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UK bus profits fall for third year in a row Profit margins outside London down to 7.2%, from 8.8% Profits in the UK bus industry fell in 2012/13 for the third year in succession, according to new analysis published this week by Preston-based transport specialists The TAS Partnership. The 132-page report Bus Industry Performance 2014 presents the results of its annual analysis of 127 local bus companies around the UK, in what is the 23rd year of the firm’s Bus Industry Monitor project. The report says that operators have managed to increase revenue by more than inflation, but that the growth was outstripped by increases in operating costs. Turnover across the companies analysed increased by 4.1%, reaching £5.44 billion. Operating costs rose by 4.7% to £5.1 billion. Operating profit was £336.9m, 4.2% lower than in 2011/12. Operating margins fell to 6.2% (2011/12: 6.7%). Margins varied across the country: they stood at 8.3% in urban (PTE) areas and in Wales, 6.7% in the English Shires and 6.2% in Scotland. Outside London, revenue grew by 3.9% but operating costs rose by 5.7%. As a result, operating profit
First Call Coaches fire was arson attack
A fire at First Call Coaches’ depot which destroyed 30 coaches, five minibuses and a car is being treated as a deliberate fire by
Stagecoach revealed in a financial statement in December that it had seen a slowdown in profit margins in the deregulated market fell to 7.2% from the 8.8% recorded in 2011/12. In the capital, profits recovered from a record low of 2.6% in 2011/12 to 4.1%. At the same time, the report calculates the levels of profits which operators need in order to meet their financial obligations and
invest for the future. TAS estimates that required margins are between 10.5% and 11% – well above the levels currently being earned. Commenting on the report, author Chris Cheek said: “Our analysis shows that any suggestions of excess profits are seriously misleading. It is also
false to compare margins with the much lower figures earned in London, since these are based on a completely different business model, which employs much lower levels of capital. This is because most buses are rented for the duration of a contract under an operating lease.”
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the BBC has reported. Investigators studied CCTV from the depot and the first fire engines on site to help determine the cause of the fire. The massive fire needed 57 firefighters to bring it under control after it broke out in the early hours of Sunday, December
28, 2014, at Pant Industrial Estate, Merthyr Tydfil. The vehicles were reportedly parked very close together as a security measure to prevent the theft of fuel, batteries or parts, though this is likely to have helped the fire spread quickly. The operators main workshop also sustained damage.
Union Unite has announced that a London-wide bus strike has been called for January 13. The 24 hour stoppage follows the refusal by London’s 18 bus operators to enter into talks about a single London wide agreement covering bus workers’ pay, terms and conditions.
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Padarn Bus fraud case reaches crown court Two men and a woman have appeared before a Crown Court Judge accused of fraud involving more than £800,000 at Llanberis-based Padarn Bus. John David Hulme, 54, Darren Charles Price, 44, and Anne Louise Price, 28, are accused of claiming the firm carried more concessionary passengers than was true. Mr Hulme is charged with fraud involving £496,126.78 between July 2011 and December 2012. Ms Price and Mr Price are accused of fraud involving £318,524.64 between January 2013 and February 2014. All three, who deny the charges against them, also face a charge of false accounting. The defendants appeared before Caernarfon Magistrates Court on December 15. They were then released on bail before appearing at Caernarfon Crown Court a week later. However, Recorder Simon Mills, sitting at Caernarfon Crown Court, bailed the three until a further hearing in February. As previously reported in CBW, Padarn Bus went into liquidation in May, 2014, with the loss of 79 jobs. The firm operated many routes around Bangor, Caernarfan and Anglesey, as well as school bus contracts and Snowdon Sherpa services.
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Parrys International is holding its popular annual open day this Sunday (January 11). Among the attractions will be this new Neoplan Tourliner P21, dispatched from MAN Bus & Coach’s Manchester dealership on Monday. The event takes place at the firm’s Cheslyn Hay depot, near Cannock, 10 – 1500hrs. For details, visit www.parrysinternational.co.uk or call 01922 414576.
Go Ahead Group-owned Salisbury Reds is celebrating its milestone 100th anniversary by launching two heritage-liveried buses. The East Lancs-bodied Scania Omnidekkas – one with its exterior and interior decked out in pre-war 1930s style (pictured left) and the other 1940s post-war (right) – will operate across Salisbury Reds’ routes in and around the city.
