Buses
Alexander remembered
Another book on legendary Scottish operator Walter Alexander has been published by prolific transport author Henry Conn following the discovery of 5,000 previously-unpublished photographic negatives.
Year: 2021
Buses
Facilitating the future
UTAC CERAM Millbrook recently unveiled the successor to its Variable Temperature Emissions Chamber (VTEC). VTEC 2 is so much more than that, though, as Peter Jackson found out Millbrook is a name synonymous with vehicle […]
Features
Super Deduction – a financial marvel?
Adam Bernstein and Will Silsby consider whether operators might be able to take advantage of a temporary new 130% tax allowance The Chancellor’s recent Budget Day announcement of a new style of capital allowance which […]
Last Stop
Yellow Buses staff enjoy more ‘fruitful’ shifts
Yellow Buses and Yellow Coaches staff are now eating healthier, thanks to a tie-up with local supplier Faast. The Bournemouth-based company, which across both its bus and coach divisions operates a fleet of 126 vehicles […]
Coaches
Future-Proofed
Continuing our review of the PSVAR-compliant coaches currently on the market, Richard Sharman takes an exclusive first look at the new Volvo 9700 It’s a brave new world – we have just reached the penultimate […]
International
Volvo supplies 64 hybrids to Belgium
Volvo Buses has received a large order for electrified buses from Belgian operator OTW. The order for 64 buses is the largest order yet for Volvo’s latest selfcharging hybrid electric bus, the 7900 S-Charge. The […]
Bus News
Irizar artics for Bayonne e-BRT
In late April, Keolis started operating the second 100% electric Bus Rapid Transit (e-BRT) line as part of the Chronoplus transport network, linking Tarnos to Bayonne, in the south-west of France. Keolis operates the route […]
International
MCI unveils battery-electric commuter coach
NFI Group subsidiary Motor Coach Industries (MCI) has unveiled its new zero-emission commuter coach, the D45 CRT LE Charge, and launched its new D series of coaches. Charging to 100% in less than three hours, […]
Coach News
Bakers Dolphin drivers praised for supporting ambulance firm
Drivers from Bakers Dolphin have been praised for their professionalism during a pandemic partnership with a Bristol ambulance firm. Twenty of the operator’s drivers have spent the past 14 months with Bristol Ambulance Emergency Medical […]
Bus News
Open-top New Forest Tour returns for an extended season
Visitors to the New Forest will soon have the chance to enjoy the very best views of the National Park thanks to the return of the popular New Forest Tour. With demand expected to be […]
