Work is underway on a new £1.9m bus and rail interchange at Cradley Heath. The facility is being paid for through the Better Bus Area Fund, which has provided £10m to improve public transport in Brierley Hill, Merry Hill and Cradley Heath. The West Midlands was the only region to receive the full amount of […]
Pride & Joy Clothing (formally known as Leisurewear Direct) have created a video to give you a behind the scenes look at how your corporate clothing is embroidered. The video shows how you can have any logo added for that personal touch. To find out more visit www.prideandjoyclothing.co.uk
Sustainable travel campaigners, Greener Journeys, claim crucial bus services are at risk as infrastructure funding is devolved to local decision makers without what it describes as appropriate national guidance in place. The organisation is calling on the Government to make a National Statement on Local Bus Infrastructure to guide spending decisions by local decision makers. […]
Entries for the UK Bus Driver of the Year are now being taken. The National Final of the Competition will take place in Blackpool on 6 September. To enter, go to www.ukbdoy.co.uk or contact Competition Secretary, Bill Holmes, at [email protected] or on 01303 251462. A poster can be downloaded from the website to encourage drivers […]
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 […]