CEO of Staf Cars and now also of Solmar Tours is Paul Cremers. His father, Staf Cremers, had started his own coach operation in 1952. Staf died two years ago but the company he founded continues to thrive, turning over €9.3m (£7.67m) from coach hire in 2013. It now operates 85 coaches, 20 of them […]
Nu-Track has been building buses, predominantly midi buses, in Antrim for 23 years, having originally been set up in 1991 by Robert McMullan, a former Robert Wright and Son Coachworks employee. It has specialised in producing accessible coachbuilt midibuses on the Mercedes-Benz Vario chassis. Its principal customers are the hugely powerful Library and Education Boards […]
Bus and Coach Buyer’s David Cole recently visited the company’s headquarters in the North Worcestershire countryside to meet the team and find out more about the services and systems on offer. History When privatisation of the National Bus Company (NBC) operating companies began in the mid 1980s, Edward Morris was Group Internal Auditor for NBC […]
Arriving from the north, having seen extensive works in progress on the new Forth crossing from the present road bridge, I took advantage of the Park and Ride (P+R) site at Ingliston, one of five strategically placed sites close to the city’s ring road. The site is well used and has the benefit of a […]
National Express has signed a £100m deal for 600 Alexander Dennis Ltd Enviro 400 double deckers and Enviro 200 midi buses. They will be joining the operator’s fleets in the West Midlands, Coventry and Dundee over the next five years. The exclusive arrangement will also involve the supply of replacement parts from the manufacturer. Group […]
Following positive customer feedback on the first example it purchased in 2011, Lakeside Coaches of Ellesmere has opted for another Mercedes-Benz Tourismo. Powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 457 hLA 402bhp Euro5 engine coupled to a Mercedes-Benz Go-240-8 eight speed PowerShift gearbox, the vehicle has ABS, ESP, Brake Assist and cruise control. It features 49 seats, […]
Five Volvo B7RLE single deckers with MCV bodywork are the first modern day Volvo buses to join the fleet of Somerset based WebberBus. Powered by a 7.1litre D7E 290hp engine, the buses have 44 seats and space for 46 standees. The new vehicles are being used on the company’s commercial service between Wellington and Weston-super-Mare. […]
Milburns Luxury Coaches of Northumberland has taken delivery of an EVM Elegance minicoach. The vehicle is based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a Euro5 516Cdi 163bhp Common Rail Direct Injection diesel engine. Features include EVM’s drop boot solution designed to allow maximum luggage storage, an Eberspacher air conditioning system, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 20 entertainment system […]