Henley-in-Arden based Johnsons Coaches has taken delivery of a 14.1m tri-axle Scania K400 6×2*4 OmniExpress. The coach has 63 half leather trimmed seats, a climate control system, a DVD player with two monitors, a centre sunken toilet and a drinks machine. Director, Peter Johnson, said, ‘We were looking for a longer length vehicle with large […]
Amport & District Coaches Ltd of Weyhill, Thruxton, Hampshire, has added a 13.05m Van Hool TX16 Alicron to its fleet. Powered by an MAN 400bhp engine coupled to a ZF AS-Tronic gearbox, it has 53 TX seats, a dual zone climate control system, a centre sunken toilet, an entertainment package, a fridge, a water boiler […]
Translink has rolled out its transport plan for the World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) that last until 10 August. It included running special bus services for the Opening Ceremony, exclusive WPFG travelcards and a travel guide to ensure competitors and visitors can easily travel to all the sporting events. Pic: Northern Ireland Tridents ice […]
A new ticket offering discounted travel for children on Sheffield’s bus and tram network has been launched. Costing £2 a day, the new Citywide Child – Day ticket is on sale from 1 to 31 August 2013. Introduced and spearheaded by Travel South Yorkshire as part of the TravelMaster scheme, it is available for five […]
Merseyside and Lancashire based Cumfybus is extending its fleet and expanding its operations into Manchester after securing a £431,000 finance package from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The operator recently secured several new routes in the Manchester region, where it will be operating six buses. They will use the funding to finance three new buses to […]
First has introduced an ‘experimental’ set of bus fares in Taunton. Fares have been simplified and new tickets introduced in a bid to make travel easier and more attractive. The experiment will be used to help develop a larger review of ticket prices across a much wider part of Somerset. The operator has also introduced […]
EvoBus (UK) has appointed two new sales managers. Guy Beech has become the Mercedes-Benz UK Bus Sales Team’s new Area Sales Manager for the North, Scotland and Ireland. Guy has 25 years’ experience in the CV industry, having previously spent a number of years in truck sales. He has also enhanced his knowledge further by […]
According to a local press report, MD of First Glasgow, Ronnie Park, has been put on ‘indefinite gardening leave’ in a suspected row over service cuts, with a senior manager from First’s headquarters in Aberdeen understood to have been appointed temporarily in his place. A spokesperson for FirstGroup said, ‘Ronnie Park is taking some leave […]