The Silcox family completed the re-purchase of Silcox Motor Coach Company Ltd from King Long Ltd on 6 March 2015. The deal secures the future of the Silcox name which has been synonymous with providing the residents of Pembrokeshire with their transportation needs. The company’s operations encompass coach holidays, private hire and local bus services […]
Shearings Group has placed the largest ever order for Mercedes-Benz Tourismos in the UK. It will see the operator take delivery of 38 Tourismos this month. The order includes 23 12m Tourismo Euro6 coaches being delivered in National Holidays livery and 15 13m Tourismo Euro6 models entering service for the first time in a striking […]
VDL is developing its first double decker to meet the requirements of Berlin operator, BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe). The VDL Citea DLF (Double deck Low Floor) is expected to be delivered to the customer in the summer. In developing the new vehicle, optimum use will be made of the modular system around which the Citea range […]
Local MP for Selby and Ainsty, Nigel Adams, visited the Optare manufacturing facility at Sherburn in Elmet, near Leeds, last week. The call included a tour of the factory where he met staff and saw several buses in production, including Optare’s fully electric models, a further six of which are due to go into service […]
First West of England is to trial the Bio-Bus, the UK’s first human sewage and food waste powered bus, in Bristol from 25 March 2015. The bio-methane powered Scania single decker is to be used on Service 2 in the city. If the trial proves successful, the operator will look at the possibility of bring […]
Go-Ahead owned Southern Vectis has launched a new fleet of eight vehicles for its Route 1. The four ADL Enviro200s and four Enviro400s were formally unveiled at the Isle of Wight Conflict History and Remembrance Museum in Northwood, Cowes. An improved timetable rolled out when the new buses’ entered service. Southern Vectis MD, Andrew Wickham, […]
North east transport authority, Nexus, has completed a project to refurbish Jarrow bus station. The £120,000 scheme includes improvements to passenger waiting areas, lighting and security. Nexus, which manages Jarrow bus station, has installed five new modern bus shelters to replace the previous two 20 year old ‘tunnels’. The refurbishment project has taken three months […]
Manchester city centre’s free Metroshuttle bus service now has free Wi-Fi for passengers. The new provision is being offered on all 20 buses on the route linking the city’s main rail stations, car parks, shopping areas and businesses. The fleet is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Manchester and Salford Councils, the Government’s Broadband […]