West Midlands Special Needs Transport has received three new 8.9m ADL Enviro200s. The trio is running from the operator’s South Birmingham depot, operating the 39/39A bus route, which runs half hourly between Longbridge and Quinton/South Woodgate via Weoley Castle and Northfield. Mistral Bus & Coach PLC supplied the buses.
Cotswold based Henshaw’s Coaches celebrates a decade of operation this year and has marked that milestone with the delivery of a new Euro 6 Volvo B11R with Jonckheere bodywork. The coach is specified with the Volvo D11K 430hp Euro6 engine connected to the 12-speed Volvo I-Shift gearbox. It is fitted with 53 passenger seats, a […]
The Central Library in Manchester was the venue for the official launch of Passenger Focus’ Bus Passenger survey for 2014. Politicians, press, industry heads and representatives from the organisation were tightly packed in a room to hear the results of the survey along with guest speakers and a panel discussion. The two hour session was […]
It seems hard to believe that the Treka 16 is probably Britain’s most successful coachbuilt, wheelchair accessible minibus in 2015 despite having been first produced in 1997. It is also remarkable that it has not fundamentally changed in design concept since those far off days. Current owner and Chairman of Treka Bus, Mark Clissett, believes […]
Arriva Buses Wales has continued the investment programme commenced in 2014 with the launch of nine new Sapphire standard buses for services 10/10A serving Deeside from Chester. Representing a £2million investment, the fleet of ADL Enviro400s was revealed last week at the company’s Chester depot ready to enter service on 15 March. Welcoming guests including […]
Cleaning, it’s an unavoidable necessity, but one that if not done properly can lead to a damaging view of your operation by passengers. Nobody really wants to board a filthy vehicle. At the worst, neglecting cleaning can prove a risk to health and licences. This is why Chris Peat swept his way through The Cleaning […]
Jonathan Joplin’s surprise offer of a ticket to last Saturday’s Championship clash between Norwich City and Derby County saw me arrive at his Tittleshall yard at 12.20, by which time the first green and yellow scarves were already boarding one of Peelings’ Van Hool Alizee T9 Volvo B12Ms. Setting off we called at a succession […]
Go-Ahead owned Southern Vectis has launched a new fleet of eight vehicles for its Route 1. The four ADL Enviro200s and four Enviro400s were formally unveiled at the Isle of Wight Conflict History and Remembrance Museum in Northwood, Cowes. An improved timetable rolled out when the new buses’ entered service. Southern Vectis MD, Andrew Wickham, […]