According to local press reports, Turkish investment company, ES Mali Yatirim, recently chosen to acquire commercial vehicle manufacturer BMC, has asked the country’s competition authority for permission to allow investment from the Qatar Armed Forces Industry Committee in order to resume production.
Free parking is being offered to coach operators to help meet demand to see Mamma Mia! in Blackpool. The musical is running for 12 weeks this summer at the Blackpool Opera House. Drop off spaces have been allocated especially for coaches on Adelaide Street with free layover spaces provided at the council’s Progress House for […]
Over 3,000 West Midlands pupils starting secondary school this autumn are to be given specialised advice on travelling to their new schools by Centro, the region’s transport authority. Centro is providing 120 workshops at West Midlands schools to help youngsters prepare for the move from primary to secondary education. A total of 70 schools in […]
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 […]