Last Friday morning saw six brand new buses lined up in the car park of The Skinners’ Kent Academy on the northern outskirts of Royal Tunbridge Wells for an event to celebrate the complete renewal of the fleet used on the 281 service that is the main cross town bus service. It connects Rusthall, Sainsburys […]
Rover European Ltd of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, has added a 12.9m VDL Futura FHD2 129.365PR Luxury Coach to its fleet. Its power comes from a 9.2litre 361bhp Paccar Euro5 engine coupled to a six-speed manual transmission. Specifications include a ZF Intarder, 55 Vogel Conturo seats, an air conditioning system, a centre sunken toilet, a water boiler, […]
A new 8.9m ADL Enviro200 has been delivered to NN Cresswell Coach Hire Ltd. The bus has 29 seats and Mobitec destination equipment. It is being used on the operator’s Rural Four commercial service, operating six days a week between Willersey, Broadway, Childswickham, Badsey and Evesham. Mistral Bus & Coach Plc supplied the vehicle.
Warwickshire based Catteralls Coaches has received delivery of a Tourismo M. The coach has 57 seats in Travel Star Xtra upholstery, dual LCD monitors, an air conditioning system and a boon kitchen. Power is delivered by the Mercedes-Benz OM 470 Euro6 engine coupled to an eight-speed Powershift automatic gearbox. The Tourismo M was supplied by […]
Wilson’s of Rhu in Scotland has ordered two new Wrightbus StreetLites. They are set for use on commercial routes around Helensburgh and the surrounding areas in Argyll. Sourced with the assistance of Transport for Scotland’s Green Bus Fund initiative, they are 8.8m and 9.5m in length and both feature the Cummins Euro5 engine and Wrightbus’ […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s new £6m Castleford Bus Station has been opened. It has been designed to provide the 12,000 people who use it every day with a more comfortable waiting environment, better information and improved facilities. In addition to a covered waiting concourse, the new facility features 24 hour monitored CCTV, electronic departure information, […]
Cabfind.com, the transport on demand specialist, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Transdev Plc. The acquisition is part of the French owned operator’s wider strategy to expand further into the UK transport industry. Cabfind.com, which is headquartered in Birkenhead, Wirral, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Transdev. Set up by local brothers […]
West Midlands bus passengers have been complaining about the removal of front windows from bus shelters. The region’s transport authority, Centro, has been taking away the covering so adverts can be better seen in an effort to attract more advertising revenue. Birmingham Councillor, Jerry Evans, has argued Centro has put revenues before passenger comfort, with […]