Sanders Coaches of Holt now has eight Plaxton Cheetahs in its fleet with two recently being delivered. The new additions feature 29 Tourismo seats, a dash mounted entertainment package and a Thermo-King air conditioning unit. The body is mounted on a Mercedes-Benz Vario 0.816D 8.5m chassis, fitted with a 156bhp OM904LA Euro5 engine matched to […]
Harry Shaw has taken delivery of a purpose built 12.26m TATA Hispano Intea. The 70-seater is based on the MAN A91 and has a ZF EcoLife automatic gearbox and an air conditioning system. The vehicle has dual certification and as such, the operator has been supplied with another set of 53 seats to change over […]
Discover Scotland Tours has added an Excel converted Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516CDi Extra Long to its fleet. The vehicle has 16 seats, full air conditioning, a diesel fed heater, panoramic windows, luggage racks, mood lights, a large boot, a coach style rear and a full body kit. It also has a hands free courier PA system. […]
Bus and coach registrations in May fell 24.6% to 666 units, leading to a rolling year total of 7,339, which is down 1.8% from the same month in 2012. SMMT Bus and Coach Manager, Wendy Williamson, said, ‘The purpose-built bus and coach market had a strong month with a rise of 57.8% and purpose-built buses […]
A tribute to Angus Adams, the former West Midlands ITA (Centro) Chairman, has been unveiled at Stourbridge bus station. The memorial takes the form of a granite plaque engraved with an image of the Dudley councillor. It reads: ‘This award-winning bus station is dedicated to Angus who worked tirelessly for its development on behalf of […]
Stagecoach Group’s Coaches and Special Activities business has appointed Senga Crosby as its new Marketing Manager. Senga was previously Stagecoach UK Bus Marketing Coordinator. She will now take on marketing responsibility for the company’s megabus.com (UK and Europe) operations, as well as the Scottish Citylink business, a joint venture between Stagecoach and international transport group […]
VDL Bus & Coach has presented its new Citea with the electrical wheel-hub drive from the German company Ziehl-Abegg (Kunzelsau). The single decker will come with the ZAwheel electric drive as standard in the future. The system requires neither a transmission nor a differential. Previously, it was only used for retrofitting to diesel buses. The […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has unveiled its Armed Forces Day bus. The double decker features a patriotic design to celebrate the national event, which is being held in Nottingham for the first time on 29 June. It will include a parade through the city centre and celebrations on Victoria Embankment. During the day, the operator […]