Transport Minister opens £40m Portsmouth projects

Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, formally marked the completion of over £40m of construction and engineering works to improve transport in Portsmouth. The new M275 Tipner Interchange junction and park and ride site together with the Northern Road bridge replacement were among the first major construction schemes awarded funding by the current government. Between them they […]

Scania’s good start to 2014

In its interim report from January to March 2014, Scania’s operating income rose to £205.6m/SEK2,257m (2013: £176.1m/SEK1,933m) and earnings per share rose to £0.2/SEK1.95 (2013: £0.16/SEK1.75). Net sales rose 9% to £1,925.3m/SEK21,126m (2013: £1,762.6m/SEK19,341m). Cash flow amounted to £66.5m/SEK730m (2013: £8m/SEK-88m). Order bookings for buses and coaches were lower than in the same quarter of […]

Bennetts Coaches add Mercedes-Benz Tourismo

Gloucestershire based Bennetts Coaches has expanded its fleet with the addition of a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo. Powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 457 (h) LA 260kW Euro5 engine coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission, the vehicle has 49/53 Travel Star Xtra seats, a Professional Line 3 Radio/CD/DVD package, hot drinks facilities, an air conditioning system and an […]

Stanford Sprinter for Princess Marina House

A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 based wheelchair accessible conversion from Stanford Coachworks has been supplied to Princess Marina House in Rustington, West Sussex, a seaside retreat for ex-Service members of the RAF. The medium wheelbase vehicle has a 2.2litre 126bhp Euro5 engine matched to a seven-speed automatic gearbox. Two of its eight seats are fixed just […]

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