Refurbishing buses and coaches to give them a new lease of life is nothing new and having them repaired is all too familiar an experience. However, that does not mean the market for this work has stayed the same over the years. Chris Peat has contacted various companies skilled in rejuvenation to find out what […]
Mellor Coachcraft of Rochdale, part of the Woodall-Nicolson Group, has long had a lively business producing coachbuilt wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions on the Iveco Daily panel van chassis. Last year we brought you news of a completely new Iveco Daily panel van range Iveco were introducing, building upon the success they had achieved with the […]
City of York Council has teamed up with First York to launch a new Peak Time Travel bus pass for customers with learning difficulties. The scheme is available to City of York Council Adult Social Care customers with learning difficulties. It will support customers who currently depend on the council to arrange transport for them, […]
Stagecoach Group has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for its efforts in helping tackle climate change. The award follows an assessment by the Carbon Trust of the environmental performance of the Group’s businesses in the UK, mainland Europe and North America between 1 May 2013 and 30 April 2015. Assessors confirmed that, relative to […]
National Express Dundee has changed its name to Xplore Dundee. The new name is accompanied by a new look, with an increasing number of buses in the company’s new green livery, designed in partnership with students from Dundee and Angus College. Five new Wrightbus StreetLites are also joining the fleet and there has been a […]
Arriva to be first to take new design Branded as the Enviro400H City, the new two door bus builds upon the Enviro400 MMC (major model change) that was introduced in spring last year. The latter vehicle was developed over a three year period in conjunction with dozens of operators, drivers, suppliers and transport organisations. It […]
A project for the electric hybridisation of a bus powertrain was one of the winners of funding from the Niche Vehicle Network. The project will also involve the electrification of ancillary mechanical loads through the integration and demonstration of a range of novel technologies. The six winning schemes in the competition, each lasting no more […]
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust (GVVT) will be holding its annual Open Weekend at Bridgeton Bus Garage on the weekend of 10 and 11 October 2015, between 10.00 and 17.00 both days. The event will see a display of restored vehicles and a demonstration of preservation work being carried out, as well as trips on vintage […]