Recent years have posed some challenges for Yorkshire Tiger, Arriva’s stand-alone operation in West Yorkshire. Fire, flood and management change all took their toll before a new team led by MD, Simon Finnie, took control during 2016. David Cole met up with Simon and his team at the launch of the company’s latest vehicles to […]
Lucketts Travel has signed a deal to provide transport for Portsmouth FC players for the next season. The football club has appointed the Fareham coach firm to provide its official team travel and will use the company’s new VIP coach, an Irizar i8. Portsmouth FC is the first organisation to sign up to use the […]
Richard Bamber, Chair of CPT North Western, is urging members to join him for the next regional meeting on Monday 10 July under the watchful eye of Concorde at the Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport. As well as receiving the latest news and industry updates from CPT, those joining for the evening (from 1730hrs) will […]
In revising Tourismo, Mercedes-Benz had a hard act to follow, because the existing Tourismo range is already the best-selling touring coach in Europe, with a market share of around 20%. Some 2,097 were built in 2016 and a total of over 26,000 have left the factory since the first coach to carry the Tourismo name […]
An updated set of categories is among the changes set to be put in place in the 2018 edition of the UK Coach Awards. The revised approach follows completion of two months of research and consultation, which concluded with the third annual Stakeholders’ Meeting held recently. This will be the tenth annual competition. The awards […]
A further 16 Scania Irizar i6 coaches have joined the fleet of City Circle UK. This additional batch of vehicles represents Scania’s largest retail fleet order of the year and takes the number of Scanias operated by City Circle UK to more than 40. The new vehicles are all based on Scania’s K 410 6×2*4 […]
Devon-based Courtside Conversions, specialists in wheelchair-accessible vehicles and minibuses, has joined IVECO’s prestigious BUSMASTER advocate programme. The BUSMASTER seal of approval is only awarded to trusted and reliable bodywork providers after a stringent auditing process. Approved converters include Mellor, Nu-Track, Minibus Options, EVM, GM Coachwork, Stanford, Euromotive and Noone’s of Ireland. Designed as a reward […]
Arriva has invested £8m in 37 new ADL Enviro400 MMCs for its Castleford network. The new vehicles are due to enter service on 26 June. The day before, the operator has scheduled an official launch event for them, showcasing their new livery. The day will include a free hog roast, BBQ, a bouncy castle, numerous […]