In response to a government report on high streets, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has highlighted the importance of buses to town centres. The House of Commons Housing, Community & Local Government Select Committee published a report entitled “High Streets & Town Centres in 2030”. It concluded that high streets and town centres can […]
Many reading this may well have bumped into Bob Winfield, Area Manager at Scania Financial Services. Quite a few might have even done business with him, helping finance your vehicles. But farewells might be in order as Bob switches off his spreadsheets for the last time as he takes a well-deserved retirement on 29 March. […]
I see the staggeringly stupid idea of ‘air taxis’ has gained enough traction to be the subject of an exhibition. A recent release seriously suggests VTOL aircraft seating two people as an alternative for commuting in road-level traffic to ‘avoid congestion.’ Such an idea, with aircraft at £500,000 a pop and landing limited to buildings […]
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 […]