FirstGroup has ordered 305 new vehicles worth £70m. The order includes ten Plaxton bodied Volvo B11Rs, 71 ADL Enviro200 MMCs, 80 ADL Enviro400 MMCs, eight ADL Enviro400 MMC gyros, 45 ADL Enviro400s, 71 Wrightbus StreetDecks and 20 Wrightbus StreetLite Maxs. All the new buses will feature onboard Wi-Fi, meaning that by the end of the […]
Reading Buses is to become the world’s first operator of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered Scania double deckers. In a commercial transaction without Government grant funding, the operator has ordered five Scania N280UD models with ADL Enviro 400MMC style bodywork, worth £1.3m. The buses’ CNG will be from the same renewable bio-methane sources that power […]
Wrightbus International, the international arm of Wrights Group, promoted the GCC spec StreetLite at this year’s UITP Mena exhibition in Dubai. The company has had a permanent presence in the Middle East since 2013 when it opened an office at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, which is headed up by Paul Brannigan. Paul said, ‘We continue […]
One of the most surprised people at the conclusion of this year’s UK Coach Rally in Blackpool was Dave Parry when he received the Coach of the Year award for the sixth year in succession. Parrys International Tours’ 2015 Neoplan Starliner, the last one built for the UK, was entered when it became clear that […]
Iveco launched its new Afriway bus range at the recent SABOA (South African Bus Operators) annual convention. Available initially in a 4×2 two-axle configuration (12.3m) with manual or automatic transmission, a 6×2 three-axle version (14m) is to follow. The vehicles will be assembled locally, building on what Iveco describes as the solid foundation it has […]
New Flyer of America Inc, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc, the United States and Canada based bus and coach manufacturer, has received a $109m/£76.35m order for 139 Xcelsior 60ft diesel buses from New York City Transit. The buses will be used to replace older models that have reached the end of their useful […]
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) has honoured the companies that hold CILT Corporate Membership at its annual Corporate Plaque Presentation day. Over 100 representatives from 57 companies gathered at the Kettering Park Hotel for the event, including professionals from the financial sector, leading universities and logistics and transport. Corporate Membership […]
Reading Half Marathon organisers have praised Reading Buses for the planning and delivery of ‘another very successful year’ of shuttle bus services. For the first time the operator operated an additional third service from the new Mereoak park and ride site. It experienced a 50% increase in the number of customers carried, with over 12,000 […]