Coach News
City Circle moves Edinburgh base to Newbridge
City Circle UK has moved into new premises in Newbridge on the outskirts of Edinburgh, to accommodate the company’s recent growth.
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Bus News
Ideas shared at Young Bus Managers conference
Around 50 of the country’s top young bus managers attended the Young Bus Manager’s Network (YBMN) conference at the Lansdowne Place Hotel in Hove last week. The programme included presentations from Arriva Bus UK MD […]
Bus News
First MAN gas bus ordered
Arriva plans to introduce 98 new low-carbon buses worth £26.7m to its UK fleet comprising 77 Volvo Hybrids and 21 MAN EcoCity CNG buses which will run on biomethane. This investment represents the UK’s largest […]
Coach News
Luckett’s in Coliseum takeover talks
Ian Lucket, director of Lucketts Holdings Ltd, has confirmed that the Fareham-Based operator has entered negotiations to buy the shares in Coliseum Coaches from brothers and joint owners David and Kerry Pitter. The business had […]
International
Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid artic for Wuppertal’s WSW Mobil
Vehicle is 70th hybrid bus in the Rhein Rhuhr area since promotion began in 2009 GERMANY: WSW mobil GmbH has taken delivery of an 18m Mercedes- Benz Citaro G articulated hybrid with the aid of […]
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ETOA seeks better plan for coach tourism in Barcelona
In an open letter to Barcelona City Council, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA), and a number of other bodies have called for the foundation of a group to help address the question of tour […]
Coach News
Drivers gear up to test their skills at UK Coach Rally
A newly-designed driving test is among the enhancements planned for this year’s UK Coach Rally which takes place at the East of England Showground at Peterborough on April 21-22. The organisers are anticipating stiff competition […]
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Devolution in the spotlight
Devolution of local transport decisions in urban areas was in the spotlight at last week’s pteg Parliamentary reception. Although buses received small mention at the reception ‘Ready for the devolution challenge; PTEs/ITAS and the future […]
Coach News
Tees Valley adds new Plaxton Panther to its fleet
The latest addition to the fleet of Tees Valley Coach Travel of Eaglescliffe is a new Plaxton Panther-bodied Volvo B9R, supplied by Plaxton Coaches Sales. It joins a predominantly Plaxton coach fleet, which includes Panthers […]
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Go-Ahead and Williams Hybird Power to develop hybrid flywheel
The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have signed a ground-breaking agreement to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses. Go-Ahead and Williams Hybrid […]
