Few former bus companies have retained a place in former customers’ psyche’s more than Southdown Motor Services. Though the company disappeared in its own right within Stagecoach in August 1989, it is still fondly thought of by many, as the massive turnout at celebrations last weekend to mark the centenary of its foundation in June […]
In a move it sees as an important milestone for its global activities and the logical progression of its business in India, Daimler’s Daimler India Commercial Vehicles operation has opened a new bus body plant at Oragadam near Chennai in India, a year after the foundation stone was laid. There is major Wrightbus involvement in […]
Catch the Bus Week is an initiative organised by Greener Journeys to encourage people who may not ordinarily use the bus to try it. It is in its third year, having launched quite quietly in 2013 with the support of Arriva, Go Ahead, First Group and Stagecoach. Last year, over 100 bus operators, passenger bodies […]
Docherty’s Midland Coaches from Auchterarder has taken delivery of the first Yutong coach in Scotland. The vehicle is a TC9 35 seat coach powered by a Cummins Euro6 engine driven through a ZF EcoLife fully automatic gearbox. Pelican Engineering supplied the vehicle.
Travelsure based in Seahouses in Northumberland has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi Unvi Vega EXT. It is specified with 19 Politecnica Grand Prix seats, a power entry door, Unvi’s extra large panoramic double glazed windows, a Bosch audio system with DVD and fold down monitor, a large boot space and a moulded coach […]
Northstar Travel of Needingworth, Cambridge, has received a new VDL Futura FHD2 129.370 MX Integral coach. Powered by a DAF MX11 270 370hp Euro6 engine coupled to a ZF EcoLife automatic gearbox and retarder, the coach has 57 Vogel Conturo seats, tip up tables, a Bosch Professional Line Multi Media system, drinks facilities and a […]
Dudley, West Midlands tour operator, Dunwood Travel, has acquired a Scania K360 IB 4×2 chassis with Irizar i6 bodywork. Equipped with Scania’s 360hp Euro5 engine coupled with a fully automated Opticruise gear selection system, the 12.45m coach has 53 seats, a DVD player with two monitors, a toilet, a drinks machine, an air conditioning system, […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) was made overall winner of ‘The Award for Customer Focus’ at the 2014/2015 European Business Awards. It succeeded over 24,000 other entries from companies across the continent to win the accolade. The winning businesses in 11 categories went through a process of written submissions, video entry judging and face-to-face interviews and […]