Salisbury Reds Managing Director, Andrew Wickham, said: “It’s a wonderful achievement to have been operating as Salisbury Reds – and before that as Wilts and Dorset – for 100 years. We’re planning a whole year of celebrations, starting with these special buses. “The centenary year is real history in the making – and we’re hoping people living in the area will enjoy
travelling around the city in much the same way as they did all those years ago. The seats of our heritage buses have also been fitted out in moquette style – with storyboards highlighting our 100 year old history. “We have lots planned over the coming months – and the team here is excited to be celebrating with those who travel on our buses.”
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Labour releases bus cut �igures Party claims that funding for bus services is £139m lower than 2010, with a supported mileage drop of 17% since 2011 Labour has said that more than 30m miles of bus journeys have been cut because of squeezed council budgets, The Guardian reported. The party said the number of miles of bus services funded by local authorities has fallen 17% from 2011. Overall, the length of bus services axed equate to travelling all the way around the world. Michael Dugher, the Shadow Transport Secretary, said ‘vital rural routes’ subsidised by local authorities have been the ‘�irst to suffer’ because of lower
government funding. He said bus services in England supported by public money have lost £139m in funding compared with 2010, and net government support per passenger journey has dropped from 53p in that year to 48p last year. “Local bus services are the lifelines of our cities, towns and villages, getting people to work and keeping communities alive,” Dugher said. “Under this government, local authoritysupported bus services, which keep vital rural routes going, have faced savage cuts. People are being left stranded by this government.” Labour published the research as it launched a campaign to protect local bus services. “The bus market is clearly broken and the way local services are
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The new Enviro400s look the part, as seen here at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre. STEVE HODGSON Stagecoach Manchester has unveiled 29 new Euro 6 ADL Enviro400s, which the �irm said represents an investment of £5 million. Allocated to Sharston garage, the double-deckers serve Chorlton and the south of the conurbation on routes 85 and 86. Like more than half the current Stagecoach Manchester �leet, the vehicles are equipped with complimentary WiFi. Stagecoach Manchester MD Christopher Bowles, said: “The new �leet of Enviro400s, the �irst of
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their type in Greater Manchester, represents a signi�icant investment in South Manchester. “The new buses will give our �leet an even more modern pro�ile and enable passengers on our busiest services to bene�it from the latest standards which the industry has to offer.” To celebrate the launch of the new vehicles, Stagecoach Manchester will be holding a ‘Name the bus’ competition, where local school children will be asked to name the buses which will serve their area.
provided is not �it for purpose,” Dugher said. “Labour would change that and hand cities and county regions greater control over local bus services. We will ensure people get the local transport system they need.” A Department for Transport spokeswoman said: “We know that bus services are vital, including for many older and disabled people. That is why the government provides substantial funding, protected until 2015/16, to bus operators to help more services run and keep fare prices down. A further £1bn a year is provided for the free national bus pass. “Decisions about bus services are best made locally in partnership between councils and the companies which run the buses.”
Green Party calls for 10% cut in train and bus fares
The Green Party announced plans on January 5 for an average 10% cut in rail and bus fares, which will be included in its general election manifesto, paid for by increasing public investment in fares by £1.8bn a year. The £9bn investment over the course of the next parliament would be met by scrapping most of the Government’s £15bn new road building programme. The announcement came on the day when local Green parties joined RMT, Action for Rail, Compass and People’s Assembly protests against the privatised rail system. Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, who joined protesters at King’s Cross station, said: “I’m pleased to announce that included in the Green Party’s 2015 general election manifesto will be funding to allow a 10% cut in the cost of public transport for passengers. “The £9bn investment would be paid for by scrapping most of this government’s indefensible £15bn roadbuilding programme, leaving £6bn for further transport programmes.” www.coachandbusweek.com
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Cornwall Busways ceases trading West of England independent operator Cornwall Busways has ceased trading. A statement on the firm’s Facebook page on December 27 read: “It is with regret that we advise you that Cornwall Busways services will cease on December 31, 2014. After this date, Cornwall Busways will surrender its O-licence and will cease trading. “This action is taken as a result of a continuing dispute with the West
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Of England Traffic Commissioner (TC). From January 5, 2015, First Cornwall will extend its popular Truro to St Austell service 27 onwards to Bodmin Morrisons via Penwithick, Bugle & Stenalees and will maintain an hourly link through Kerrow Moor, Rosevean and Rosevear Road. First Cornwall, with support from Cornwall Council, has also applied to register a partial replacement for the 30 between Carclaze and St Austell, via Boscoppa Tesco and Asda. The introduction of this service is subject to approval by the TC. “Also from January 5, First
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‘R530YRP,’ ‘X513ADF,’ ‘R632VEG’ and ‘R76GNW.’ A spokesperson for the Office of the TC told CBW: “The O-licence held by Cornwall Busways Limited has been called to a Public Inquiry before the TC, Nick Jones, on January 7. “The hearing will consider the company’s alleged failure to operate a registered local service and material change in the circumstances of the licence holder. The Traffic Commissioner can not comment on individual cases in line with other judicial office holders.”
