Central London based Bliss Travel has added a Euro6 Tourismo to its fleet. The coach features 51 Travel Star Xtra upholstered seats with leather headrests, an air conditioning system, a centre toilet, two 19” LCD displays and provisions for wifi access. Power is provided by a Mercedes-Benz OM 470 engine coupled with a six-speed ZF […]
Barnes Coaches Ltd of Swindon has taken delivery of a pair of 12.9m VDL Futura FHD2 129.365PR Automatic Luxury Coaches. They are powered by a 9.2litre 361bhp Paccar Euro5 engine matched to ZF 5HP604 Automatic transmission. Features include ABS & ASR traction control, 57/59 VDL Create class 300 reclining passenger seats, air conditioning, centre sunken […]
In advance of its presence at Euro Bus Expo, Wrightbus last week held a press conference at the London Transport Museum to reveal more about the new generation StreetDeck double decker, as well as providing more information on other Wrightbus products and how the company is progressing. There were no actual vehicles present but senior […]
From its origins in Wrexham, GHA Coaches has been quietly growing in recent years to become one of the largest family owned business in the UK bus and coach industry. The next stage in the company’s development was revealed last week. GHA Gold will be its premium brand featuring new high specification vehicles and improved […]
Blackpool Transport is supporting this year’s Poppy Appeal with two fully wrapped buses designed by the Royal British Legion. The vehicles have been wrapped with the support of Mediaco, Autolines Graphics and Metamark who have all kindly donated the materials, print and time to this project. Director of Delivery at Blackpool Transport, Bob Mason, said, […]
Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, has launched a competition for students aimed at devising new ways to make bus travel easier for people who have visual or hearing impairments. The competition, All Aboard, run by Transport Systems Catapult, a government funded organisation, is open to school children aged 14 to 18. It is hoped the competition […]
Van Hool has secured an order for over 1000 vehicles in a deal worth over €300 million. This takes the total vehicles for its sole distributor for America and Canada, ABC Companies (in which Van Hool holds a 38% interest) to over 10,000 since they became the agent 27 years ago. Production has already started […]
TfL and The Mayor of London have launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the capital on 7 September 2020. The proposals would require all vehicles travelling within the Congestion Charge zone to meet new emission standards and would be in operation 24 hours a […]