Coach News
Five awards for E.Stott & Sons
CBW would like to apologise for erroneously referring to Huddersfield-based E.Stott & Sons, trading as a similarly-named but entirely different operator on the other side of the Pennines at Oldham.
News
Coach News
Competition hots up in London-Paris express coach market
FlixBus is expanding its international express coach network to the UK, competing with Stagecoach-owned Megabus, National Express-owned Eurolines and Ouibus (owned by French state rail operator SNCF) to offer coach services between London and Paris.
Coach News
Orders rolling in for Plaxton Panther P8R
The recently launched Plaxton Panther Volvo B8R coach has received over 40 orders.
International
Yutong leading new energy bus drive
CHINA China became the world’s largest ‘new energy’ bus market several years ago.
International
It’s all about the customer merging
GERMANY IT technologies are transforming the relationship between public transport and its customers: such was the key message from the 2016 IT-TRANS, International Conference & Exhibition on IT solutions for public transport in Karlsruhe, Germany.
International
Augsburger Stadtwerke buys Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGTs
German town operating a 100% gas-fuelled fleet adds additional Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGTs GERMANY Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, has handed over the symbolic key to 12 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT (Natural Gas Technology) buses to Dr Walter Casazza, […]
Bus News
Reading Buses places Wrightbus StreetDeck order
Operator places £1.3m order for six vehicles following trials of a number of different buses last summer Reading Buses has announced a £1.3m order from Wrightbus ?for six of its StreetDeck double-decker models.
Coach News
UK Coach Awards shortlist announced
Total of 45 companies and individuals shortlisted for event, which takes place on April 21 The UK Coach Awards has announced the list of finalists for its 2016 competition, with judges praising the quality and […]
Bus News
Transport Focus unveils Bus Passenger Survey
The latest bus passenger survey from Transport Focus has been released, with passengers stating that they are ‘generally content with their service,’ though value for money ratings and satisfaction with punctuality vary widely across the […]
Financial
Daimler Buses increases earnings despite weakening South American market
Daimler Buses increased its earnings by 9% to €214m (previous year: €197m) despite a 40% market decline in Brazil.
