I had a wander into town the evening before meeting up with Lucketts, and joked afterwards that I went to Fareham but it was closed; Tuesday nights in any small town are short on thrills, but from what I could see with empty sleeping bags in shop doorways, even the homeless people were out. It’s […]
Tourmaster Coaches of Crowland, near Peterborough, has added a 12.8m Plaxton Leopard to its fleet. Based on the Volvo B8R, it has 70 seats and is powered by a D8K 7.7 litre, 350bhp Euro VI, six-cylinder engine with a Volvo I-Shift automated transmission. It has full air suspension, I-start duel battery system, air conditioning throughout […]
After purchasing one in 2016, Greenline Coaches has added a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo Touring+. The 12m coach will join its current vehicles in providing services such as coach holidays, weekend breaks, day trips and private hire. It has 49 Luxline seats. The new Tourismo was supplied by EvoBus (UK) Ltd.
Brighton based operator, The Big Lemon, is issuing bonds to the public to fund the purchase of solar-powered buses. The deal would offer a 5% return on a five-year investment. The operator won contracts in 2017 to operate six routes in Brighton and aims to be the first bus company in the UK to run […]
New measures to ensure that wheelchair users can safely access onboard wheelchair spaces on buses will be introduced by the government. The DfT announced it will begin developing proposals to ensure wheelchair users can access buses and that drivers can fulfil the duties given to them by the courts. This follows a Supreme Court judgment […]
Now defunct operator, Turners of Essex, has sold its operating premises. The facility was listed as sold subject to contract on the RightMove website, “due to relocation.” However, Bus & Coach Buyer was not able to find the relocated company. Offers for the historic Cock Inn Corner base were being sought in the region of […]
The first electric Citaros, scheduled to begin production at the end of the year, will offer a range of approximately 150km and will be ‘future proofed’ against new battery technology. With Mercedes-Benz seeming to be ‘late to the party’ with electric buses, Head of Product Engineering, Gustav Tuschen, not only described the vehicle and explained […]
The tendency for unintended ignition was jumped upon and resolved very quickly, as you’d expect from Mercedes-Benz. But only a few weeks ago, a vehicle dismantler we spoke to said time-expired Citaros crumble to dust when faced with a cutting torch. So maybe they weren’t as durable as you may suppose. We can balance this […]