A further 16 Scania Irizar i6 coaches have joined the fleet of City Circle UK. This additional batch of vehicles represents Scania’s largest retail fleet order of the year and takes the number of Scanias operated by City Circle UK to more than 40. The new vehicles are all based on Scania’s K 410 6×2*4 […]
Devon-based Courtside Conversions, specialists in wheelchair-accessible vehicles and minibuses, has joined IVECO’s prestigious BUSMASTER advocate programme. The BUSMASTER seal of approval is only awarded to trusted and reliable bodywork providers after a stringent auditing process. Approved converters include Mellor, Nu-Track, Minibus Options, EVM, GM Coachwork, Stanford, Euromotive and Noone’s of Ireland. Designed as a reward […]
Arriva has invested £8m in 37 new ADL Enviro400 MMCs for its Castleford network. The new vehicles are due to enter service on 26 June. The day before, the operator has scheduled an official launch event for them, showcasing their new livery. The day will include a free hog roast, BBQ, a bouncy castle, numerous […]
A new 1,000-space park-and-ride site has opened in the Leeds area. The Temple Green Park and Ride, which will take the number of park-and-ride spaces in West Yorkshire to approaching over 4,500 including rail stations, is in the Aire Valley, near junction 45 of the M1. It is free to use during the first week […]
The coach industry is being asked to help the victims, emergency services and volunteers of the Grenfell tower block fire with a special event. Bob Harrington, of Harrington’s Vintage Coaches, launched an appeal to offer the victims and others a free day trip in recognition of the ordeal they have been through. He has already […]
Mellor Coachcraft has launched a new website to promote and support the issue of using local buses. It is designed for the general public to go to as a source of reference and information. The site highlights and discusses issues that bus service cuts bring and the affect they have on society. These include topics […]
Bridgestone is celebrating the largest commercial fleet contract win in its history, having secured a $110m, five year deal with FirstGroup. The contract will see the tyre manufacturer supply tyres to over 60,000 of the operator’s buses and coaches in the USA, Canada and the UK. As part of the agreement,º Bridgestone will provide tyres […]
National Express is now in its 45th year of existence. To celebrate, the company has lifted the lid on its archives with the release of rare and unseen archive material from as far back as 1966. It traces its origins to 1972, when scheduled coach services run by the National Bus Company were united under […]