This story has now been updated with the full Stagecoach Midland Red statement and a statement from the Police investigating officer. Scroll down for these Stagecoach Midland Red South has been fined £2.3m and its former driver, Kailash Chander, has been given a two-year supervision order. The sentencing was handed out at Birmingham Crown Court after a […]
Scotland is to host the trial of the first autonomous full-sized passenger bus fleet. Innovate UK, the government’s research and innovation body, announced £4.35million of funding to support the autonomous bus trial. A successful bid for the money was made by Stagecoach along with partners Transport Scotland, Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), Fusion Processing, mobility services […]
Ingleby’s Luxury Coaches of York is celebrating 50 years of business. The company, founded in May 1968 by Mr Chris Ingleby with a Ford Transit 12-seater minibus, was originally known as Ingleby’s Mini Coaches. Four years later, the first full-sized coach was purchased and the trading name changed to Ingleby’s Luxury Coaches. In 1977, the […]
GM Coachwork has launched a new front entrance minibus. The Devon-based vehicle converter launched the Ford Transit LWB-based Falcon in an attempt to provide operators a cost effective, modern solution to replace the discontinued LDV Convoy vehicle. The Ford Transit Falcon features 16 OEM seats in the rear cabin plus a driver’s seat, a three-step […]
RATP Dev’s Shepherd’s Bush garage in West London has morphed into an advanced, smart electric bus operating centre. The depot has been delivered 36 BYD ADL electric buses, one of the joint electric-bus manufacturing operation’s largest orders in London. The single-deckers are 10.8m BYD ADL Enviro200 EVs. The partners also secured an order for 37 […]
McGill’s of Greenock has confirmed an order for 26 ADL Enviro200s. Scheduled for delivery by the end of March 2019, the order includes 11 10.4m Enviro200s and 15 11.5m variants. The longer vehicles will have high-backed seats with the McGill’s logo embroidered into the headrests, in addition to USB charging ports. The buses are to […]
Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney, has given a decision on Abus. He said the Bristol operator’s licence will be suspended from 11:59pm on 31 January 2019 unless the way the business is run is changed. Provided the operator is working positively towards restructuring operations to be fully compliant with the law, the suspension date can be varied […]
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has unveiled its new 100-seat Enviro400XLB tri-axle double-decker. The bus was developed in close collaboration with Lothian and Volvo. 42 of the Falkirk-manufactured buses are set to enter service in Edinburgh from January onwards. The 13.4m Enviro400XLB offers 100 seats and is able to carry up to 131 passengers in total. […]