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 […]
If you didn’t make it to the last Busworld exhibition to be held in Kortrijk, Belgium, ace photographer David Cole has come to your rescue. In no particular order, here are more than 250 of the most interesting vehicles we spotted at the massive show. Click on the smaller images above to see the gallery in […]
Dangerous drivers who kill are set to face life sentences, under plans put forward by the Government. Dangerous drivers causing death by speeding, street racing or while on a mobile phone are among those now facing the same sentences as those charged with manslaughter. Offenders who cause death by careless driving while under the influence […]
The first of 30 Van Hool Exqui.City buses for the Belfast BRT system have been handed over at Busworld, in Kortrijk, Belgium. The new BRT system, which will be operation in Autumn 2018, will operate under the moniker ‘Glider.’ It will link east and west Belfast across the city centre and take in the Titanic […]
Technology and equipment 21st Century Technology With its usual display of transport equipment was 21st Century Technology, and perhaps one of the most exciting devices on its stand was Smart-Vision, a rear-view camera monitoring system. The technology replaces the rear-view mirrors with a camera and interior display. The system is intended to avoid the sun […]
Traffic Commissioner takes coach fire operator off the road Somerset based Avalon Coaches has had its licence curtailed to 12 vehicles with effect from 31 October 2017 and is revoked with effect from 11.59pm, 31 December 2017. The Public Hearing, in front of Traffic Commissioner for the west of England, Kevin Rooney, was called for […]