CPT President Ian Luckett wrote in a recent blog: “…as operators we need to keep up the pressure on our elected representatives but equally it is imperative we get involved with our local authorities”. Ian was referring to the Government’s Air Quality Plan, in which local councils have been charged by Government to come up […]
Lancashire based operator, Travellers Choice has taken delivery of nine new Volvo B11R Jonckheere coaches adding to an existing fleet of almost 150, of which nearly 90 per cent are built on Volvo chassis. John Shaw, Managing Director of Travellers Choice said: “When considering the addition of new vehicles to our extensive fleet, we looked […]
Go Start Community Transport has a new 16-seat Community Low Floor Sprinter to provide low-cost transport services to pensioners, people with disabilities, school children and voluntary and charitable groups. The vehicle features a remote-control Masats 120cm double-leaf, rapid-sliding powered entry door. Go Start has specified a luggage drop-cage left of passenger entry door and panoramic […]
Clarkes of London has taken delivery of a new 20-seat Grand Tourer from EVM.. Specification includes a large rear luggage compartment which is accessed via an electric powered elevating boot door with switch on dash and remote button inside boot, panoramic double glazed saloon windows and a large coach type panoramic windscreen with two roller […]
Daimler is aiming to split its Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans and Daimler Trucks & Buses divisions into two legally independent entities to “take greater entrepreneurial responsibility,” it says. In a press statement, Daimler says the project is set to strengthen the future viability of the business units and better utilise the potential for growth and […]
Operators with coaches in Durham City from 15 to 20 November need to plan around road closures for the annual Lumiere. The festival will take place between Thursday 16 and Sunday 19 November. For all visits, there will be no city centre coach parking available. The Sands coach park will be closed from 00:01 16 […]
A Section 19 community transport service in Derbyshire has changed into a tendered service requiring operator licences. Derbyshire Connect ‘shopping’ buses went into service earlier this month, replacing the Dial-a-Bus (DAB) previously run on the Council’s behalf by the county’s six community transport groups. The new Derbyshire Connect minibus services will initially operate in the […]
There are plenty of Sprinter conversions around which take the bulletproof van base and give 16 seats. So why go the coachbuilt route? Mellor Coachcraft has been ambitious in the last couple of years, with a suite of products which include the Strata HF – a conventional, high-floor, wheelchair-accessible minibus. Like its lowfloor sister, the […]