Bus News
Month: September 2020
Coach News
New Caribbean coaches from Marcopolo
South American manufacturer Marcopolo has delivered six new coaches to De Palm Tours, one of the largest tour operators in the region. The six Viaggio 900 coaches are built on Volvo B330R 4X2 chassis, and […]
Bus News
Go-Ahead awarded Singapore bus contract extension
The Go-Ahead Group has announced that its Go-Ahead Singapore operating division has been granted a two-year extension by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore to continue operating around 450 buses in the Loyang region […]
Bus News
Transdev Canada invests in electric school buses
Transdev Canada, which has operations in Québec and Ontario, has invested almost €3m in a fleet of 27 new electric school buses which will go into service at the start of the 2020 school year […]
Bus News
First Bus appoints new Managing Director as Giles Fearnley steps aside
First Bus Managing Director Giles Fearnley, is to retire following a long career in the industry. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell, who joins the Group in October. Giles has been Managing Director of […]
Bus News
James Freeman to bow out as Managing Director of First West of England
James Freeman, who rose from bus conductor to becoming the Managing Director of First West of England, the area’s main bus operator, has announced that he is retiring from the business next May. Freeman, who […]
Last Stop
AEC Regent V with celebrity connections goes under the hammer
This 1962 AEC Regent V hospitality bus will be auctioned off by H&H Classics as part of its upcoming 14 October auction at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire and carries an estimate of £20,000 […]
Buses
StreetDeck in the city of dreaming spires
Oxford Bus Company recently took delivery of nine Wrightbus StreetDecks. Richard Sharman took the first of the batch for a test drive to see how the StreetDeck has evolved since its introduction The last 12 […]
Buses
City Sightseeing welcomes visitors back to York
With restrictions on travel and tourism starting to lift, cities such as York are cautiously beginning to welcome back visitors, and operators are seeing a rise in demand. In mid-August, City Sightseeing York increased its […]
Coaches
Honk for Hope in the Capital
Tuesday 1 September saw the Honk for Hope UK protest visit London for the second time. Richard Sharman was in attendance to record what turned out to be a day with many twists and turns […]
