A new product designed to provide wi-fi for minibuses and minicoaches has been launched by Mobile Onboard. The Beam Mini onboard system is thought to be the first passenger wi-fi product specifically designed for smaller PCVs. It is the latest in a stable of products intended to provide easy, powerful and cost effective passenger internet […]
Ensign Bus has re-entered the city sightseeing ticket market with the launch of the CityXplora website (www.cityxplora.com). The new site was built from the ground up and features sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tours, day tours, popular attraction tickets plus combination tickets and theatre tickets from several key worldwide destinations, including New York, London, Paris, Madrid […]
Preparations for the eighth Coach and Bus Show in Ireland are well under way, according to its organisers. The biannual event, Ireland’s largest bus show, takes place in the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion on 15 and 16 November. It is organised by the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland and sponsored by Campion Insurance. It […]
Nottingham’s electric bus project has continued with the network’s extension onto the Medilink service and the establishment of the Queens Drive Park and Ride site as a demonstration ‘Eco Hub’. The milestone was marked by a visit to the Park and Ride site from Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer. The first stage of the electric bus […]
In 2013, Group Irizar turned over a record €556m (£443.85m) and produced 5,368 coaches worldwide, with more than 1,000 leaving the Spanish factory at Ormaiztegi, up 15% on 2012. Exports accounted for 88% of the turnover. The manufacturer spent €18m (£14.3m) on the factory and on research to ensure it stays at the cutting edge […]
Overall performance for the Go-Ahead Group was described as ‘good’ by its Group Chief Executive, David Brown, in a pre-close trading update for the year ending 28 June 2014. In the company’s deregulated bus business, solid underlying growth in revenue and passenger journeys continued into the fourth quarter. The segment experienced growth in both commercial […]
Six staff members of First Bus in Scotland will have the honour of carrying the Queen’s baton in a relay event cumulating at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer. They were selected because of their involvement with community groups, charities and the improvement of public transport services for customers. CEO of FirstGroup, Tim O’Toole, […]
Belgian passenger transport company De Lijn has updated its fleet by taking delivery of 41 VDL MidCity Dial-a-ride buses. The Flemish based transport company will operate the buses in West Flanders, Antwerp and Limburg. The low-floor Sprinter conversions have 13 seats (including 2 folding seats) and 9 standing spaces that can be also be used […]