BM Coaches of London has taken delivery of a new EVM X-Clusive based on the Euro5 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. It is powered by a 519Cdi 191BHP Common Rail Direct Injection V6 diesel engine matched to the 7 G-Tronic automatic gearbox. Features include EVM’s new plug type entry door, an air conditioning system, a 1,500Watt inverter, a […]
Steels Coaches of Addingham has added a 12.9m Irizar i6 Integral to its fleet. The coach has been equipped with 59 seats and has the usual i6 integral specifications, such as a fridge, a reversing camera, a climate control system, a ZF AS-Tronic automated gearbox and an iPod . It will be put to work […]
Northern Ireland’s Ulsterbus has ordered 37 Optares, including ten 11.7m Versas and 27 9.2m Solo SRs, all fitted with Mercedes-Benz engines coupled with Allison T260 gearboxes. All vehicles in the £4.9m deal will meet Euro6 standards. The Versa deliveries will commence in August 2014 with the Solos to follow in September 2014. They will be […]
Northern Irish transport operator, Translink, has ordered 42 Wrightbus bodied Volvo B5TL double deckers. They are for use on its Metro Services operating in the Belfast area. The vehicles are expected to provide reduced maintenance costs and dramatically lower emissions. Translink General Manager, Bus Services, Ciaran Doherty, said, ‘We’re pleased to place the order for […]
From 16 May 2014, Pennine Motor Services will no longer trade as a bus company. According to a letter from the company’s Secretary, Maurice Simpson, published in a local newspaper, the closure was partly due to North Yorkshire County Council’s 20% reduction in concessionary travel payments. A further factor cited was competition on Pennine’s main […]
Eight organisations have signed up to take part in this summer’s IRTE Skills Challenge for their first time. The new recruit competitors are Abellio, Metroline, Coastal Coaches, Gwyn Jones & Son Ltd, Paul Clark Services Ltd, London United, Tower Transit and Transdev Lancashire United. They join competition stalwarts Arriva, First Group, Go Ahead London, London […]
In a survey by the charity Guide Dogs, 82% of people with sight loss said their experience with bus drivers has not improved or has got worse over the last year. The survey of 1,300 people found 13% of participants said drivers always responded appropriately to their needs. The research showed only a quarter of […]
The merger follows a consultation last year looking at how the government can reform its motoring services agencies to put customers first, reduce costs and improve consistency. DVSA will be responsible for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in Great Britain and employs over 4,000 staff. This year it will conduct 1.5m theory […]