For an investment of over €40m, Volvo has radically redesigned the 9000 range and introduces UK buyers to the 9900 – a replacement for the current 9700. Although the mechanical aspects are carried over from the existing B11R, the coaches are now integrally constructed, weigh up to 350kg less, have an imposing new look, incorporate additional […]
West Norfolk Community Transport Project invests £1m in new routes West Norfolk Community Transport Project (WNCTP) is operating a series of town bus routes using an O licence. To run the services, the operator has added new Wrightbus StreetLites and Mellor Stratas to its fleet. It has invested £1m to launch the new routes for […]
Stagecoach Red & White and Phil Anslow & Sons Coaches (Anslow) are set to meet in court on 2 July, in a dispute over bus stand allocation in Cwmbran. It comes after Anslow claimed that Stagecoach is acting anti-competitively, by “stitching-up access” to stands. Stagecoach has accused Anslow of “trespassing” on bus stands it had […]
Pressure group urged CTOs not to answer DfT consultation questions Email obtained by Bus & Coach Buyer has revealed that Mobility Matters urged community transport operators (CTOs) not to answer four questions in the Government’s consultation on community transport, which ended on 4 May. Just weeks before the close of the consultation, the Chair of […]
Bill, Managing Director of Stephensons of Essex, promised a stronger voice for ALBUM: “Now, more than ever, the non-aligned bus sector needs to have a strong voice with central and local government, suppliers, the Traffic Commissioners and other stakeholders. “Not only is the detailed guidance to the Bus Services Act still being formulated, but we […]
Obituary Adrian Wickens, latterly Bus Planning Manager at Volvo Buses, has died suddenly while on a walking holiday in France Adrian, who retired in 2015, was a Volvo Bus stalwart, having worked at the company for 42 years. He was also chairman of the SMMT Bus & Coach section for ten years and was heavily […]
Registrations decline in first quarter. Double-digit drop for double- and single-deckers, but minibuses bounce back. New bus and coach registrations fell 4.5% in the first quarter of 2018, according to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures. There were 1,793 PCVs hitting the UK’s roads in the period. This is the fifth consecutive quarter […]
