Prentice Coaches of Haddington has taken delivery of the first Plaxton Leopard to have left the factory. The coach is based on a Volvo B9R chassis powered by a 380bhp D9B Euro5 engine driving through I-Shift automated transmission. The new model was unveiled at Coach & Bus Live 2013, marking the coach manufacturer’s re-entry to […]
Cresta Coaches of Bridgend has taken delivery of two Noone Turas 800 bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario 818 minicoaches. One of the vehicles has 29 Politecnica seats, two tables and a red interior, whilst the other has 33 Politecnica seats and blue interior. They each have an Autoclima air conditioning system, convection heating, a reversing camera and […]
Luton based Three Star Coaches has taken delivery of its second Sunsundegui bodies Volvo, with the latest addition to its fleet based on the B7R chassis. The 38-seater has a 7.1litre Volvo D7E engine and is specified with a TV screen, a CD/DVD player and a rear servery. Three Star Coaches’ Colin Dudley said, ‘The […]
EYMS Group has sold its Finglands coach operation to Bullocks Coaches of Manchester, with this part of its business passing over to the new owner later this month. The sale includes all but two of the existing Finglands coach fleet and all staff employed in the operation are being offered jobs at Bullocks under their […]
Perrymans on the path to expansion Perrymans Buses has expanded its services with a new depot using funding from the Bank of Scotland. The investment comes in the operator’s 40th year of business. It sees the company retain route 67 and the acquisition of route 60 (Galashiels, Duns and Berwick), route 51 and 52 (linking […]
We’ve always told you that Bus & Coach Buyer and our monthly sister publication, Coach Tours UK, have the best weekly circulation figures of any weekly bus and coach industry publication and it has always been true. In the past we verified the figures through a third party based on the number of issues we […]
Doigs of Glasgow has taken delivery of its third Mercedes-Benz 516CDi Ferqui Soroco. The vehicle is specified with 16 high back leather seats, two tables, curtains, an air conditioning system and a power door. The vehicle was supplied by Connaught PSV of Doncaster.
Boultons of Shropshire has taken delivery of a VDL Bova Futura FHD2 122.365PR. The coach has an 860litre fuel tank, a manual gearbox, 49/53 leather trimmed seats and a Bosch audio visual entertainment package. The company benefits from Coach Assist and Moseleycare warranty. Moseley (PCV) supplied the vehicle. https://www.twitter.com/bus_coachbuyer https://www.facebook.com/BusandCoachBuyer