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 […]
Woods Coaches of Leicester has traded in an Irizar i6 it bought in 2012 for a higher specification version. The new addition is a 12.9m i6 Integral with 53 PB reclining seats, ZF’s AS-Tronic autochange gearbox, a reversing camera, a heated driver’s seat and a Hispacold climate control system. The operator carries out a range […]
Van Hool has delivered its first hybrid Exqui.City ‘tram-bus’ to Malmö, Sweden. In the coming weeks, 15 of the 24m biogas-electric vehicles will be shipped to the Swedish city. The manufacturer signed a contract with operator, Nobina, in the autumn of 2012 for the delivery of the 15 articulated vehicles which will enter service in […]
To conclude Daimler Buses’ Euro6 launch, the manufacturer has started its ‘Driving Experience’ event. Over 500 customers from 16 European countries have been registered to take part in the test drives of its Euro6 PCVs on the Hockenheimring circuit. There are nearly 40 different models from the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands available for this. As […]
As part of the ‘All Change for Crewe’ economic development package, the town has implemented the ‘Smarter Ways to Travel’ scheme. The project is aimed at encouraging people in the area to choose more sustainable ways to travel. It includes the one1ink bus service, connecting the town centre with outlying industrial estates. The programme was […]
London Transport Museum hosted a steam bus in Covent Garden Piazza recently, before taking on its starring role at a special Open Weekend at Acton Depot, in West London. Built by Tom Brogden, the bus is a replica of The Enterprise which entered service in London in 1833. The original was built by Walter Hancock […]
Arriva North East has become the region’s first travel provider to be named ‘deaf aware champions’ as part of the Get Deaf Aware (GDA) campaign. Eight Arriva North East employees attended the GDA training course, which aims to increase awareness of the everyday communication barriers faced by people with a hearing loss. The course content, […]