Sustainable travel campaigners, Greener Journeys, claim crucial bus services are at risk as infrastructure funding is devolved to local decision makers without what it describes as appropriate national guidance in place. The organisation is calling on the Government to make a National Statement on Local Bus Infrastructure to guide spending decisions by local decision makers. […]
Entries for the UK Bus Driver of the Year are now being taken. The National Final of the Competition will take place in Blackpool on 6 September. To enter, go to www.ukbdoy.co.uk or contact Competition Secretary, Bill Holmes, at [email protected] or on 01303 251462. A poster can be downloaded from the website to encourage drivers […]
Mercedes-Benz is to launch its new Vito panel van (a popular minibus conversion base) at the CV Show (14 to 16 April at the NEC). It is to be offered in three lengths, three weight variants and with two turbodiesel engines in five power ratings. The BlueEFFICIENCY package is fitted to all rear wheel drive […]
It was only in 2011 that the Spanish manufacturer, Irizar, showed its first fully integral DAF powered coach products at the NEC show. The subsequent formation of the new Irizar UK dealership to market them in the UK has been highly successful, consistently exceeding sales targets for the product from day one. The two key […]
It seems hardly comprehensible that one manufacturer could be producing 60,000 buses annually but that is what Yutong did last year. It is the biggest manufacturer of buses and coaches not only in China but in the world. By no means all of them are big buses; they range from small minibuses to double deckers […]
Weaverway Travel (trading as Tappins Coaches Ltd), of Didcot, Oxfordshire, has recently taken delivery of eight new 13.14m VDL Futura FHD2 131.410MX coaches. They are powered by a DAF Paccar 410bhp MX Euro5 engine matched to a ZF 12AS2001 AS-Tronic transmission with a ZF Intarder. Specifications on each include ABS and ASR traction control, 57/59 […]
Passenger Plus Ltd of Ashford, Kent, has taken delivery of a pair of Sitcar Beluga 3 Luxury Midi coaches. The new vehicles each feature either 29 and 28 Vogel Eco 040 seats, a radiator type saloon heating system, Sutrak air conditioning, an entertainment package, a coolbox unit, a five camera CCTV system and an inverter […]
Stockport based EuroRider has added a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet. To Touring Plus specification, the Tourismo has 49 seats in stylish Luxline upholstery, dual 19 inch electronic fold down monitors, air conditioning, provisions for Wi-Fi access, a centre toilet and a boon kitchen. Power is delivered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 470 Euro6 engine paired […]