trentbarton’s record £5m investment
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 […]
New £5m Stagecoach Midlands depot
Stagecoach Midlands has moved into a new depot at Trident Park, Warwick, replacing the site on Station Approach in Leamington which has been vacated to make way for housing developments. The new building, built by Deeley Construction, results from partnership working between Warwick District Council, AC Lloyd, Waterloo Housing and Stagecoach Midlands. It has capacity […]
UK Coach Rally 2017
For the first time since 2010, a new name will be added to the UK Coach Rally – Coach of the Year Trophy as the MAN based Beulas Mythos entered by Blakes Coaches of Tiverton took the top Concours d’Elegance award. The Devon based company has been a regular participant in the rally since its […]
Air quality plan published
A draft plan to improve air quality by reducing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in the UK has been published. The options now open for consultation are designed to reduce the impact of diesel vehicles and accelerate the move to cleaner transport. Local authorities are already responsible for improving air quality in their area, but will […]
Arriva trials Scania biogas decker
Arriva North West is trialling the pioneering Scania biogas powered double decker which appeared at Euro Bus Expo 2016. During the pilot, the bus will be fuelled using a mobile refuelling station provided by Scania’s infrastructure partner, Roadgas. General Manager at Arriva North West, Alastair Nuttall, said, ‘Arriva is committed to reducing its environmental impacts. […]
Coach of the Year
Congratulations to Blakes Coaches of Tiverton, Devon for winning Coach of the Year at the 2017 UK Coach Rally, for their Beulas bodied MAN, supplied by Moseley in the South.