Rotala has acquired Wings Luxury Travel Ltd for a cash consideration of £1.5m. The deal includes the Wings brand and complete vehicle fleet. The vehicles have a fair value of £1.1m. Rotala will not assume any other assets or liabilities of any materiality. On this basis the acquisition is expected to generate about £0.4m of […]
First Bus has placed what it believes is the largest UK order yet made for Euro6 engined buses. A total of 385 new buses are to be delivered to the 6,300 strong fleet, of which 355 will be Euro6 and 30 will be Euro5. In total the orders are worth £77.7m, around £3m of which […]
The last few months have seen the initial deliveries to UK customers of Scania coaches carrying Touring HD coachwork manufactured in China by Higer. It is the first time that British operators have been able to purchase a Chinese built body on a European built chassis, as previous imports from China have been of completely […]
A bus service connecting Falkirk’s tourist attractions over the summer has been officially launched. The new hourly bus service, named The Loop, is funded by Transport Scotland and operated by First Midland Bluebird. It takes in The Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk High and Grahamston Stations, Falkirk Town Centre, Falkirk Stadium, Callander Park and The Kelpies. Launched […]
TfL is now seeking feedback on plans to launch night bus services timed to complement the Night Tube, which is scheduled to launch in September. A public consultation is now in progress on these plans, which runs until 1 July. The proposals follow a comprehensive review of TfL’s night buses. This looked at demand for […]
A warning has been issued to members of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) that the Chancellor could announce increases in fuel duty in his Budget Statement on 8 July. FTA has also renewed its support for the successful FairFuelUK campaign that it founded with the Road Haulage Association in 2011. FTA, together with its partners […]
Ensignbus has commemorated fallen soldiers with a series of bus namings. The operator has named buses after the 26 armed forces personnel on the war memorial at Purfleet, its home town. Their names feature prominently on the outside of the bus, as well as inside with a poster telling how they had died. Whilst many […]
Kinglong Europe has taken its UK franchise back under direct control. The new company formed for this, King Long Europe UK, will be wholly owned by Kinglong Europe. Chris Cassar will be moving over from the King Long European base to lead the restructure for the next 12 months. The disenfranchisement was due to recent […]