Cornwall will introduce a new service 24 between Fowey, Par, St Blazey and St Austell which will cover many parts of service 31 which has been withdrawn with immediate effect. This service will operate up to every 30 minutes, Mondays to Saturdays. “The whole team at Cornwall Busways would like to thank you all for your custom, support and well wishes over the past seven months and hope you will support your new services provided by First Cornwall.” It is understood the fleet comprised four Darts, registered
New electric Optares introduced in Croydon
Transport for London (TfL), Arriva and Optare have introduced the latest electric buses to the capital’s fleet. The two Optare MetroCity buses are now in service on route 312, which is operated by Arriva, between South Croydon and Norwood Junction. The bus route is used by around 4,700 passengers a day. Mike Weston, TfL’s Director of Buses, said: “We now have a total of eight pure electric buses in the capital’s fleet which will help increase our experience and understanding of this technology. London has always been at the forefront of adopting and trialling new green technology and these buses are a welcome addition to the fleet.” Enrico Vassallo, CEO at Optare, said: “We are delighted to be supplying a further two fully electric buses for the bus passengers of London. “We hope that the success of these vehicles in London and those already in service in
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buses are at the cutting edge of transport technology to improve air quality and everyone involved with route 312 at our garage in South Croydon is looking forward to operating the buses in what is the Year of the Bus.”
‘Oyster-style’ bus cards will be rolled out to all West Midlands operators by the spring, according to Centro. At present the Swift cards are only accepted by a fraction of bus companies in the West Midlands. National Express West Midlands said it wanted to ensure the system is ‘as robust as possible’ before adopting it. Centro said it had made improvements to the system after a trial involving 2,000 customers. Chris Perry, from the transport authority said: “The equipment we have is future proofed – if customers tell us in the future they want to use bank cards or mobile phones to pay fares, the technology can be added.”
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NEWS › COACHES Eddie Brown Tours loses Guild membership Eddie Brown Tours Ltd has lost its membership of the Guild of British Coach Operators. A statement from the Guild read: “Eddie Brown Tours Ltd’s membership of the Guild of British Coach Operators was terminated with effect from December 24, 2014 and it is no longer authorised to use our logo or to claim membership of the Guild. “Eddie Brown Travel Ltd, a company registered on October 14, 2014, is not and never has been a member of the Guild of British Coach Operators. Any use by that company of our logo and references to Guild membership is unauthorised and we have written to the company to insist that they cease immediately.” In the December 29, 2014 edition of the London Gazette, notice was given of a meeting of creditors of Eddie Brown Tours Ltd, which will be held on January 13 for the purposes of appointing a liquidator and a liquidation committee. Eddie Brown Tours Ltd went into receivership on December 23. Eddie Brown Tours Ltd has Gary Priest and Deirdre Brown named as directors. Gary Priest, along with Andrew Knowles, are listed as Transport Managers for Eddie Brown Travel Ltd, for which Gary Priest is also listed as a Director. As stated in CBW1168, Eddie Brown Tours Ltd and Eddie Brown Travel Ltd are not to be confused with Eddie Brown Coaches Ltd, a separate entity with Kevin Proctor as Director and Claire Alenius as Company Secretary.
