Tates Travel of Barugh Green, Barnsley, ceased operating on 8 February 2016, all services ending immediately with less than 24 hours notice. It operated bus services in the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire areas both commercially and on contract to SYPTE and Metro. The business is understood to have gone into administration with Begbies […]
McGill’s Buses has added 40 Enviro200s to its fleet as part of a £4.5m deal. MD of McGill’s, Ralph Roberts, said, ‘We like the Alexander Dennis product, particularly the 10.8m, 39 seat version of the Enviro200. It handles well, performs superbly in terms of fuel economy, reliability and ease of maintenance, and is popular with […]
MAN Truck & Bus UK has updated its Neoplan Tourliner range with two new specifications. It now offers the Tourliner VIP and the Select, an entry level executive coach. Orders are now being taken for the two designs, with stock available for immediate order. The VIP is designed to offer a ‘premium executive touring experience’. […]
London operator, New Bharat Coaches, has taken delivery of a Volvo B8R with Sunsundegui SC5 bodywork. The 41 seat coach has a Volvo D8K350 six-cylinder Euro6 engine coupled to a ZF EcoLife six-speed automatic gearbox, 41 seats. It has a high specification including air conditioning, heating with automatic control, a touchscreen Sony entertainment system, a […]
Two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mobility 35s have been delivered to the Royal Air Forces Association, a charity for everyone who serves or has served in the RAF and their dependants. The minibuses have 15 Phoenix upholstered seats, an Unwin aluminium flat floor system, NMI quick release seat fittings, a rear mounted PLS wheelchair lift, ambient LED […]
Marshalls of Sutton on Trent has purchased its first Optare MetroCity. The bus will join the existing service fleet consisting of two Optare Versas and six Solos, serving route 90 between Newark and Nottingham. Established in 1989, the family run business is now recognised as one of the leading coach and bus operators in the East […]
Hertfordshire based Falcon Coaches has taken delivery of a 13m Volvo Bus B11R with Sunsundegui SC7 bodywork. It has 53 reclining Esteban Ega Relax seats, an Eberspacher Sutrack AC353 air conditioning system, Alcoa Dura-Bright alloy wheels, a reversing camera, a refrigerator, a demountable centre freshwater washroom with smoke sensor, hot water boiler and hand dryer. […]
The last Toyota Optimo CS700 has been delivered to a client in Cyprus, Kapnos & Sons Transport Ltd of Larnaka. Powered by a Euro5 engine, it has 22 Vogel seats, an entertainment package and an Eberspächer Sütrak roof mounted air conditioning system. The model’s replacement is set to arrive in spring 2016, which will see […]