Launched into the world in 1967, the first Neoplan Skyliner was the brainchild of Konrad Auwärter. Deemed unimaginable at the time as a double deck touring coach was thought to tip over on motorways, Konrad drove the 12m coach from Stuttgart to Brussels to prove its worth. To date, almost 5,000 Neoplan Skyliners have been […]
North American bus manufacturer, New Flyer Industries Inc and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) have amicably agreed to end their joint venture. The businesses are to move the manufacture of their medium duty MiDi bus from New Flyer’s St. Cloud, Minnesota plant to Alexander Dennis’s new facility in Nappanee, Indiana in the fourth quarter of 2017. […]
trentbarton is to spend £5m in 2017 on 28 new buses and on upgrades. This is the operator’s biggest ever investment in a single year. It is adding 25 ADL Enviro200s to its fleet, featuring glazed skylights, LED lighting, visual and audio next stop announcements, free superfast Wi-Fi and USB chargers. ADL is building the […]
Stagecoach Midlands has moved into a new depot at Trident Park, Warwick, replacing the site on Station Approach in Leamington which has been vacated to make way for housing developments. The new building, built by Deeley Construction, results from partnership working between Warwick District Council, AC Lloyd, Waterloo Housing and Stagecoach Midlands. It has capacity […]
A draft plan to improve air quality by reducing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in the UK has been published. The options now open for consultation are designed to reduce the impact of diesel vehicles and accelerate the move to cleaner transport. Local authorities are already responsible for improving air quality in their area, but will […]
Arriva North West is trialling the pioneering Scania biogas powered double decker which appeared at Euro Bus Expo 2016. During the pilot, the bus will be fuelled using a mobile refuelling station provided by Scania’s infrastructure partner, Roadgas. General Manager at Arriva North West, Alastair Nuttall, said, ‘Arriva is committed to reducing its environmental impacts. […]
Congratulations to Blakes Coaches of Tiverton, Devon for winning Coach of the Year at the 2017 UK Coach Rally, for their Beulas bodied MAN, supplied by Moseley in the South.
Bus and Coach Buyer’s Editor in Chief, Stuart Jones, has received the Services to the Coach Industry award at the UK Coach Awards 2017. Stuart has worked in the bus and coach trade press for over 30 years, beginning his career in this area at Coachmart magazine. In 1989, he founded and edited his own […]