FirstGroup reported a 17% decrease in revenue for the six months to 30 September 2015, with a figure of £2,440.9m (H1 2014: £2,941.1m). The company said this principally reflected changes in the First Rail franchise portfolio and fewer operating days in First Student as a result of a later than normal start to the school […]
Motor Coach Industries International (MCI) has been sold to New Flyer Industries by KPS Capital Partners for a consideration of approximately $480m/£315.84m. MCI is a major manufacturer of intercity coaches in the US and Canada, providing 24 hour technical support, technician training and an extensive aftermarket parts and repair service. Headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, […]
Ilkeston based Littles Transport has received delivery of four 10.8m ADL Enviro200s after securing several new contracts with Derby County Council. They are fitted with ZF gearboxes and 39 seats. The financing of the vehicles was secured via David Davies of Davies Corporate Finance (0845 077 9118), who has supported the operator with its funding […]
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has purchased a further five Optare Solos to be used on subsidised local bus services, including the demand-responsive MyBus service, a bookable bus service offering door-to-door transport in urban and rural areas. This follows an investment in 18 Solos earlier in the year. The 7.9m, Euro5, slim line Solos are […]
Leicester operator, Ausden Clark, has added a Scania Irizar i6 to its fleet. The coach has 57 seats, three-point seatbelts, extra dark tinted glass, a centre sunken toilet, a DVD player with two monitors, seat back tables, Durabright alloy wheels and a driver’s sleeping cabin. It is based on a Scania K410 EB6x2*4 chassis with […]
Gartocharn, Dunbartonshire, based Lochs & Glens has taken delivery of five Volvo B11R coaches with Jonckheere bodywork and Euro6 engines. The operator has been purchasing Volvo coaches for more than 20 years and currently has a fleet of 16, which is exclusively Volvo. A further five vehicles of the same specification have already been ordered […]
The first Scottish City to be awarded the CPT’s Coach Friendly status is the City of Perth. The status acknowledges the commitment that the City of Perth has made to understanding the requirements of coaches and welcoming their drivers and passengers to the city centre. David Rutherford, CPT Scottish Coach Commission Chair and Director of […]
Bus safety in London has increased ‘slightly’, according to the latest TfL figures on the subject. Between the months of July and September 2015, 1,491 people were injured in incidents involving buses, compared with 1,506 in quarter two (April to June 2015). This shows the casualty rate falling ‘slightly’, from 2.6 to 2.5 injuries per million […]