Cambridgeshire-based Whippet reports a reliable performance from its Wisdom Sigma 12 buses. The operator has marked two years of zero-emission bus operation with them on its Universal service in Cambridge. The route’s fleet of Sigma 12 buses, built by Chinese manufacturer Wisdom and originally supplied in the UK by Mellor, have clocked up 0.5m miles […]
Stagecoach Bluebird has been granted a Royal Warrant by His Majesty The King. The three-year warrant recognises the Stagecoach subsidiary’s long-standing provision of coach hire services to Balmoral Estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. The awarding of the Royal Warrant celebrates not only the Aberdeen-based company’s excellence in transport services but also its commitment to supporting local […]
Shortly after 3pm yesterday, a Bee Network bus collided with an aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles. The bus was on the Stagecoach Manchester-operated 100 route and in service at the time of the incident. North West Ambulance Service dispatched a number of resources, including ten emergency ambulances, advanced paramedics, its Hazard Area Response Team (HART) […]
Two years in the making, Wrightbus has given a first glimpse of its anticipated 6×2 zero-emission bus. Efficiency and durability tests will be completed during the summer, with a demonstrator heading out to a customer in Hong Kong for 12 months. There are already orders for the vehicle lined up for the Far East and […]
Sharpes of Nottingham is to specify Allison fully-automatic transmissions on future executive coach orders. The decision follows the company’s positive experience of the Allison T525R transmission in a Van Hool TX21 Altano. The family business has worked with Van Hool coaches since buying its first three Van Hools 21 years ago. Sharpes’ latest order, a […]
Northstar has launched two new express bus services. The X22 will run from Chester-le-Street to the Metrocentre in just 24 minutes, serving all stops through Barley Mow and Birtley. The X43 will travel from Stanley to the Metrocentre in 28 minutes, calling at Tanfield Lea, Tantobie, Burnopfield and Swalwell Bank in Whickham. Both routes are […]
TfGM was the first franchised transport authority in the UK to use CitySwift’s AI-powered platform. The solution is designed to deliver more reliable, frequent and quicker bus journeys on the Bee Network and the transport authority has renewed its contract to use the technology. CitySwift’s performance optimisation platform enables TfGM to use performance data to […]
A new Irizar Integral i6S Efficient luxury touring coach has been delivered to family-run operator, Chandlers Coach Travel. The 12.9m coach seats up to 57 passengers on i6 seats with side laterals, piping and headrests trimmed in synthetic leather. It is powered by a DAF MX-11 300 403hp engine, coupled to ZF’s EcoLife Coachline six-speed fully […]