owner of Woodstones Coaches, said: “We are now […]
A £3.8 million investment by North of England bus operator Transdev in premium luxury ‘Sky Class’ buses for its key link between East Lancashire and Manchester is being hailed as “hugely significant” for the region’s recovery beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. East Lancashire’s political leaders say the winning blend of five-star features, ultra-low emissions and a […]
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has delivered two Enviro200 low-emission buses to family-owned Scottish bus operator Prentice of Haddington. The 10.8m long buses are fitted with ADL’s award-winning SmartPack efficient diesel technology, developed in-house by the manufacturer. This saves fuel and reduces emissions by combining engine stop/start and electrically driven cooling fans with the smart management […]
The world’s first fleet of double decker hydrogen buses officially launched into service today (Thursday, 28th January) in Aberdeen. Run by First Bus in a project led by Aberdeen City Council, the Wrightbus hydrogen buses represent a major step forward in reducing climate change, as cities across the world witness how far innovation in the […]
A1 Minibus and Coach has taken delivery of an EVM Elegance, based on the extra-long wheelbase Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDI with Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine. It features a seven-speed G-Tronic Automatic gearbox. It has an Eberspacher EV808 8kw in-saloon air conditioning, a PA system ready to use with hand microphone, saloon speakers, a reversing […]
J&DS Halcrow of Shetland has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VS30 with EVM Avantgarde bodywork. Based on the 516CDI extra-long wheelbase, the minicoach’s power comes from the Common Rail Direct Injection engine matched to a seven-speed G-Tronic automatic gearbox. Features include the new Masats plug-type passenger electric door, Tarabus non-slip flooring, in-dash Mercedes-Benz […]