Two further TfL bus routes, the 507 and 521, are due to operate entirely with electric buses from autumn next year. The five year contract to operate the routes has been awarded to Go-Ahead following a competitive tender process. It will mean 51 electric buses will operate across the two routes, which will become the […]
Scania has released its sales figures for the first six months of 2015. Its net sales for the period amounted to SEK46,798m/£3485.82m (H1 2014: SEK43,917m/£3,271.22m), up 7%. Order bookings for buses and coaches during the period were described as stable compared to last year. Its total order bookings for PCVs increased by 1% to 3,712 […]
Volvo Group’s results for the first half of 2015 have been announced. At group level, net sales amounted to SEK159,570m/£11,885.81m (H1 2014: SEK138,247m/£10,297.53m), with operating income of SEK15,182m/£1130.85m (H1 2014: SEK6,913m/£514.92m). In its bus business, net sales amounted to SEK10,799m/£804.38m (H1 2014: SEK8,142m/£606.47m), a 33% rise. Its European bus sales have improved during the six […]
We covered the Open Day event at Quality Line’s premises a few week’s ago which tied in with the 95th anniversary of Epsom Coaches, and last weekend saw the spotlight move to the third largest Metroline garage at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, the most northerly of Metroline’s 14 London garage facilities and the only located […]
The need to handle insurance claims is a regular inconvenience in this high risk industry. Big vehicles on the roads all day, every day simply run the risk of being involved in more accidents than most. This is something which can only be compounded by the ‘where there’s blame there’s a claim’ culture currently prevalent. […]
Genius Travel Network has received delivery of an EVM X-Clusive Sprinter. Powered by the Euro6 516CDi 163bhp common rail direct injection diesel engine coupled to a seven-speed G-Tronic gearbox, the midicoach has a plug type electric entry door, a coach back boot door with luggage partition and two full length brushed aluminium saloon luggage racks […]
Manchester Airport Group has added 14 11.7m Optare Versas to its fleet. Powered by Euro6 engines, the buses seat up to 25 and are fitted with luggage racks and Wi-Fi. The single deckers are operating on car park routes around the airport and were purchased as part of an ongoing fleet replacement programme replacing existing […]
A round up of some of the success stories The third annual Catch the Bus Week campaign, organised by Greener Journeys took place between 29 June and 5 July and has been hailed by the organisers as a success. Support from operators, local authorities and passenger transport groups this year was up 90% on last […]