This year is the 26th anniversary of the death of Claire Fitzgerald who died along with 11 of her friends and a teacher when the minibus she was travelling in crashed on the M40. The teacher had fallen asleep at the wheel according to the overwhelming evidence heard at the inquest. Prior to the collision, […]
Wrightbus has made its first delivery of vehicles since its acquisition last month. It has also now begun a recruitment process. With new owners the Bamford Bus Company in place, Wrightbus has delivered the first 36 units of a 55-bus order to First Group for use in Leeds, in a deal totalling circa £13 million. […]
All 20 coaches in the order are for Scania Irizar i6S models, of which 18 will be tri-axles with the remaining two based on 4×2 chassis. The 18 tri-axles will be built on Scania’s K 410 6×2*4 rear-steer chassis and equipped with Scania’s 410-hp engine and fully automated Opticruise gear selection system. Their Irizar i6S […]
The quest for high capacity in two-axle coaches is nothing new, with a target of 57 seats and a toilet the usual aim, most coachbuilders managing this within around 13 metres. Generally, above this number seat pitch becomes a compromise between capacity and comfort, creating a vehicle you’d avoid sending out for rugby supporters and […]
During a day when a month’s worth of rain fell within 24 hours in some places, it would be easy to be as miserable as the grey, frowning clouds delivering the downpour. But that is not the case for Richard Bamber, Managing Partner of family-operator Anthony’s Travel. Meeting him in the thankfully dry confines of […]
Volvo Buses has received the largest single order for electric buses in Europe. Volvo Buses is to deliver 157 Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. The buses will operate on a number of routes in Gothenburg. The Volvo Electric Articulated can carry 150 passengers with an energy consumption that is 80% […]
Work to expand Liverpool Coach Park is getting underway. Situated on Riverside Drive two miles south of the city centre, the facility currently hosts a maximum of ten coaches. By next April it should be able to accommodate 30. The new facility is part of a £45m highways programme to improve the city centre’s environment […]
Sevenoaks-based Go-Coach made the decision to cut short one of its routes following attacks on its buses. The company is no longer serving the West Kingsdown area after 4.30pm. The operator has suffered three incidents in West Kingsdown on buses serving its route 429 Dartford to West Kingsdown. One of its buses was attacked by […]