Go-Ahead is set to take over First’s Queens Road depot and operations in Manchester for a consideration of £11.2m. The sale is due to complete in the next few months and would include the depot and the bus fleet of 163 vehicles. Once the sale has been fully completed, the employees who work for the […]
Almost £1m of funding has been committed by the government to support three vehicle retrofit technology suppliers. The three technology suppliers are Eminox, Proventia and Baumot. The money is to be used to accredit technologies for cutting polluting emissions from a wider range of vehicle types. The projects to be brought about by the funding […]
Volvo Bus is to supply Ireland’s first electric bus. A Volvo 7900e fully-electric single-decker is to be supplied to the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel. It is set to come into service later this year. The project is being undertaken by Volvo Bus, Crowne Plaza Hotel (part of the Tifco Hotel Group), and Irish energy […]
Before even being introduced, Dale Worsfold was instantly recognisable. Dale, a driver at Shaw’s of Whitley, is a regular entrant to Bus and Coach Buyer’s Photo Friday competition, so we often see his face on the computer screen alongside his latest photographic offering. Dale is a rarity; at the young age of 24-years-old he bucks […]
Horseman Coaches, based in Berkshire, has introduced a further ten Plaxton Panthers to its fleet. The addition represents the completion of a five-year £10m investment programme. All of the new vehicles are 12.8m 53-seat luxury executive coaches with DK8 engines and I-Shift transmissions, complete with parallel lift lockers, kitchenettes/servers, fridges, toilets, sophisticated entertainment and CCTV […]
Changes are underway at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The revised organisational structure was consulted on at the end of last year and was agreed by CPT’s Council in December. The changes include a small number of roles being made redundant. Key to the organisation’s revised structure is the appointment of a new Chief […]
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show the UK’s new bus and coach market fell by 5.6% in 2018. This sees annual registrations falling for a second consecutive year to 7,236 units. A 5.6% drop in the final three months of the year marked the eighth straight quarter of decline. The […]
Building a business from the ground up may be a titanic task but it comes with some advantages. Lothian Motorcoaches launched itself on to the Edinburgh market last summer, but operating from spare space in one of Lothian’s depots. Now, it’s about to begin work developing its own home in Newbridge, a stones’ throw from […]