Seaford & District is to operate the Eastbourne Sightseeing Tour following the withdrawal of the current service operated under the City Sightseeing brand by Bath Bus Company. A new direct replacement service will commence operation in March. The ‘hop on, hop off’ tour will utilise open top double deckers and will operate daily every 30 […]
Minsterley Motors in Shropshire has added five 11.5m 44 seat Optare Metrocity buses to its fleet. The Euro5 vehicles join a fleet which already includes two Optare Solos operating Ludlow’s Park and Ride and town services. The new Metrocitys will operate on routes between Shrewsbury & Bishops Castle. MD, Minsterley Motors, John Jones, said, ‘We […]
Singapore based ComfortDelGro’s revenue rose 1.5% to SGD4.11bn/£2.03bn in the full year ended 31 December 2015 (2014: SGD4,051.3m/£2,005.3m). Operating profit increased by 1.9% to SGD450.7m/£223.06m (2014: SGD442.1m/£218.8m). At Group level, full year revenue from the bus business increased by 3.1% to SGD2.12bn/£1.05bn. Revenue from the UK bus business is expected to be higher from new […]
Princess Coaches Ltd of Southampton has added another Scania Irizar i6 to its fleet, a 12.2m example on a Scania K 400 EB4x2 chassis. Its power comes from Scania’s 400hp engine coupled with a fully automated Opticruise gear selection system. It has 49 seats, footrests, rear seat tables, powered entrance and main locker doors, a […]
Having 41% of the market in France in 2015, Heuliez Bus is again the leading supplier of hybrid buses in the country. The manufacturer has also recently supplied Madrid and Barcelona with 30 GX Hybrids. Since 2010, over 400 standard and articulated hybrid buses have been produced by the manufacturer, with 150 other units on […]
Arriva Yorkshire has unveiled a series of network and route enhancements for the Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley area. To be introduced on 22 February 2016, it will see over 300 route miles affected by the changes. These include more direct links to Junction 32 and Leeds, simplified direct links to Wakefield from Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley and […]
Stagecoach South West has launched its South West Falcon express service. The route runs 24 hours a day, connecting Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol Airport and Bristol city centre. A £1 special introductory fare offer is available on it until 27 February 2016. It makes 19 journeys, seven days a week. Coaches will run hourly across […]
Last year’s inaugural UK Bus Summit, organised by Transport Times, was the best of a number of conferences addressing the key issues facing the bus industry, attracting a stellar array of speakers from all sides of the debate. This year’s Summit, held at the QEII Centre opposite Westminster Abbey, was only slightly less impressive in […]