In its second year, the Buses Festival at the Heritage Motor Centre (HMC), Gaydon had to cope not only with major works taking place on and outside the site but also the vagaries of the British summer which brought periods of torrential rain by mid afternoon. Fortunately, there are plenty of covered displays within HMC […]
Journalists were invited to an event at Leicestershire’s spectacular Belvoir Castle, hosted by Sharpe’s of Nottingham and Arriva Bus and Coach Sales. Their relationship has been forged over a number of years, and the purchase of five Van Hools, and the occasion provided an opportunity to view some of the fleet and meet representatives from […]
Prepare to scream because I’m about to talk about the demise of the Mercedes-Benz Vario again, a subject that we have returned to repeatedly over the past couple of years. Its disappearance left something of a void in the small coach market that the various manufacturers and dealers have filled in a variety of ways. […]
Q’Straint’s Quantum wheelchair securement system was released to much applause in 2013, winning a European Coach and Bus Week Innovation Label Award at that year’s Busworld exhibition in Kortrijk. It has been described as the world’s first fully automatic rear facing wheelchair securement system. Chris Peat originally covered the launch of the product (see B&CB […]
Fuel – you need it, there is no way round that. However, it is not just diesel that is available, there are various blends of bio-fuels on the market and an added requirement is for AdBlue, especially as Euro6 comes to the fore. Chris Peat has contacted companies involved with fuel supply and management to […]
Premier Pits’ pink prefabricated pits are hard to miss at trade shows or on the motorway as they are being delivered. They certainly caught the eye of Chris Peat, who originally visited the company in 2008, for what was his very first feature article in Bus and Coach Buyer. Seven years later and with several […]
RATP Dev, French parent company of Bath Bus Company, Yellow Buses, Epsom Coaches, London United and Selwyns Travel, has announced financial results for the half year. Stating that it had experienced solid growth, group revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2015 amounted to €2,824m at 30 June 2015, a 5.6% improvement over 30 […]
NCT cuts Clifton fare . . . Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has cut fares for any journey on its buses in Clifton to £1 from £1.10. The move was part of a number of changes recently introduced, including more frequent buses on the 48 in the mornings, evenings and Sunday daytimes; the number 2 service […]