Doctor Lynch of Batley, who fosters disabled children, has taken delivery of his third Excel minicoach conversion. Based on the extra long wheelbase version of the Fiat Ducato, it has nine seats, Unwin tracking for three wheelchairs, a wheelchair ramp, a fridge, a microwave, six double 24volt sockets, three 12volt sockets, a 19inch LCD screen, […]
Travellers Choice of Camforth, Lancashire, has upgraded its fleet with six Jonckheere bodied Volvos, two of which are 14m B13Rs and the rest are based on the B9R. The larger pair will be used on the company’s ski trips and feature 65 seats, a Euro5 13litre 460hp engine coupled to a 12-speed I-Shift gearbox, a […]
Johnson Bros of Worksop has taken the first wheelchair accessible Irizar i6 integral. The 12.9m, DAF powered coach has 57 seats, an automatic side mounted wheelchair lift and up to four wheelchair spaces complete with Unwin’s Quattro restraint system. It is also fitted with an air conditioning system and a sat nav. It is being […]
As part of its fleet replacement programme, London based Anderson Travel has acquired four Sitcar Beluga 3 midicoaches and four 12.2m VDL Bova Futura FHD2 coaches. The Belugas are based on the Mercedes-Benz 0816D chassis and are powered by Euro5 engines matched to Allison automatic transmissions. They have 25 Vogel Eco 040 leather seats, a […]
First has launched a new advertising campaign to deter antisocial behaviour and vandalism. New adverts are being fitted to the interior of its buses in Greater Glasgow to deter vandals. It has been designed to assure passengers that the company adopts a zero tolerance approach to any form of antisocial behaviour. The initiative follows a […]
The deadline for public or private sector organisations based in England to enter the Energy Saving Trust’s 2013 Fleet Hero Awards has been extended to 23 August 2013, with the awards themselves taking place on 28 November. The awards celebrate the country’s ‘green’ fleet champions, recognising organisations that are achieving environmental best practice by implementing […]
Stagecoach in East Sussex has invested £1.3m in 11 new ADL Enviro200s for its Eastbourne Loop service. The circular route serves the town centre, hospital, Willingdon Trees, Hampden Park, Winkney Farm and Langney every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday. The new buses are bigger than their predecessors with interiors that are better designed for accommodating […]
A First Scotland East bus proved too heavy for Zippo Circus strongman, Denys Ilchenko, in his recent attempt to beat a world record. The performer attempted to pull one of the operator’s double deckers five metres with his teeth and in doing so beat the 12.36 tonne world record. Despite his herculean effort, Denys fell […]