Stagecoach Group has placed orders worth over £100m in 570 new coaches and buses for the financial year 2014-15 for its operations in England, Scotland and Wales. It is the largest set of orders it has ever placed and the company believes it is also the biggest placed by any bus operator in Britain. The […]
In its results for the year ended 31 December 2013, National Express has delivered what it describes as a ‘strong financial performance’. Group revenue increased 3% to £1.89bn (2012: £1.83bn), with 7% growth in total non-rail revenue. Its normalised Group profit before tax was ahead of target at £143.7m (2012: £164.1m). The decline reflects the […]
Austin Travel Group has added a pair of 13m Van Hool TX16 Alicrons to its fleet. They are powered by DAF 360hp engines coupled to ZF fully automatic gearboxes. Fitted with 57 seats and built to Arriva Bus & Coach’s standard stock specification, they have a rear floor toilet and a small Hanover display in […]
Redline Travel has added three new 8.9m ADL Enviro200s to its fleet. They are each fitted with a Cummins E5 engine, an eight camera CCTV system, onboard wi-fi capabilities and Mobitec destination equipment. The new buses are operating on Green Route 4 between the new development site in Berryfields, Aylesbury town centre and The Coppice. […]
Clarkes Minibus Hire of Kent has received an EVM Classic Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi powered by a Euro5 163bhp common rail direct injection diesel engine with automatic gear box. The minicoach is specified with 22 EVM Comfort class seats, an integrated three stage entry step with LED strip lights and stainless steel inserts, in-dash air conditioning […]
Weardale Travel has taken delivery of a Van Hool TDX25 Astromega. The coach is powered by a DAF 510hp engine matched to a ZF AS-Tronic gearbox. Built to a high specification, the 13m vehicle has a tow bar, a ski box, a front Hanover display and provision to carry one wheelchair passenger. This is the […]
Gibbons Coaches has taken delivery of a Setra ComfortClass 416 GT-HD. The vehicle has 48 Voyage Supreme seats with a half-leather, half-fabric combination. It is powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 457 LA 315kW Euro5 engine coupled to a Mercedes-Benz Go-240-8 eight speed PowerShift gearbox. A range of safety systems are installed, including Traction Control with […]
Scania is considering Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft’s public takeover offer to the shareholders in Scania. The deal would see all of their shares in Scania tendered to Volkswagen (VW) for a cash consideration of £18.34/SEK200 per share. VW is already a key stakeholder in the Swedish CV manufacturer, owning 62.6%. VW recently reported achieving an operating profit […]