Features
The return of the small bus
We have a bumper minibus section for you this week, with five pages of news and two features, which reflects the hive of activity that is the minibus part of the industry at the moment. […]
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Features
Solid as a rock
Connaught PSV, based in Thorne near Doncaster, is the UK importer of coachbuilt vehicles from Ferqui and celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. Run by Steve Peach and his wife Anne-Marie, the business is continuing […]
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Bringing rural communities together
Based in March, Cambridgeshire, FACT is a highly successful Community Transport Organisation (CTO), founded in 1989 as an Industrial & Provident Society, and serves a predominantly rural area. FACT has established two sister CTO’s namely […]
Minibuses
Bath & NE Somerset Council to renew community fleet
Bath and North East Somerset Council is to spend more than £0.5m renewing its community bus fleet, the Bath Chronicle reported. The six vehicles, which are used to send children to school or transport elderly […]
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Arrow trials new EVM vehicles on Essex DaRT
Following the resounding success of the Essex DaRT service, provided by Arrow Taxis, new vehicles are set to join the demand responsive service later in the year. With annual passenger increases topping the 100% mark […]
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CTA relaunches journal
The Community Transport Association (CTA) has redesigned its journal in an effort to make it a bolder, clearer and more engaging publication. The new look journal has been given a new name: Together, the Journal […]
Minibuses
New WAV Ford Transit delivered to social centre
A Ford Transit wheelchair-accessible minibus has been delivered to the Hockley and Hawkwell Social Centre by Stanford Coachworks. The social centre required a vehicle to pick up those in the local area who have limited […]
Minibuses
Praise from PM for Woodall Nicholson
Following a question in the House of Commons from Chris Green MP (Conservative, Bolton West), Theresa May has commended Woodall Nicholson for its investment in skills and manufacturing. Chris Green, who visited the company early […]
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Dumfires and Galloway receives Mellor Maxima pair
Council also orders trio of Mellor Stratas to follow Dumfries and Galloway Council (DGC) has taken delivery of a pair of Mellor Coachcraft Maxima buses. The vehicles, which are based on an Iveco Daily 72C17 […]
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Minibus – Missing the point?
As you’ll read on the Minibus news pages this week, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has released a report on autonomous vehicles. While the statement from the Committee does call on government […]