Ricky’s Travel of Millom has welcomed a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with an X-Clusive minicoach conversion to its fleet, supplied by EVM UK. It is a 16-seater, with those positions including aisle-side armrests, three-point belts, and diamond stitching. A glazed roof and wood-effect flooring have also been specified as part of a high-end configuration. Twin tables are…
Golden Green Travel of the Staffordshire Moorlands is among the first customers to receive a new-generation Yutong TC9 midi, supplied by Pelican Bus and Coach. It showcases the upgrades to the new model, which has succeeded the longstanding and highly successful original TC9 in the UK market. That includes what the dealership says is “a…
United Minibuses and Coaches has adopted the CenCount automatic passenger counter camera (APCC) from Centrad on one of its busiest services to lift operational efficiency, gain more accurate passenger data, and reduce the burden of manual counting on drivers. The Surrey operator has worked with Centrad for a long time. CenCount has been retrofitted to…
EVM has completed 500 deliveries of its Cityline low-entry minibus built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with the supply of numbers 499 and 500 to Pontypool operator Phil Anslow Coaches. They are diesel models, but the accessible product is also available as the battery-electric e-Cityline. It is a compact vehicle that in diesel format has a…
The Hairy Coo has welcomed a further Yutong GT12 to its fleet, supplied by Pelican Bus and Coach. It is a PSVAR ready example and has been finished in the Edinburgh operator’s orange shade by Yutong at its factory. Arrival of the coach follows two previous GT12s that were delivered in white. 53 seats in…
S-Line Travel of Blackburn recently took delivery of three Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches, supplied by Daimler Buses UK. They are 12-metre, two-axle examples that have been built to what the dealership says is a bespoke specification. That includes 53 seats in Travel Star Eco upholstery and with drop-down tables and footrests. USB charging is part of…
Arriva has announced a £340 million investment that will see 809 new buses join its regional and London fleets and the refurbishment of more than 150 existing vehicles. Upgrades to the group’s property portfolio will also be made under the programme. Over half of the new vehicles will be zero-emission. 502 of those are for…
Woodall Nicholson – parent company of minibus specialists Mellor and Treka Bus – will turn its hand to the luxury transport sector under the Nicholson brand, with a range to include what it says are coach-style vehicles. Those products will span tourist to VVIP specifications. They will sit alongside coachbuilt limousines built on platforms from…
South Lanarkshire Council has taken delivery of 16 Treka Bus Mobility accessible minibuses, supplied by the converter in a significant upgrade to the local authority’s fleet. They are based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and have been specified to support the council’s education transport services while also giving flexibility to serve a wider range of passenger…
The first completed example of the Volvo B13R with UNVI XL body is due off the production line soon ahead of a round of evaluation and testing, with UNVI having also commenced series manufacture of the model. Volvo Bus UK and Ireland announced the XL partnership with UNVI around a year ago. The 12.8m coach…
