The operator spends most of August testing the latest bus technology in its pursuit of operating cleaner and more fuel efficient vehicles. Wrightbus, ADL and Optare have been putting their latest products through the company’s comprehensive testing programme at the test ground. The annual event was launched in 2012 and quickly triggered a development race […]
The front has fresh, CAD designed mouldings intended to complement the T6 styling, along with new interior mouldings that are intended to modernise the driver and passenger areas. Like its predecessor it has 15 seats and can carry up to four wheelchairs without need for a passenger lift. Wheelchairs can be loaded through the front […]
Richmond’s Coaches of Barley in Hertfordshire is a family business in every sense of the word. Not only have three generations of the Richmond family run it since former RAF Wellington pilot, Harold Victor Richmond (known as HVR), acquired the operations, fleet and premises of A Livermore in July 1946, but generations of other families […]
A multi-operator bus ticket for Dundee is to be delivered by a partnership involving Xplore Dundee, Stagecoach, Moffat & Williamson and Dundee City Council. It will allow people to travel across the city and its surrounding area using three different bus companies but just one ticket. The ABC (Any Bus Company) products will be available […]
In the second quarter of 2016, the UK bus and coach market ‘enjoyed healthy growth’, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New bus and coach registrations rose 26.9% to 2,486 in the quarter, leading to a year to date figure of 4,445, up 6.5%. The trade organisation said […]
Bus and Coach Buyer’s very own Sales Director, Sallyanne Davis, is braving the shave in support of Macmillan. She will be having her head shaved on 1 September and she aims to raise at least £1000 for the charity. She said, ‘I wanted to raise money for a cause that is close to everyone’s heart. […]
Tourism is a major business for Edinburgh with around 4m visitors every year pumping over £3.2bn into the city’s economy. That the bus and coach industry is a significant contributor to this was made clear when Lothian Buses MD, Richard Hall, welcomed guests to the recent launch of Edinburgh Bus Tours new £6.5m vehicle fleet […]
London operator, Clarkes Coaches, has added a Paccar DAF powered Irizar i8 Integral to its fleet, which has become the company’s flagship vehicle. The 14m tri-axle has 36 padded, leather seats, arranged in groups of four around tables, plus a hand built kitchen at the centre. Additional equipment includes contactless phone charging bases on the […]