We covered the Open Day event at Quality Line’s premises a few week’s ago which tied in with the 95th anniversary of Epsom Coaches, and last weekend saw the spotlight move to the third largest Metroline garage at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, the most northerly of Metroline’s 14 London garage facilities and the only located […]
The need to handle insurance claims is a regular inconvenience in this high risk industry. Big vehicles on the roads all day, every day simply run the risk of being involved in more accidents than most. This is something which can only be compounded by the ‘where there’s blame there’s a claim’ culture currently prevalent. […]
Genius Travel Network has received delivery of an EVM X-Clusive Sprinter. Powered by the Euro6 516CDi 163bhp common rail direct injection diesel engine coupled to a seven-speed G-Tronic gearbox, the midicoach has a plug type electric entry door, a coach back boot door with luggage partition and two full length brushed aluminium saloon luggage racks […]
Manchester Airport Group has added 14 11.7m Optare Versas to its fleet. Powered by Euro6 engines, the buses seat up to 25 and are fitted with luggage racks and Wi-Fi. The single deckers are operating on car park routes around the airport and were purchased as part of an ongoing fleet replacement programme replacing existing […]
A round up of some of the success stories The third annual Catch the Bus Week campaign, organised by Greener Journeys took place between 29 June and 5 July and has been hailed by the organisers as a success. Support from operators, local authorities and passenger transport groups this year was up 90% on last […]
MAN has released a ‘100 Years Edition’ of the MAN Lion’s Coach to mark the product’s anniversary. The vehicle is now available in a limited run of 100 units. The Lion’s Coach is a high-deck touring coach, designed to be an ‘all-rounder’ on the road. The MAN Lion’s Coach EfficientLine is equipped with a 440hp […]
Danish company Umove A/S, has placed an order for 55 VDL Citea LLEs. The buses will go in to operation in December, with 40 in service in Copenhagen and the remaining 15 to the city of Helsingør. VDL Bus & Coach will also provide maintenance and repair of the buses during the contract period. Features […]
The guys at The TAS Partnership have come up trumps again. They’ve just published another objective, factual report that cuts through the prejudices and myths surrounding deregulation and its impact on bus travel. ‘The PTEs 1975-1985 – An Analysis of Performance’ has been compiled from Annual Reports and Accounts of National Bus Company subsidiaries and […]