VDL Bus & Coach has expanded the Futura range in Europe with a new length version, the FHD2-135. The advantage of the 13.5m Futura is the huge luggage space of over 12m3 and the maximum seating arrangement of 63+1+1. This seating arrangement is unique on two axles. Besides the FHD2-135, VDL also offers the FMD2 […]
After you leave the A30 and follow the B3277 to Mount Hawke you come over the brow of a hill and a vista of the north Cornwall coast opens up before you. With wild flowers lining the sides of the roads, a bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds, the vivid yellow of the gorse […]
The coach business of Ashall’s of Manchester has been transferred in a lightning-fast deal to Go Goodwins, leaving Ashalls free to concentrate on its coach conversion business. Go Goodwins Director Wesley Goodwin, a friend of James Ashall, said the offer to sell came at just the right time for him, so the three coaches, drivers […]
Work has now commenced on a new showroom and preparation centre for the Castleford based Yutong dealership, Pelican Bus and Coach. It is scheduled to be complete in mid-November. On a recent site visit, Yutong’s Sales Manager for Europe and North America, Kitty Hu, said that ‘everyone at Yutong is delighted with the progress made […]
Stagecoach has this week launched its ninth annual Green Week campaign to raise awareness of air quality concerns. This year’s theme is ‘Delivering Solutions’ and it started on 5 June, which is World Environment Day. The company said urgent action is particularly needed by central and local government to tackle what it describes as the […]
Recent years have brought mixed fortunes for Ayats in the UK but a revival of the brand is now underway with the establishment of Ayats UK Coach Sales Ltd. The driving force behind the new organisation is Dave Nickson, owner of the Elite Group and former manager of the Ayats brand at Anglo-American, the successful […]
Eight Scottish operators have signed up to the RNIB’s bus charter. They include Stagecoach, Citylink, McGill’s, First, Lothian Buses, Xplore Dundee, Prentice Coaches and Whitelaws. The charter itself lists a series of pledges for bus operators, such as ensuring buses approach stops slowly enough for anyone to make out the route number, reviewing timetable and […]
Mellor Coachcraft ‘saved the day’ at the recent Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Conference in Aviemore. The shuttle allocated to pick up delegates and exhibitors to their hotel for the event broke down, but a Strata High Floor (HF) vehicle from the manufacturer was made available to take over the service. National Sales Manager […]