Bus News
Peter Huntley goes ahead
Peter Huntley is to leave his position as managing director of Go North East at the end of the year, after nearly six years in the post. Peter, who will be leaving the North East […]
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20 Chinese double-deckers for London’s Big Bus Tours
Half of the 81-seater buses will be fully open-top and the rest will be of a half-top design. Twenty sight-seeing open-top double decker buses, built by Chinese manufacturer Anhui Ankai Automobile, are to be delivered […]
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Budget sleeper coach launches
Stagecoach’s Megabus.com sleeper coach pilot covered in CBW998 has been launched following successful trials since August. The service between Glasgow and London began on Friday evening (October 21) and is being operated with three speciallyrefurbished […]
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Operators: take up the IRTE challenge
The Institute of Road Transport Engineers is calling operators to put their skills on the map by entering the IRTE Skills Challenge 2012. The challenge is a nationwide skills test for bus and coach engineers, […]
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Dahlberg appointed head of Scania Buses and Coaches
Klas Dahlberg, 47, currently Scania’s vice president, non-captive market areas, has been appointed senior vice president buses & coaches. During the period 2007 to 2011 Dahlberg was vice president of Scania franchise and factory sales, […]
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DfT bus statistics show little overall movement
The Department for Transport’s (DfT) latest annual bus statistics for England in the financial year 2010/11 indicate a slight net increase in passenger journeys, though the 0.1% rise hides a decrease in metropolitan areas, offset […]
Coach News
Silver Star on the road to recovery
Craig Porteous based in Hull, stepped in last week to re-open the Caernarfon-based operator Silver Star Holidays of Caernarfon has been brought back from the brink of administration after a backer – Craig Porteous – […]
Coach News
Van Hool and Scania strengthen ties
Van Hool and Scania have signed a partnership agreement over the construction of double-deck and high-deck coaches. Van Hool says the move allows it to manifest itself more strongly in Scania, while Scania can broaden […]
Coach News
Travel de Courcey’s LEZ conversion
Travel de Courcey’s LEZ conversion West Midland bus and coach operator Travel de Courcey has converted one of its Mercedes coaches to cope with the London Low Emission Zone stipulations next year, with the help […]
Coach News
New Setra website
Setra’s bus and coach website has been redesigned with a completely new look. According to Daimler, the new website means “a luminous, friendly, background and a wealth of meticulously-prepared information bring the openness and transparency […]
