Features
Olympian quartet on offer
A former Yorkshire operator recovering from illness that forced him to give up the business is hoping to find good homes for four Volvo Olympian double-deckers and spares for them.
Year: 2019
Bus News
First Scania bi-artics in Brazil
Scania secures valuable business for bi-articulated buses in Curitiba, a birthplace of Bus Rapid Transit Scania is delivering its first bi-articulated buses in Brazil to Curitiba, which pioneered Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the […]
Features
See your MP!
A 1999 MAN 18:220 restored to original Stagecoach guise by a Manchester-based operator has been seen across the country on rail replacement work – some of it for its original owner!
Features
Chance to choose a legend
London’s iconic RT types are going to be remembered in style at a special event, reports Nick Larkin Heritage operators will have the chance to buy one of several legendary AEC buses after more than […]
Bus News
Fully automatic in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA Ajin Traffic Corp., a major bus operator in Seoul for 50 years, plans to incorporate fully automatic transmissions in all new buses as it adds more low-floor vehicles to its fleet. The move […]
Bus News
Volvo electrics running in Leiden
Five electric Volvo buses have now started regular operation in the city of Leiden, in the Netherlands, part of an order for 23 from public transport company Arriva in the Netherlands. By August the town’s […]
Catering for Coaches
Curtain-up on theatre-style seating
Looking objectively, the improved forward vision offered by theatre-style seating on a coach should mean the configuration is popular with operators involved in coach touring. But it’s not, and for many, still seen as a […]
Buses
Open your eyes and ears to safety risks
Susan Gray, Stakeholder Manager at CIRAS, asserts that intelligence from frontline staff can help prevent health and safety incidents – and confidential reporting can help inform coach and bus operators about safety risks in their […]
Features
Securing success
Unless it’s listed, no business can carry on under its present ownership indefinitely – a change of ownership, probably through a sale, is inevitable. Adam Bernstein offers advice For all, there comes a point when […]
Last Stop
Lothian instructs passengers on how to board dual-door Enviro400s
To coincide with the introduction of its new ADL Enviro400 XLB dual-door buses on routes 11 and 16, Lothian Buses has updated its Bus Tracker system instructing passengers on how to board and disembark the […]
