New Van Hools delivered

Despite the absorption of Van Hool into VDL, a trickle of Van Hool deliveries are still being made to operators in the UK.

The three coaches with proprietor Jimmy Wood

Scottish operator Woods Coaches of Tillycoultry has received the first Van Hool coaches – an EX15M and two EX11Hs – with an Allison fully automatic gearbox. All are DAF powered with the MX11 engine. The coaches have full leather seating with floor-mounted toilet, boiler, fridge, LCD monitors, p/a system and radio, A/C, double-glazed andtinted windows, curtains, and camera mirrors.

The EX15M is a 49-seater and the two EX11H are 30/41-seaters, with a small kitchen in the rear and four tables between seats. The coaches are shown with Jimmy Wood.

Meanwhile, Bibby’s of Ingleton has a new T Series Alicron with DAF MX11engine and ZF EcoLife automatic gearbox. It’s a full executive T15 with rack doors, centre demountable toilet, boiler, in-dash fridge, LCD monitors, pa system and radio, aircon, double-glazed, tinted windows, curtains, and camera mirrors.

Chris and Peter Bibby are shown in the header image in front of the new T15 Alicron.