Bus workers’ union GMB and Stagecoach have joined forces to present a petition to Tyne and Wear’s transport authority (Nexus) calling for bus contracting plans to be dropped. Over 7,000 people across the region have signed a petition opposing Nexus’s proposals. According to the area’s bus operators, the plans raise concerns over fare rises, council […]
Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81%, according to the manufacturer, with the total energy consumption cut by 61% compared to a corresponding diesel bus Euro5. From field tests conducted in Gothenburg, the figures for overall energy consumption, including both diesel and electricity, have exceeded the target. The field test began in June […]
If I said to you what do you know about Eberspächer you would probably immediately think about a company that supplies heating and ventilation systems for buses and coaches particularly minibuses and coaches. Secondly you’d think German. You would be right on both counts, but Eberspächer is much more than that. The German end of […]
Exciting change is afoot for tachograph specialist, Stoneridge, which is going through a re-launch of its brand. This includes introducing a completely new website with an ever wider array of functions and services, including online booking facilities for training courses on its products and a host of support material amongst many other fresh features. With […]
Operators joining a recent trip to the Irizar plant at Ormaiztegi in the Basque region of Spain to celebrate 20 years of cooperation between Scania and Irizar were the first to see the new Euro6 version of the i6 on the K360 chassis. The 12.45m long flat floored coach has since arrived in the UK […]
University of Sheffield student, Jodie Wilberforce, has had help paying her student fees after winning £3,000 in a North of England wide competition run by First. In her first year of a dental hygiene and therapy course, Jodie won out of 5,000 other students in places such as Leeds, Manchester and York. She was chosen […]
A woman’s exaggerated claim for a whiplash injury sustained onboard a Go North East bus has been thrown out of court. Rachel Oliver of Consett, Co Durham, claimed she had been ‘severely injured’ during a bus journey when she alleged that the driver had driven too fast over a speed bump. When she took her […]
Harrow based Mellor Coaches has added a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 513CDi based EVM Elegance to its fleet. Powered by a Euro5 131bhp engine coupled with an automatic transmission, the minicoach has in-dash and saloon air conditioning, a Mercedes-Benz Sound 20 package, a PA system and 13 EVM Club class seats trimmed in Epengle moquette. EVM’s sales […]