First operator to introduce audio announcements in Coventry and Warwickshire Travel de Courcey has become the first operator in Coventry and Warwickshire to introduce on-bus audio announcements to help blind and partially sighted passengers. The […]
Optare is to end production of the original Solo design and continue with the later developed SR model only. First introduced 14 years ago, the Solo has sold over 4,000 units including those for export […]
Bus maker Alexander Dennis (ADL) has ended its brief skirmish with India’s Ashok Leyland for control of rival firm Optare. ADL, which is backed by Stagecoach founder and chief executive Sir Brian Souter, walked away […]
ADL considers a takeover after Optare refinancing agreement is announced Ashok Leyland has increased its stake in Optare plc to 75.1% as part of a refinancing agreement. Optare approved the deal conditional to the outcome […]
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 […]
‘How to win friends and influence people’ is the theme of next year’s ALBUM (the Association of Local Bus Company Managers) conference and bookings have already been taken following the launch of the event website […]
Lakeside of Ellesmere has acquired the private hire diary, assets, employees and goodwill of fellow Shropshire independent Sargeants of Hodnet (S G Sargeant) after the sudden death of owner ‘Mick’ Sargeant (66) in June. Mick […]
Popular Anglian Bus driver Martin Harvey, 64, was given a special sending off on Wednesday (October 26). TheNorwichbus driver from Worlingham had announced his retirement after seven years on the number 1 service. Passengers came […]
Optare has hailed a “new chapter in the history of British bus manufacturing” with production now in full swing at its brand new factory at Sherburn-in-Elmet. The manufacturer also paid tribute to the closure of […]
Community Transport Calderdale has acquired a new Optare Solo, which will be used to plug a gap in services in the Brighouse area of West Yorkshire. Transport authority Metro awarded the charity a permit to […]
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