Avensis Coach Travel Ltd of Romsey, Hampshire has taken delivery of a 14.4m Van Hool TDX21 Altano. Its power comes from a 480bhp MAN 12.4litre D2676 LOH26 EEV engine matched to an AS-Tronic 12-speed AS 2301 transmission. It has 57 TX Grand Luxe seats in the upper saloon with five in the lower deck, as […]
Manchester Community Transport (MCT) has taken delivery of the last in an order for ten 9.2m Optare Solo SR hybrids. Carrying the company’s new brand and livery, the vehicles’ acquisition was aided by the government’s Green Bus Fund, as secured by Transport for Greater Manchester. The 31-seaters are equipped with a full telematics package from […]
Andybus & Coach of Easton Grey, Malmesbury has taken delivery of a 13m VDL Futura FHD2 129.365PR coach. Powered by a 9.2litre 361bhp Paccar Euro5 engine matched to a ZF 5HP604 automatic transmission, it has 53 Vogel Conturo seats, an air conditioning system, a centre sunken toilet, a water boiler, two fridges, a reversing camera, […]
Princess Coaches Ltd of Southampton has taken delivery of three Scania Irizar i6 coaches. Two of them are the 13.9m variant, on Scania’s K400 6×2*4 chassis, with the third being based on a 12.2m K400 4×2 chassis. All three have been built to executive specification and feature Scania’s 13litre 400hp Euro5 engines and fully automated […]
Arriva has acquired a majority stake in automotive technology company, Zeta Automotive Ltd. The acquisition was for an undisclosed sum and sees the operator take 51% of the company’s shares. Established in 1989, Zeta Automotive serves a range of blue chip clients and exports its technology to markets across the world. Based in Bicester, Oxfordshire, […]
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that fares for TfL services will be frozen in real terms in 2014, with an average rise of RPI only (3.1%) from 2 January and a freeze on many fares at 2013 prices. On London’s buses, both the daily price cap and the cash fare for a single […]
TfL has named the winners of a competition to find new accessible apps to make it easier for disabled and older people to travel around London. The announcement came on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and follows a competition held between March and August this year. Developers were asked for ideas for new […]
Entries for the UK Coach Awards 2014 must be in by 17 January 2014. The award categories cover the full range of services provided by and for coach operators and their customers, recognising excellence in a wide range of disciplines. Judging and mystery shopping will take place soon after, with a shortlist announcement in February. […]