A new law to make it easier for police to catch and convict drug drivers has taken effect in England and Wales. Motorists caught driving having taken illegal drugs face a criminal record, loss of their licence for at least a year and a fine of up to £5,000. The legislation makes it illegal to […]
Heritage has combined with cutting edge technology recently to provide a solution for cleaner exhaust systems. Leyland Bus Parts, a company that traces its history back to the bus building days of Leyland Bus, has joined forces with GreenUrban Technologies Ltd, a designer and installer of the latest exhaust filtration systems. The pair-up combines the […]
Like a lot of technology nowadays, telematics is a rapidly advancing area. A dot on a map on a screen revealing where a vehicle is may have once been impressive, but that’s not so much the case anymore. Telematics has moved on to be much more than that, with one of the biggest trends being […]
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’ […]