Against the relentless trend of consolidation of the last few decades you could argue that only one European manufacturer has begun from scratch to claim and maintain a significant position within the European market. The Polish Solaris concern, with its green dachshund emblem, developed out of the Neoplan Polska operation headed by Christof Olszewska who, […]
CPT UK has been working with Heathrow Airport and the London Tourist Coach Operators Association (LTCOA) to secure an agreement that the charges for coach operators using the West Ramp Coach Park will be reduced to £21.56 per vehicle for 2015 and 2016. This is a reduction of 7% against the current price. The new […]
The event was opened by the CTA’s Chairman, Dr Stephen Hickey, who then went on to act as Facilitator for the majority of the conference. He began by introducing Duncan Sloan, Director of Community Banking at RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland). He welcomed delegates to the Conference which was held in the RBS Auditorium. This […]
Mercedes-Benz has launched the CapaCity L articulated bus, a new longer version of the Citaro based four-axle CapaCity model that has been available since April 2007. The longest Mercedes-Benz bus yet offered, it is 21m in length and provides space for up to 191 passengers as standard. It is around three metres longer than conventional […]
As First Aberdeen’s Platinum Service reaches its first birthday, passenger numbers are set to break through the two million barrier. Passenger growth on the premium service is currently at 5.3% year on year and around 35,000 people now use it every week. By Christmas, over 2m passengers are expected to have travelled on the Platinum […]
Stagecoach owned megabus.com is to start coach services in new locations in Germany as the company continues its European expansion. The operator already operates services between Brussels and Cologne. It is to launch an extension to the route on 16 December, which will link Brussels with Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich. Fares on the route […]
First Kernow is to further expand its bus network. From February 2015, First will begin operating new services which will link St Columb Major and St Agnes with both Truro and Newquay. This latest announcement follows previous news of new routes in the St Austell area adding to the company’s extensive network. From the 5 […]
Heat Shot, the heated fluid windscreen clearing system, has been approved by Daimler. Approval has been given for them to be installed at factory level in Mannheim or as a customer aftermarket specification in the UK on all Euro6 Mercedes-Benz Citaros. One of the first to have this equipment installed on its Citaros is the […]