This weekend, we will fall silent, as did the guns on World War One’s battlefields in 1918, and remember our losses in conflict. There are many among us who abhor politicians who have given spurious reasons to go to war over the last 100 years, but none of us who do not value those who […]
3 January 2018 EAST OF ENGLAND New Applications Granted SN SHAFI MAHOMED 40 KITCHENER ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4AS Operating Centre: 64-66 GOUGH ROAD, LEICESTER, LE5 4AN Authorisation: 1 vehicle(s) Transport Manager(s): HENRY THOMPSON 3 January 2018 LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND New Applications Granted SN SOUTHERN TRANSIT BUS COMPANY LIMITED Director(s): Neil Douglas Bird […]
Volvo Bus has received planning permission for a major redevelopment of its Bus & Coach Sales Centre at Coventry. The £1.3m project will quadruple the existing office space to more than 700 square metres. Here is a selection of artist’s impressions of the new site.
Woodall Nicholson Holdings Ltd (WNHL) has acquired the entire share capital of Villmount, the holding company for Treka Bus. The WNHL Group trades as Coleman Milne, Coleman Milne Specialist Vehicles and Mellor Coachcraft. Treka and Mellor will continue to trade as separate brands and be run by their existing management teams. Mark Clissett, the founder […]
Stagecoach East Scotland has celebrated ten years of Express City Connect. The brand represents all the coaches operating on express routes across Fife and to destinations such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee. The Express City Connect branding used on the coaches was created in October 2007 to coincide with an investment of over £4.5m […]
Cornish coach operator, Jackett’s Coaches, has lost its licence to carry passengers. The decision comes after the region’s Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney, said he was “clearly in the habit of putting passengers and the public at serious risk”. Trevellyan Jackett, 33, who traded as Jackett’s Coaches, was also disqualified from acting as a Transport Manager […]
Minibus Options has completed what is thought to be the UK’s largest wheelchair accessible minibus conversion. The M2 category minibus can accommodate up to seven wheelchairs. It is based on the Iveco Daily, which is now offered with a 4,100mm wheelbase plus an extra-long rear overhang, making the vehicle over 7.6m in length. Minibus Options […]
First in line to trial the Irizar i4H hybrid coach in not only the UK, but northern Europe, is Travel de Courcey (see B&CB 1442, 11 August 2017 for our coverage of the announcement of this vehicle). Operating green PCVs is nothing new for CEO, Adrian de Courcey, whose fleet includes electric Optare Versas. It […]