New bus and coach registrations in the UK declined in the first quarter of 2017, according to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Demand fell -4.2% in the first three months of the year, with 1,877 new buses and coaches registered. Despite the overall decline, double deckers continued to enjoy the strong growth seen […]
Shearings Holidays has added 29 Mercedes-Benz Tourismo M 16RHDs to its fleet. At the time of writing, 22 out of the 29 new coaches are already in service, with the rest expected to be phased into the fleet over the coming weeks. The new Tourismos are part of Shearings Leisure Group’s 2017 order for 43 […]
No sooner had the last coaches departed Blackpool following the UK Coach Rally than the delegates, exhibitors and speakers started arriving in the town for this year’s ALBUM Conference, held at the Hilton Hotel overlooking the sea. The theme chosen was ‘Driving the customer experience’ and this was reflected throughout the speaker’s presentations. There have […]
Launched into the world in 1967, the first Neoplan Skyliner was the brainchild of Konrad Auwärter. Deemed unimaginable at the time as a double deck touring coach was thought to tip over on motorways, Konrad drove the 12m coach from Stuttgart to Brussels to prove its worth. To date, almost 5,000 Neoplan Skyliners have been […]
North American bus manufacturer, New Flyer Industries Inc and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) have amicably agreed to end their joint venture. The businesses are to move the manufacture of their medium duty MiDi bus from New Flyer’s St. Cloud, Minnesota plant to Alexander Dennis’s new facility in Nappanee, Indiana in the fourth quarter of 2017. […]
trentbarton is to spend £5m in 2017 on 28 new buses and on upgrades. This is the operator’s biggest ever investment in a single year. It is adding 25 ADL Enviro200s to its fleet, featuring glazed skylights, LED lighting, visual and audio next stop announcements, free superfast Wi-Fi and USB chargers. ADL is building the […]
