Bus and Coach Buyer’s very own Sales Director, Sallyanne Davis, is braving the shave in support of Macmillan. She will be having her head shaved on 1 September and she aims to raise at least £1000 for the charity. She said, ‘I wanted to raise money for a cause that is close to everyone’s heart. […]
Tourism is a major business for Edinburgh with around 4m visitors every year pumping over £3.2bn into the city’s economy. That the bus and coach industry is a significant contributor to this was made clear when Lothian Buses MD, Richard Hall, welcomed guests to the recent launch of Edinburgh Bus Tours new £6.5m vehicle fleet […]
London operator, Clarkes Coaches, has added a Paccar DAF powered Irizar i8 Integral to its fleet, which has become the company’s flagship vehicle. The 14m tri-axle has 36 padded, leather seats, arranged in groups of four around tables, plus a hand built kitchen at the centre. Additional equipment includes contactless phone charging bases on the […]
Radical Travel’s Haggis Adventure brand has taken delivery of three new Mercedes-Benz 1023 Unvi Voyager GTs based on the Atego 1023 chassis with 230hp engine matched to Powershift 3 transmission. They are specified with 30 Brusa passenger seats, Hispacold air conditioning, Bosch Professional Line audio systems, a top loading fridge, dark tint double glazed windows […]
Central Buses has added three 10.8m ADL Enviro200s to its fleet. The buses have been purchased for the recently introduced Route 1 between Chapelfields, Coventry City Centre and University Hospital. They are fitted with Centrad (Central Buses’ sister company) 4G Wi-Fi, 39 seats, USB charge points and eight-camera CCTV systems. Power is provided by the […]
Stagecoach East Scotland has launched a new coach link between Fife and Glasgow Airport. Route X24 has been extended to operate hourly between St Andrews, Cupar, Glenrothes, Halbeath Park & Ride, Dunfermline, Kincardine, Glasgow city centre, Braehead Shopping Centre and Glasgow Airport. The route is operated by Volvo B12B coaches, which feature air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi […]
Government transport funding in Lincoln is set to deliver a new bus station and 1,000 space car park. The £29m scheme is expected to help improve city centre journeys for people living, working or visiting the town and deliver a boost to the economy. It is estimated to create up to 200 jobs and deliver […]
‘A Labour government led by me will rebuild and expand the bus network’, Jeremy Corbyn has Tweeted. The Labour leader claims extending public control over the bus network will release £340m of resources per year. He also believes it will allow bus services to be extended, improving rural and more socially useful routes. A comment […]