Following the announcement of a successful bid to the Government’s Ultra Low Emission Bus Fund to support the purchase of electric buses, the North East’s largest bus operator, Go North East, has confirmed an order for nine E10 latest generation full electric buses with the world’s largest electric bus manufacturer, Yutong, through its UK agent, […]
Fenn Holidays of Cambridgeshire has been among early adopters of Arriva Bus & Coach’s fixed-price maintenance packages. A renowned Van Hool customer, Fenn Holidays has a small fleet of four 14-metre TX17 Astrons which are exclusively run on tour work, with destinations throughout the UK and Europe. With experience of coach touring going back to […]
Dorset operator, Crossways Travel, has completed a 14-day tour of the Baltics. The trip was in celebration of the operator’s tenth anniversary. Taking in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the journey took over two years to plan, requiring many visits to the Baltics to ensure it went smoothly. The tour went exceptionally well and more extended […]
A demand responsive transport service is now being trialled in London. Operated by Go-Ahead, passengers book their travel on the on-demand service using an app created by ViaVan. The 12-month trial is being carried out in Sutton, south London. Using mobile and predictive technology, GoSutton is aimed at finding out whether flexible demand responsive transport […]
Temsa, the Turkish bus and coach manufacturer, has been sold to venture capital group True Value Capital Partners, a Swiss-based investment fund. Owned by giant Turkish conglomerate Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding (SA), the Temsa Transportation Vehicles group was nominally valued at 825m Turkish Lira (£111m). The sale was made based on a value of 375m […]
FirstGroup has announced it is planning to potentially sell its First Bus business in the UK. It is looking for ‘structural alternatives’ to separate the division from the Group. The operator is also selling its iconic Greyhound business in the US. FirstGroup’s future emphasis will be on its First Student and First Transit businesses, its […]
Specialist Leisure Group (SLG) has placed a multi-million-pound order for 29 Mercedes Tourimso M/2 coaches. Due for delivery in October and November 2019, 19 coaches will join the Shearings Holidays fleet and 10 will join the National Holidays fleet. The order is part of the company’s ongoing vehicle renewal programme. Like the 43 new coaches […]
Two highly popular events staged in Morecambe last weekend delivered a fitting commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of Ribble Motor Company. Stuart Jones attended both. At its peak, Ribble Motor Conmpany ran 1,300 buses and coaches, employed 5,500 staff and carried 216m passengers annually (1956). The first, held on the Saturday, was […]