The first of Mellor’s electric Orion E 16-seat minibuses in left-hand drive are now on their way to Europe as the Rochdale-based company hails 2017 as an important year. The year saw Mellor announce expansion plans for its Rochdale plant, launched new products including Orion E and begin a foray into European sales, while parent […]
Oxford Bus Company has purchased Tom Tappin, the company which operates the Guide Friday and City Sightseeing Oxford city bus tours. Tom Tappin will join the Go-Ahead Group owned Oxford Bus Company family of businesses, which also includes Thames Travel and Carousel Buses. The City Sightseeing Oxford operation will continue to be run as a […]
Four years ago, EVM made its debut in the lowfloor accessible market with a lowfloor Sprinter minibus conversion. Having earned renown in the executive minicoach sector, the business has now experienced considerable success with this newest concept, most notably with one of EVM’s largest ever orders to a school service provider (more on this later). […]
Cummins has announced a fully certified repower option for buses, which could potentially take Euro IV vehicles to Euro VI and extend their operating life in Low Emission Zones. The option involves replacing the existing engine with a Cummins 4.5-litre or 6.7-litre together with associated DPF, SCR and stop-start technologies, and to illustrate an extreme […]
Some buses in London are now being powered by fuel derived from waste coffee grounds. Shell and clean technology company, bio-bean, are working together to power the capital’s buses using biofuel made from waste coffee grounds. The B20 biofuel used contains a 20% bio-component which contains part coffee oil. The substance is being added to the […]
Symphony Chauffeurs Ltd, Eastern Business Park, Ely Road, Hounslow, was fined £18,000 by Ealing Magistrates’ Court on 4 December 2017. The Court ordered the firm to pay £12,113.62 in costs and a victim surcharge of £170. The company was charged with two counts of allowing poisonous, noxious or polluting matter into the River Crane, between […]
Lucketts MD, Tony Lawman, said the acquisition of the Ringwood-based operation gives Lucketts an extra 12 coaches to add to its fleet of around 130 vehicles and provides a strategic base for the company on the edge of the New Forest. As part of the acquisition all 19 staff of Solent Coaches will be taken […]
It’s a mess, and the panic whipped up by the DfT’s new guidance for Section 19 and Section 22 Community Bus Permits shows little sign of abating until March, when Secretary of State for Transport, Jesse Norman MP, says consultation with stakeholders will be finished. Suffering seasonal dyslexia, the DfT had promised this consultation in […]