Articulated buses may be part of the answer to falling bus usage in London, according to a London Assembly Transport Committee report. The study said that between 2014/15 and 2016/17, the number of passenger journeys made on buses fell by 6% in the city. The primary reason for the fall in usage appears to be […]
Arriva has invested £2.6m in 13 Mercedes-Benz Tourismos for its 757 Greenline service. The route serves Luton, Luton Airport and central London. The coaches feature free wifi and USB charging ports. Area MD South at Arriva, Maq Alibhai, said: “This £2.6m investment in coaches reflects Arriva’s commitment to providing greener journeys for our passengers by […]
Heyfordian has added eight new NEOPLAN Tourliners into its fleet. The Bicester based operator has taken four 13.26m Tourliner Select Plus variants and four 13.8m Select Plus models. They will be used for long distance tour work and other private hire contracts throughout the UK and western Europe. The 13.26m versions have 55 seats, while […]
As part of its European expansion plans, Mellor has announced a new distributorship arrangement with E-VADE Gmbh of Germany. This agreement confirms E-VADE as exclusive distributors for Mellor in Germany and Austria. It follows the recent signing of a similar distributorship encompassing the Scandinavian region. While the initial focus will be on sales of the […]
Mellor Coachcraft caused something of a stir when it announced that it was developing an all-electric version of the market leading lowfloor, accessible minibus, the Orion. The Woodall Nicholson company followed that up earlier this year at the CV Show when it unveiled the prototype of the exciting new vehicle. So we set out to […]
Irizar UK’s new i4H hybrid is set for trials with Travel de Courcey Trials of the Irizar i4H hybrid coach are now launching in the UK this Autumn. The vehicle has already been through what the Spanish manufacturer describes as successful operational experience with hybrid commuter coaches in Madrid. Now, it is being readied for […]
London Hire – the vehicle specialist and small-bus operator – says it will be supporting Section 19 operators through the transition many need to make in light of the DfT’s new guidance. As exclusively revealed last week in Bus & Coach Buyer, the Department for Transport has advised Section 19 and Community Bus Permit 22 […]
National Express is adding thousands of extra seats to its services in light of what it describes as rail passengers facing “a month of chaos”. Throughout much of August (5 to 28 August) Waterloo Station will be partially closed for works causing disruption on rail services in the south including: Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Poole, Winchester, Salisbury […]