Ten years after the Go-Ahead Group acquired it, Wilts & Dorset’s managers have highlighted the fact passenger numbers have grown. Instead of instantly re-branding the operation following its take over, Go Ahead’s Southern Regional Management (Go South Coast) slowly phased the change to its new morebus identity. According to Go South Coast MD, Andrew Wickham, […]
Plaxton’s new Leopard has achieved a zero increase in weight for Euro6 models. With the first Euro6 version now fully certified, its weight on a like for like specification is slightly less than that of the equivalent Euro5 models. It is based on the Volvo B8R, a direct replacement for the B9R. The manufacturers have […]
A new Euro5 ADL Enviro200 with 37 seats has been added to Hovertravel’s Hoverbus service, which provides transport links to Hovertravel hovercraft transport services in Portsmouth. Operated by Stagecoach, the new vehicle has been funded by Portsmouth City Council’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its livery supports My Journey, who offer travel advice which saves […]
Go North East has invested £1m in eight new 11.4m door forward Wrightbus StreetLites for its ‘Drifter’ service 60 that links Parkside, Dawdon, Seaham and Ryhope with Sunderland. Each of the new buses is fitted with free onboard wi-fi and next stop announcements and displays, as well as Hanover destination equipment, 45 seats and a […]
Carrier, the bodybuilding operation of the French Fast Concept Car group, has been placed into receivership until 20 January 2014. The company’s factory is located in Alencon in the Orne, France. According to press reports, the company has accumulated €7m in losses over two years. It produces an average of 400 buses a year, according […]
With its headquarters in the Netherlands, VL Test Systems Ltd (VL standing for Van Leeuwen) has recently achieved 55 years in business. Specialising in supplying automobile testing and safety equipment, the company first came to the UK in 1989 on the back of a large VOSA contract for the supply of test lane equipment. B&CB […]
One word that is used increasingly in trade and industry in recent years is compliance. It is often given as a reason why something can or cannot be done. When EvoBus UK kindly invited me to a recent International Press Event in Stuttgart, I asked if it would be possible to have an interview with […]
The Kings Ferry’s new South West commuter network In what may become a blueprint for similar schemes elsewhere, The Kings Ferry has launched a network of commuter services between North Somerset and business districts of North Bristol/South Gloucester after winning a tender issued by North Somerset Council (NSC) with support from the Government’s Local Sustainable […]