Peter Berry of Berry’s of Taunton passed away on 23 May 2014. He was 87. A eulogy from Berry’s said of Peter, ‘He was certainly a larger than life character. Known for direct talk he didn’t suffer fools gladly but everyone always knew where they stood. Perhaps irritatingly, he had an uncanny ability to be […]
Lingfields Minibus Hire of Surrey has taken delivery of a new Euro6 EVM Elegance based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Powered by a Euro6 516Cdi 163bhp Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine coupled to a G-Tronic seven-speed manual gearbox, the vehicle has EVM’s new plug type passenger electric entry door, 22 seats, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 15 […]
D & J Dickinson Coaches of Wrangle near Boston, Lincolnshire has added another Plaxton Panther to its ten vehicle fleet. Based on a Volvo B9R Euro5 chassis, the 12.8m coach has 53 Gala recliners, a washroom to the centre of the cabin, hot drinks facilities, fridge and a Bosch entertainment suite which includes a DVD […]
Isle of Man Transport has put into service two ‘StreetLite Max’ buses as part of an overall order for six StreetLite single decks from Wrightbus. The Manx operator placed the very first customer order for the StreetLite range when it was launched in 2010. The vehicles are powered by the Cummins iSBe 185PS engines and […]
Called the MetroDecker, the stainless steel framed bus is being launched at 10.5m long in two door format to appeal to the London market. The first example was finished in metallic blue rather than the red you might have expected as the bus will shortly begin a demonstration tour spending a week each with a […]
Adidas are the first brand to use this medium, which will only be available throughout 2014 to tie in with Transport for London’s ‘Year of the Bus’, celebrating 100 years since the launch of the world’s first mass produced motor bus and 60 years since the creation of London’s iconic Routemaster. There are five different […]
Wigan based Olympia Travel UK has added its first i6 Integral. The coach has DAF’s MX300 engine, a ZF AS-Tronic autoshift gearbox and leather headrest inserts, a drinks machine, a toilet and a reversing camera with alarm. The operator has also added air horns. The coach joins a fleet of six touring under contract for […]
Birmingham based Aziz Coach Service has added two Plaxton Leopards to its fleet. The 12.8m 59 seat vehicles are built on a Euro5 Volvo B9R chassis, with a rear mounted Volvo D9B 9.36litre engine and I-Shift automated gearbox. Features include reclining seats, air conditioning, DVD entertainment system and CCTV, Aziz MD, Naz Aziz, said, ‘They […]