There are already a number of front-engined MAN chassis in New Zealand that have received coachwork suitable for both school bus application and local private charter work, and our experience with these vehicles may be of some interest to B&CB readers. Despite being a right-hand-drive country with the majority of road rules, regulations and signage […]
The main centre is at Mallusk a suburb of Belfast which is five minutes from the main motorway network. Belfast city centre and the ferry terminals are also close by. There has been a Mercedes-Benz dealer on this site for many years but it used to be operated by Agnews. In those days it did […]
Ten years on and the Routemaster Association staged a similar weekend event to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the type and demonstrate its many and varied subsequent lives. By early afternoon on Saturday, around 90 Routemasters were lined up along the long main boulevard of Finsbury Park. The organisers later reported that 136 had attended […]
Eight Plaxton Cheetahs based on the 0.816D 8.5m Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis have joined the fleet of Edinburgh based Highland Experience Tours. They each feature 29 reclining seats, an entertainment package and a roof mounted Thermo-King air conditioning unit. One of the vehicles is also equipped with a multi lingual commentary system. Their power comes from […]
Following on from the success of their first Expo last year, Jess Rider and Lee Wiggins of Stanford Coachworks are to stage a second event this year. The venue will again be Brands Hatch Race Circuit in Kent and the event will be held on Monday 29 September. The event will feature a wide ranging […]
Key themes of the 12th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting (TPM) held in London recently were accommodating growth and ensuring that regional and urban economies have the right transport connectivity to drive economic growth. Keynote speakers included Isabel Dedring, the Deputy Mayor for Transport in London; Louise Ellman, Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select […]
A group of partially sighted and blind people swapped places with bus drivers at Cardiff Bus for a training session recently. As part of RNIB’s ‘Stop for me, Speak to me’ campaign, the aim of the activity was to open a positive dialogue between bus drivers and blind and partially sighted people. The drivers took […]
To meet increasing demand, The Kings Ferry is expanding its fleet of executive coaches. The first four of six 48-seat 13-plate Caetano Levantes formerly operating for National Express from Luton have already gone into service. Over the next few months all of the new arrivals will be stripped of the current white livery, repainted in […]