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The new Turas 900s in DAF LF-based, PSVAR compliant form will “set a new benchmark in the industry for wheelchair accessible midicoaches” at Euro Bus Expo, importer Brian Noone has said. It will be exhibited on a joint stand occupied by Noone and Jones Coach and Bus Sales. Visitors will be able to compare 33-seat…
e-Shuttle autonomous-ready electric shuttle bus makes its UK debut at Euro Bus Expo Austrian EV manufacturer eVersum was present at Euro Bus Expo to showcase the e-Shuttle, a battery-electric shuttle bus for inner-city and airport use that can be specified in an autonomous-ready version, up to level four. Designed in-house, with an integrated electric drive…
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has placed its first order for battery-electric buses in the form of 12 Yutong E12s. They are expected to enter service from Trent Bridge depot in late 2023. Ordering the Yutong fleet forms the first vehicular procurement in a £34m project that was awarded £15.2m from the Zero Emission Bus Regional…
Newport Transport has become the first UK customer to commit to the forthcoming Yutong battery-electric double-decker bus, now known as the U11DD. The South Wales municipal signed an order at Euro Bus Expo for two examples to be delivered in mid-2023. In completing the deal, Newport Transport has taken to 50 the number of Yutong…
Continued recovery in the demand for new coaches has seen Alexander Dennis and Volvo commit to an initial 60-strong stock batch of Plaxton Leopard and Plaxton Panther models. They will be available for delivery from Q1 2023 and all will be mounted on B8R chassis. Further stock builds may follow later in 2023, the businesses…
Jones Coach and Bus Sales and the associated Llew Jones Coaches business have continued to open parts, sales and service units at their base in Llanrwst. The work forms part of ongoing expansion at the England and Wales dealership for products from the Noone Turas range of small coaches and the Rosero Connect low-floor midibus.…
Over 80 mini, mid- and full-sized vehicles to suit applications across the coach and bus sector will be on show at Euro Bus Expo at the NEC Birmingham between 1-3 November, organiser Diversified Communications has confirmed. That line-up of vehicles will sit alongside hundreds of exhibitors offering products and services and a seminar programme in…
Software-as-a-Service provider Tranzaura is developing its digital maintenance platform that captures drivers’ walk-round checks and unplanned maintenance into one that includes central management of all maintenance – planned and unplanned – in a single system. The supplier says that its platform is already going from strength to strength in the London bus market. It accounts…
Managed transport service provider First Travel Solutions has appointed Katie Johnson to the newly created position of Business Operations Director. Ms Johnson joins from E.ON Energy, where she spent 14 years in senior operational and strategic roles including change leadership, digital operations and customer services. With First Travel Solutions she will be focused on improving…
Mellor will debut a further member of its Sigma battery-electric bus range – the 8m Sigma 8 – at Euro Bus Expo, which will be held at the NEC Birmingham between 1-3 November. The Sigma 8 is part of a line-up that extends from 7-12m and which Mellor indicated at the time of launch would…