Timberbush invests £2.5m in fleet

Edinburgh-based Timberbush Tours has invested £2.5m in 17 new coaches.

The new vehicles, from manufacturers MAN, as well as agents BASE Coach Sales and Coachtraders are scheduled for delivery in March and early April.

MAN is providing two 53-seat Neoplan Tourliners, the BASE order is for four 32-seat MAN Midi Explorers, with the remaining 11 vehicles being Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based conversions from Coachtraders, the Scottish agents for Mercedes Unvi. Timberbush has opted for six 19-seater Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 517 CDI Unvi conversions, four 16-seat Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 517 CDI Unvi conversions and a ten-seat Sprinters 417 CDI Paramount conversions from the West Lothian-based agent.

The vehicles will be distributed across its three Scottish locations: Inverness, Glasgow and its Granton, Edinburgh headquarters.

Steve Spalding, CEO of Timberbush Tours, said: “We are excited to be able to bring new state-of-the-art vehicles to bolster our fleet. It is an exciting time too for our customers, who will see the benefits of these vehicles and give them the experience of travelling in the most environmentally friendly coaches available.”