Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has received delivery of six 7.2m Slimline Solos. The single deckers each have 21 Ster 6MS seats, two tip up seats and a Mercedes-Benz OM904LA Euro5 127bhp engine coupled to an Allison 1000 Series five-speed transmission. They also each have a full Actia telematics package, which monitors the vehicles’ system’s […]
Able Coaches of London has taken delivery of an irizar i6 integral. The 12.2m coach is based at its South Mimms depot and has 50 seats, a 408bhp DAF engine coupled with a 12-speed ZF AS-Tronic transmission, a toilet, a Hispacold Bizone climate control system, a reversing horn, a third rear view mirror, a DVD […]
LL Travel has added a Volvo B11R with Jonckheere bodywork to its fleet. The coach is specified with a Volvo D11C six-cylinder engine, 53 seats, an entertainment package, an air conditioning system and a rear servery with fridge. LL Travel MD, John Law, said, ‘The B11R was the ideal vehicle for our requirements as it […]
A 14.2m Van Hool TDX27 Astromega powered by an MAN 480bhp engine has been delivered to New Bharat Coaches from Middlesex. It is fitted with a ZF AS-Tronic transmission, a 718litre fuel tank, ASR traction control, 85 TX Grand Lux seats, a climate control system, a toilet, two tables, one wheelchair space, an entertainment package […]
Lincoln’s Walk and Ride minibus service, linking the uphill and downhill shopping regions in the city, has been saved from withdrawal thanks to a new deal. Previously operated by the City of Lincoln Council, the bus’s future came into doubt after it decided it could not afford to run it after having to deal with […]
Former Director of Whole Vehicle Engineering at Bentley Motors, Ken Scott, has moved to take the new role of Group Engineering Director at Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL). Ken said, ‘It wasn’t a difficult decision to join ADL, albeit that I’ve spent 20 great years with Bentley and, prior to that, seven years with the Land […]
Electronic ‘book-style’ technology showing bus timetable, ticket price and real time service information has gone on trial in the West Midlands in what is thought to be a world first. Transport authority, Centro, is trialling an information suite featuring eight e-paper screens, similar to those found in gadgets such as the Kindle, at a bus […]
Showbus, the UK’s biggest bus and coach rally, is being held at a new venue at Long Marston Airfield, just south of Stratford-upon-Avon, on 22 September. The event has attracted entries from across the UK and abroad, including the show debut of Darren Cunningham’s Greyhound Scenicruiser, the iconic American Greyhound coach of the fifties. There […]