Mercedes-Benz is to launch its new Vito panel van (a popular minibus conversion base) at the CV Show (14 to 16 April at the NEC). It is to be offered in three lengths, three weight variants and with two turbodiesel engines in five power ratings. The BlueEFFICIENCY package is fitted to all rear wheel drive […]
It was only in 2011 that the Spanish manufacturer, Irizar, showed its first fully integral DAF powered coach products at the NEC show. The subsequent formation of the new Irizar UK dealership to market them in the UK has been highly successful, consistently exceeding sales targets for the product from day one. The two key […]
It seems hardly comprehensible that one manufacturer could be producing 60,000 buses annually but that is what Yutong did last year. It is the biggest manufacturer of buses and coaches not only in China but in the world. By no means all of them are big buses; they range from small minibuses to double deckers […]
Weaverway Travel (trading as Tappins Coaches Ltd), of Didcot, Oxfordshire, has recently taken delivery of eight new 13.14m VDL Futura FHD2 131.410MX coaches. They are powered by a DAF Paccar 410bhp MX Euro5 engine matched to a ZF 12AS2001 AS-Tronic transmission with a ZF Intarder. Specifications on each include ABS and ASR traction control, 57/59 […]
Passenger Plus Ltd of Ashford, Kent, has taken delivery of a pair of Sitcar Beluga 3 Luxury Midi coaches. The new vehicles each feature either 29 and 28 Vogel Eco 040 seats, a radiator type saloon heating system, Sutrak air conditioning, an entertainment package, a coolbox unit, a five camera CCTV system and an inverter […]
Stockport based EuroRider has added a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo to its fleet. To Touring Plus specification, the Tourismo has 49 seats in stylish Luxline upholstery, dual 19 inch electronic fold down monitors, air conditioning, provisions for Wi-Fi access, a centre toilet and a boon kitchen. Power is delivered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 470 Euro6 engine paired […]
Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell FCILT, is to become the new CILT UK President. Beverley will take up the one year presidency from Jim Spittle FCILT on 8 May. She has been a Fellow of the Institute for nearly ten years and a Vice-President for the past two years. Beverley began her […]
A new report from PTEG has revealed the ‘vital role of public transport’ in enabling people to find and sustain employment. It describes the bus as having a particularly role important role in this. Entitled ‘Ticket to Thrive: The role of urban public transport in tackling unemployment’, the study showed 77% of jobseekers in British […]