Spanish operator, Autobuses de Leon, has been named as the preferred bidder to operate Malta’s public transport network. Following the decision by Transport Malta, the island’s transport authority, official negotiations with representatives of the company are set to begin. According to press reports, its offer was €20m cheaper than that made by Island Malta Buses […]
Revenue for French transport giant, RATP, rose 3.3% to €2,674m compared to June 2013, according to its figures. Group net results increased by 4.8% to €198m and its cash flow was at a record high of €527m, up 8%. Its RATP Dev subsidiary took over London Sovereign, with 12 services and 140 buses. The acquisition […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has boosted its fleet of yellow school buses with 13 new Optare Versas hybrids. Six schools in Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Stockport and Trafford are set to get their first yellow school bus service, joining 53 other schools across Greater Manchester. Each of the new vehicles cost £210,000 each and are […]
Alexander Dennis Limited has broken through to mainland Europe, with the delivery of 20 Plaxton Elitei coaches to PolskiBus.com, the intercity express coach company launched in June 2011 by Souter Holdings. The company offers comfortable and inexpensive coach travel across Poland and extending to the capital cities of adjacent countries, Berlin, Bratislava, Prague and Vienna. […]
Undeniably, 30 years in any profession is commendable and this is just what Andy Baxter, founder and owner of Coach Multimedia Systems (CMS) has achieved. He has spent three decades in the business of supplying and installing audio, visual and security systems on PCVs. However, it was in 2008 that he struck out on his […]
The International Bus & Coach of the Year jury, consisting of jury members from 20 of Europe’s leading bus and coach trade magazines, has voted the MAN Lion’s City GL CNG the Bus of the Year 2015. The award follows thorough testing of the five candidates at the BusEuroTest 2014 event held in Lucerne, Switzerland […]
A 12.9m VDL Futura FHD2 129.365PR coach has been added to the fleet of Taf Valley Coaches Ltd of Penrhoel, Whitland, Carmarthanshire. Powered by a 9.2litre 361bhp Paccar Euro5 engine coupled with a ZF 5HP604 automatic transmission, the vehicle features 57/59 Vogel Conturo reclining seats, an air conditioning system, a centre sunken demountable toilet, a […]
Paulger Transport of St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, has taken delivery of three Renault Master DCi 100 minibuses converted by Qualiti Conversions of Botley near Southampton. The nine-seaters are operated under contract to SkyBus Airways, the Isles of Scilly’s own airline. The vehicles were supplied by PHVC Vehicle Management.