Bus News
Smart new look in Otley
‘Brighter, better buses’ are now in service in and around Otley thanks to a makeover by operator Transdev. A new name for the town’s route 965 – Otley Dash – plus a new image make […]
Month: March 2021
Bus News
Harrogate route extended after passenger requests
Essential shopping at Knaresborough’s newest supermarket is about to get easier as The Harrogate Bus Company plans to extend one of its routes to serve the store. Aldi opened its new store on 28 January, […]
News
21 plate launch
Monday marked the roll-out of the first 21 plate passenger carrying vehicles. Richard Sharman takes a look at a selection of some of the new vehicles that are hitting the roads in the UK
Coach News
Volvo delivers safety and comfort for German police
Volvo Buses has delivered eight new 9700 coaches to the German Federal Police for personnel transport, as part of a framework contract entered into in 2018 for a total of 27 vehicles. Duties will include […]
Bus News
55 Yutong electric buses delivered for Copenhagen
Yutong has delivered 55 electric buses to Keolis for use in and around Copenhagen. 35 will be allocated to the Zealand and Falster network in the greater Copenhagen area and will enter service in June. […]
Bus News
New order takes Hong Kong operator KMB Enviro500 fleet to over 2,500
Alexander Dennis (ADL) has announced that Hong Kong operator KMB has ordered 56 Enviro500 tri-axle double-deck buses, which are scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2021. KMB is the largest franchised bus […]
Buses
Engineering change during a pandemic
Fleet Engineer Robert Betterton embarked on his new role at Stagecoach a year ago. Richard Sharman found out how that new role quickly changed into one of the biggest challenges of his career due to […]
Features
Coming clean
With on-bus cleanliness and the appearance of fleets now more important than ever, Peter Jackson finds out what Autoglym’s Connect division offers operators – and why it’s won contracts with the likes of Stagecoach and […]
Coach News
Anthony’s Travel installs air filtration systems in UK first
Anthony’s Travel of Runcorn has become the first operator in the UK to install both the Hispacold eCo3 and PEPA-F air filtration systems on its entire coach fleet, says supplier Airconco. Both systems were originally […]
Coaches
Plaxton coaching contrasts
Nick Larkin reports on a trio of preserved Plaxton coaches, one of which is believed to be a unique survivor A believed to be unique, new to London Country Leyland Tiger has been restored to […]
