A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 based wheelchair accessible conversion from Stanford Coachworks has been supplied to Princess Marina House in Rustington, West Sussex, a seaside retreat for ex-Service members of the RAF. The medium wheelbase vehicle has a 2.2litre 126bhp Euro5 engine matched to a seven-speed automatic gearbox. Two of its eight seats are fixed just […]
As part of an upgrade to its fleet, Edinburgh based L A Travel have taken delivery of a new Volvo Bus B9R coach with Jonckheere bodywork. Fitted with the rear mounted Volvo D9B engine and incorporating the Volvo I-Shift 12-speed fully automated gearbox, it is fitted with 53 seats, an onboard toilet, a CD/DVD system […]
Lloyd Morgan Group has announced that it has been appointed the sole Auditor to both CoachMarque and The Guild of British Coach Operators. Lloyd Morgan Group will contact all members to introduce themselves and arrange a mutually acceptable date for all future audits. The company claims this illustrates its status as being the lead compliance […]
Leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, has said that he plans to ‘herald the biggest devolution of power to England’s great towns and cities in a hundred years’ as the next stage of Labour’s plan to lower the cost of living. He highlighted the interim conclusions of Andrew Adonis’s Growth Review, which recommended the […]
In late May 2014, the first Finnish VDL Citea Electric will be delivered to Veolia Transport Finland. The vehicle is to participate in the Finnish eBUS project, the Finnish government’s multi-year research project into electric vehicle systems. The Citea Electric will be included in the service roster of Espoo, a city that is part of […]
Reading Buses has introduced more buses on the special X9 service provided for the benefit of people working at Foster Wheeler’s headquarters at Shinfield Park in Reading. The operator is adding two more journeys in the morning and two in the afternoon to meet growing demand. Two new journeys have been added in the morning […]
National Express Dundee is unveiling a faster bus service between Broughty Ferry and Dundee city centre. The new X5 route will be in operation from 5 May and means reduced journey times to the city centre and Ninewells Hospital from Broughty Ferry. The X5 will travel a similar route to the existing Service 5, but […]
Nottinghamshire-based Magpie Brewery has launched a new beer named after a trentbarton initiative to help drinkers avoid the temptation of driving home. As part of the bus firm’s Nightbus campaign the customers can use a £5 zigzag day ticket until 4.00am in the morning until end of April. Zigzag group tickets can also be used […]