Reading Buses is trialling an ADL Enviro400 that it has converted to be electric. The vehicle was converted by Magtec. The double-decker was formerly one of its diesel-electric hybrids new in 2010 that run the bulk of the Yellow 26 service. Magtec have removed the generator and replaced the batteries with a more modern system […]
National Express’ hotel booking partnership has been put ‘on pause’ as its partner in the venture begins insolvency proceedings. The hotel bookings company, Malvern Group, that was announced as partnering with the operator, has entered administration. A statement from National Express said: “Holidays by National Express is on pause while we review our options. We have […]
The Yutong TCe12 is, arguably, one of the most important UK coaches of the last five decades or maybe longer. Since the first diesel engine went into a coach, the market has seen a lot of very important evolution; stronger and safer bodywork, more powerful engines, and computer-controlled drivelines. We’ve seen huge advances in computer-aided […]
Plaxton celebrated a heritage of coachbuilding last week with a coach rally which drew 42 entries and a crowd of coach operators to its Scarborough plant. Taking advantage of the annual summer shutdown, ADL’s Plaxton yard filled with coaches old and new, together with invited visitors who not only had a chance to reminisce but […]
There’s a tendency in the coach and bus business to assume that, to grow, you need to be next door to a major conurbation. Or maybe that’s just me, projecting. Pulhams Coaches certainly shows that a rural location need not hamper growth. Indeed, the villages sprinkled like gold dust over the unutterably gorgeous Cotswolds countryside […]
ADL is launching its new Enviro400ER Electric Range hybrid double-deck. Developed with BAE Systems, the Enviro400ER offers geofenced zero emission capability, designed to form a solution for pollution hotspots in towns and cities. Based on the series hybrid technology used on ADL’s hybrid buses, the new Enviro400ER is designed to provide an easy solution to […]
What has been described as a shock change to the Discount (Ogden) Rate has led McCarron Coates to believe some operators could be put out of business. The bus and coach industry insurance specialist claims the change to the rate will lead to rises in premiums and says there is talk of insurers pulling out […]
Minibus Options, the minibus converter, has had to suspend work as repairs are made to the reservoir dam in its home town of Whaley Bridge. The factory lies in the path of the River Goyt at the top end of the Peak Forest Canal, and had to close on Thursday 1 August: “It was not […]