McGill’s is taking over rival Glasgow operator Arriva Scotland West in a deal thought to be worth more than £10m – according to BBC News. Further details in next week’s Coach & Bus Week magazine. The […]
Scania sees record order for gas engines and Volvo sell 76 SWEDEN Nordic operator Nobina has made an order for 121 biofuel buses from Scania, along with 76 new buses from Volvo, in a major […]
INDIA MAN Truck & Bus AG is taking over its Indian joint venture MAN Force Trucks Pvt. Ltd. The move has been agreed by both joint venture partners Force Motors Ltd. and MAN Truck & […]
SOUTH KOREA The city of Seoul, South Korea, has debuted its new Namsan Electric Bus. Dubbed Peanut Buses due to their unique shape, they can carry 1,000 to 3,000 passengers a day and up to […]
SOUTH AFRICA Optare is to supply 190 Solo SR midibuses to Cape Town. The fleet will form a key element of a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) network as part of an integrated system combining many […]
Netherlands The Floating Dutchman began service last month in Amsterdam employing amphibious coaches. The two hours and 45 minute tour travels from Schipol through the city centre and enters the river near the museum.
Funding also earmarked for Bristol BRT and Manchester Cross City Bus A third round of Green Bus Fund (GBF) of £25m was announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week, as was funding for the […]
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said better-off elderly people should make a “sacrifice” to benefits such as the concessionary travel to help the government balance its books, it was reported last week. “We should […]
The UK Coach Awards have extended the deadline for nominations for this year’s awards by two weeks, so nominations for the coach operator, coach driver, attraction and supplier awards will now close on Friday 23 […]
Camden Council has launched a crackdown on bus and coach drivers who leave their engines idling for more than four minutes. The north London local authority says operators will be fined £80 if their drivers […]
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