Bus News
Mistral confirms £4m ADL order
Mistral Bus & Coach has confirmed orders valued in excess of £4m for 34 vehicles supplied by Alexander Dennis.
Month: November 2014
Bus News
Reading launches its new £2m ADL ‘deckers
Reading Buses has launched seven new ADL E400 Euro 6 buses for its claret 21 route between the town centre, the university and Lower Earley. The latest investment has helped to reduce the fleet’s average […]
Coach News
Stagecoach invests £2.4m in Coastrider X7
Stagecoach East Scotland has unveiled an eight-strong fleet of Plaxton Elitei-bodied Volvos for its high-profile Coastrider X7 route. They’re the first built to 13.5m with 62-seat and a wheelchair space.
Bus News
New school bus signs for Glasgow
Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced that Glasgow City Council is to take forward a pilot on improved school bus signage.
Minibuses
£25m fund for rural charities’ minibuses
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced that hundreds of community groups from across the country will receive additional support. £25 million will be made available to provide hundreds of new minibuses to community transport operators […]
Bus News
Citaros for Blackpool and McGill’s
Blackpool Transport is to buy 10 Mercedes-Benz Citaros. The buses, due for delivery in March, will have 45 leather seats each, charging points and free WiFi.
Bus News
Appeal court to clarify rules on disabled use of buses
‘Bay of contention’ may finally be cleared up A woman’s refusal to move a pushchair with a sleeping baby from a bay on a bus used by wheelchair passengers – causing a disabled man to […]
Financial
Stagecoach: Profitability satisfactory
In its latest trading update Stagecoach says that the overall profitability of the Group remained satisfactory. “There has been no material change to our expected adjusted earnings per share for the year ending April 30, […]
Financial
‘Strong progress’ at Nat Ex
“Profit before tax in the third quarter of the year was nearly 15% higher than the same period last year,” says National Express Group.
Financial
Profits up at FirstGroup
Adjusted profit before tax was £33.3m compared to £19.6m in 2013 for the six months to September 30 says FirstGroup.
