An Easter bank holiday ticketing promotion has been hailed a success by Reading Buses. More than 6,000 tickets were taken up in a free travel offer provided by West Berkshire Council in conjunction with Reading Buses. A total of 6,008 tickets were issued over the four days of the Easter bank holiday and 2,440 passengers […]
A BYD ADL Enviro200EV demonstrator visited Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, allowing staff to familiarise themselves with the type before the operators’ upcoming delivery of 45 similar buses as part of a framework agreement between ADL and the National Transport Authority. It was then joined by Northern Ireland operator Translink for an inspection at ADL’s […]
Volvo has signed another major bus contract in Santiago for 80 articulated buses. Volvo Buses is one of the main suppliers of buses for the fleet renewal in Chile’s capital, where it has secured one of its largest orders in Latin America for 564 buses. The 80 buses have been acquired by Subus, one of […]
Premier Pits has added a new cover to their range of Pit Safety range. The prefabricated steel pit manufacturer has added the Premier Hinged Cover to its range. The air-operated fall restraint consists of individual banks of 2.5m steel-mesh panels. Each panel is operated by pneumatic cylinders connected to a central control box for an […]
In a trading update for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022, National Express Group reports its first-quarter revenue is back to 2019 levels. March saw revenue exceed 2019 figures. It notes a particularly strong recovery seen in its UK and ALSA coach businesses, which it believes demonstrates strong pent-up demand for travel. […]
Gibson Executive‘s fleet is being auctioned by Sweeney Kincaid. The Renfrew-based operator went into liquidation in April this year. The fleet of 22 vehicles are now up for online auction. The auction closes from 11am on Wednesday 4 May 2022. The auction includes the following vehicles: Two Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RHD 51-seat coaches (16-plate) Three Volvo […]
The last time we had a Tourliner on road test was March 2020 – just a fortnight before the world shut down and all the praise we heaped upon it seemed wasted. We’d like to think, as a magazine, that our road tests will prompt a few readers to consider the merits of each vehicle […]
As fuel prices remain high in the UK, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to introduce a fuel duty relief package of £260m for coaches to place the sector on level footing with the rail industry. In a letter to the Chancellor, CPT has asked for […]