Buses
Mellor Orion E enters UK service
Mellor’s Orion E electric bus has entered service in the UK for the first time this week in Edinburgh, operated by the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS). The 16-seater Orion E is being used on […]
Minibuses
Minibuses
Stagecoach drops Sprinters from Little & Often
Sprinters are to be replaced with 17 Optare Solos and some services are dropped from the Little & Often brand Stagecoach is dropping the Mercedes-Benz Sprinters from its Little & Often service in Ashford, Kent. […]
Minibuses
CPT submits Section 19 & 22 consultation response
In its response to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation on its controversial plans to reduce the types of work that community transport charities can do under a permit, the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK […]
Minibuses
Strata Low Floor granted Low Emission Bus certificate
Mellor has announced that its Strata Low Floor bus has been awarded a Low Emission Bus (LEB) certificate following successful emissions testing at Millbrook. The company said that the Strata, with a capacity of 22 […]
Buses
Welsh Government raises concerns about DfT Section 19 & 22 proposals
Ken Skates AM, the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, has recently written to Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani MP to voice the concerns of the Welsh Government in regards to the UK Department […]
Minibuses
PHVC receives factory-built Daily Line minibus and commits to Iveco
Fareham-based supplier commits to automatic minibuses after being impressed by Hi-Matic gearbox Minibus supplier PHVC has taken delivery of a right-hand drive, factory-built Iveco Daily Line Hi-Matic minibus. The 22-seater has been purchased as a […]
Minibuses
Mellor consolidates BK Invest partnership with four Stratas
After entering the Swedish market last year, Mellor has announced the sale of four Strata-bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinter low-floor vehicles to its Scandinavian distributor, BK Invest Sweden, consolidating the partnership. The vehicles were officially handed over […]
Minibuses
CT4TC rebrands to Derbyshire Community Transport
Community Transport for Town and Country (CT4TC) became Derbyshire Community Transport from May 4, 2018. The move is in light of feedback from staff and service users and also marks the organisation’s new status as […]
Minibuses
Tees Valley Rural Community Council may be forced to cut CT due to lack of funds and volunteers
The Tees Valley Rural Community Council may scrap its community minibus service amid funding and volunteer shortages, The Northern Echo reported. The charity was given two new 16-seater accessible minibuses last year to help voluntary […]
Buses
Growing social impact
James Day meets Dai Powell OBE, Chief Executive of HCT Group, for an update on the social enterprise’s exciting recent history It has been three years since CBW last paid a visit to Hackney Community […]