On the road Simon has some experience of the 13.1m 9700 as he has operated one for the past two and a half years. There have been some issues, mainly relating to the heating and ventilation system, air bags, cold starting, and the flattening of batteries, in which respect the new I-Start system is a […]
The Zero Emission Urban Bus System (ZeEUS) project was officially launched in Brussels on 23 January by UITP. The event was held in the Palais des Academies, across the street from the Royal Palace in the centre of the city. UITP is playing an important role in co-ordinating 40 organisations in an innovative project to […]
Baroness Kramer’s reassuring address at last Thursday night’s CPT Annual Dinner was welcome. She reminded us the UK population continues to grow and public transport has an increasing role in preventing worsening congestion. How true this is, and, as she observed, with buses being the most popular form of public transport by far, the omens […]
Barnes Coaches Ltd of Swindon has added a pair of 12.7m VDL Bova Futura Classic FHD 127.365PR coaches to its fleet. Powered by 365bhp DAF PR Euro5 engines matched to ZF Automatic transmissions, each of the vehicles’ has 53/57 VDL Create 110 seats, a Futurair air conditioning system, a Webasto pre-heater, a centre sunken demountable […]
London Pullman tours of Rotherham has taken delivery of the first all new Euro6 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Empress minibus, conversion by Doncaster based Excel Conversions. It has 16 executive leather reclining seats, a coach rear extension with drop well boot providing 4.3 cubic meters of boot space, a front and rear air conditioning system, saloon heating, […]
Kimbolton based Robinson Coaches has taken delivery of a new Scania Irizar i6. The vehicle is based on a Scania K 360 IB4x2 chassis with a 360hp Scania engine and the two-pedal version of Scania’s Opticruise gear selection system. Interior equipment includes 53 reclining seats with three-point seatbelts, a climate control air conditioning system, a […]
Coach Options in Rochdale has taken delivery of a 12.99m Neoplan Starliner. The coach is for use transporting Blackburn Rovers team and staff, a contract it has held for 33 consecutive seasons. The vehicle is also made available for corporate function bookings. It is powered by a MAN D26 EEV 505bhp engine matched to 12-speed […]
Plans to cut bus subsidy continue, as local authorities are in the process of agreeing budgets for 2014/15. Among those who have already announced their plans to cut bus services is Transport for Greater Manchester, which said it is cutting £7.1m from its support for buses (including school buses) for 2014/15. North Yorkshire County Council […]