Director of BASE Coach Sales, Mike Forshaw, has completed a climb to the Everest Base Camp. Mike was inspired to take on the challenge following the loss of his friend, Tim Oakes. Tim, an experienced mountaineer, died in a plane crash in Kathmandu prior to a trek to Everest Base Camp. In honour of his […]
Despite saying its regional bus division has seen good growth in revenue in the first quarter of the year (29 June 2014 to 20 October 2014), Go-Ahead Group said commercial and concessionary passenger numbers are broadly flat year on year, particularly in the north east. Its first quarter revenue growth rate was 5%, according to […]
Mercedes-Benz Vans has announced plans for a €450 million investment in its Dusseldorf and Ludwigsfelde plants to produce the next generation of Sprinter vans. In the Düsseldorf plant, €300 million will modernize the body shop, the paint shop, and the assembly line for closed models, expanding its role to be the model’s global centre of […]
To launch Arriva North East’s eight new micro-hybrid Wrightbus StreetLites for its 306 service, a giant piece of sand art was commissioned on Tynemouth beach. The new buses feature free wi-fi, E-leather seating and a new livery indicating their green credentials. The micro-hybrid technology captures the energy generated from the braking system and redistributes it […]
The Transport Select Committee has recently examined the Driver CPC qualification. Its report into the subject said several witnesses doubted the Driver CPC was delivering the benefits expected of it. For instance, Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, told the Committee that the quality of training of a ‘small percentage’ of companies was […]
Climate control Shown at Innotrans and IAA, the new range of Speedlite compressors from Bitzer represent a step change in weight compared with their predecessors. The ELV21 and ELV51 series electrically driven semi-hermetic scroll compressors for bus or rail use are optimised for noise reduction in roof mounted applications and suit a variety of refrigerants. […]
Both IAA and Innotrans continue to grow in exhibitor numbers and their worldwide spread, giving visitors the opportunity to see an ever broader selection of products, services and components. For the bus and coach operator, the main areas of interest were hall 11 for a wide variety of vehicle components at IAA and the public […]
In addition to the all new Mercedes-Benz based Turas 900 33-seater coach, Brian Noone Ltd has confirmed that a new 27 seat coach will also be revealed at Euro Bus Expo in November. The Iveco based Turas 700 will be exhibited in full coach specification with air conditioning, double glazing and large luggage capacity as […]