Two Neoplan Tourliners and a Neoplan Starliner have been added to Angela Coaches Ltd’s fleet. Their addition coincides with the company’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The Tourliners are based on the 12m P21 chassis powered by an MAN 440PS D2676 engine coupled with a ZF AS-Tronic 12-speed transmission. On board equipment includes 44 Kiel Advance seats, […]
Henley-in-Arden based Johnsons Coaches has taken delivery of a 14.1m tri-axle Scania K400 6×2*4 OmniExpress. The coach has 63 half leather trimmed seats, a climate control system, a DVD player with two monitors, a centre sunken toilet and a drinks machine. Director, Peter Johnson, said, ‘We were looking for a longer length vehicle with large […]
Amport & District Coaches Ltd of Weyhill, Thruxton, Hampshire, has added a 13.05m Van Hool TX16 Alicron to its fleet. Powered by an MAN 400bhp engine coupled to a ZF AS-Tronic gearbox, it has 53 TX seats, a dual zone climate control system, a centre sunken toilet, an entertainment package, a fridge, a water boiler […]
Translink has rolled out its transport plan for the World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) that last until 10 August. It included running special bus services for the Opening Ceremony, exclusive WPFG travelcards and a travel guide to ensure competitors and visitors can easily travel to all the sporting events. Pic: Northern Ireland Tridents ice […]
A new ticket offering discounted travel for children on Sheffield’s bus and tram network has been launched. Costing £2 a day, the new Citywide Child – Day ticket is on sale from 1 to 31 August 2013. Introduced and spearheaded by Travel South Yorkshire as part of the TravelMaster scheme, it is available for five […]
Merseyside and Lancashire based Cumfybus is extending its fleet and expanding its operations into Manchester after securing a £431,000 finance package from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The operator recently secured several new routes in the Manchester region, where it will be operating six buses. They will use the funding to finance three new buses to […]
First has introduced an ‘experimental’ set of bus fares in Taunton. Fares have been simplified and new tickets introduced in a bid to make travel easier and more attractive. The experiment will be used to help develop a larger review of ticket prices across a much wider part of Somerset. The operator has also introduced […]
EvoBus (UK) has appointed two new sales managers. Guy Beech has become the Mercedes-Benz UK Bus Sales Team’s new Area Sales Manager for the North, Scotland and Ireland. Guy has 25 years’ experience in the CV industry, having previously spent a number of years in truck sales. He has also enhanced his knowledge further by […]