New Belle Vue executive coaches named after drivers’ children
This Belle Vue Mercedes-Benz Tourismo is named ‘Molly Marie’ Five 49-seater Mercedes-Benz Tourismos have been named after the company made a £1.25m investment in the vehicles A transport firm has named its new executive coaches after the children and grandchildren of its drivers. Belle Vue Manchester took the unusual step after taking delivery of five 49-seater Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches, which are used for day trips, holidays and continental tours. The youngsters’ names have been painted in gold on the front of each vehicle. The coaches, acquired by the Stockport-based company at a total cost of £1.25m, are named Jack Benjamin, Molly Marie, Cody Louie, Janet and Heidi. Belle Vue Director Phil Hitchen said: “Originally, we were thinking
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of naming the coaches after north west landmarks, but we really liked the suggestion by our maintenance director Ken Walsh to invite the drivers to choose the names. It gives them a huge personal connection to the coaches they drive.” He added: “We have a fleet of 48 Yellow school buses operating across Greater Manchester and 22 vehicles operating across the UK and Europe but, despite our size, we are still a company with a human touch and a family feel. “We have numerous husbands and wives, fathers and sons and daughters, nieces and nephews working in the company. “We prefer to communicate on first-name terms, we don’t do job titles on business cards or office doors. Allowing the drivers to name their coaches is another example of our friendly culture.” The drivers spoke of their pride
at the company’s gesture. Luis Moreira said: “When the coach turned up with my daughter’s name on, I was choked and deeply touched.” Ken James said: “It’s brilliant to have my granddaughter’s name on the coach, it’s really special and something different.” The names have become a major talking point with passengers. Robert Gill said: “My daughter’s name on the coach is a great ice-breaker with the customers. They inquire about the name, my personal life and the business, and in return I ask them questions. “By the time the coach trip starts, we are all the best of friends and the passengers feel confident and comfortable.”
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Devizes coach bays hailed a success
Free parking pays dividends for Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s transport team has gone the extra mile to contribute towards the success of the annual Festival of Christmas, held recently in Beverley. The council offered free coach parking at the town’s coach park, attracting 30 coaches from all over the country – up significantly from last year’s total of 12. This brought 1,261 visitors to the town. The Festival of Christmas featured a range of attractions including street artists, dancers, craft stalls, specialist food and
Deadline extended for UK Coach Awards 2015
The deadline for nominations for the UK Coach Awards (UKCA) 2015 has been extended. Nominations will now close on Friday, January 30. Commenting on the decision, UKCA Director Chris Cheek said: “We’ve already had well over 50 nominations for the various categories from coach operators and their customers. But it’s a very busy time of year and we recognise how little time everybody has – so the more scope we can give everybody who might want to enter, the bettter. “We’re particularly keen to hear from coach operators around the country about their top drivers, engineers and support staff – as well as the unsung heroes, those people in front line operations who keep the wheels turning day after day.”
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drink stalls, Santa and Cairngorm reindeer and more. Council staff were on hand to welcome the coaches to the town, and ensure smooth arrivals and departures. Last year saw the opening of a new 10-bay coach park in the heart of Beverley, from which coach passengers have a short walk to all of the key attractions within the town. Cllr Jane Evison, the council’s Portfolio Holder for Economy, Investment and Inequalities, said: “I am delighted with the success of this year’s event and
that, unlike many other local authorities, we are able to offer coach operators free parking, which can only serve to attract more coach parties to the East Riding, and so benefit our local economy. “It’s vital that we offer our visitors the complete package, in the hope that we will soon be welcoming them back to East Riding again.” Full details of coach parking in East Riding can be found on the council’s website at www. eastriding.gov.uk.
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Respects to be paid to Alan Goodwin
Alan Edward Goodwin of Go Goodwins Coaches died peacefully on December 23 at the age of 77. Manchester-based Go Goodwins Coaches was founded by Alan in 1976. He also worked for his grandfather who started York Motors of Chorlton in around 1917. Alan had been in the coach and bus industry all of his life. Paying tribute, Wesley Goodwin, Alan’s grandson who helps manage the business, told CBW: “Alan put the foundations down for what my dad and I do now. “If not for his hard work we wouldn’t be where we are today.” The funeral is this Saturday (January 10) and all are welcome to pay their respects. At 0900hrs
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Coach parking bays in the centre of Devizes have been hailed a big success by the town council. They praised Tony Aldridge of the Devizes Tourism Partnership for his hard work in encouraging more coach companies to bring tourists to the town. Mr Aldridge said the 22 bays allocated for coaches had made it easier to get Devizes included in tours which take in Avebury and Stonehenge, and so brought more trade to the town. According to the Gazette and Herald, he said: “We have 22 coach parking bays in the town and high-quality toilets – they are just not in the same place. Despite that, Devizes has become a key destination as far as 50 coach companies are concerned, having a top museum and being between Stonehenge and Avebury. We have 50 eating places, 250 shops and sites of special interest.” The council voted unanimously to tell Wiltshire Council that the parking bays had been a big success and should become permanent. Mr Aldridge said important Blue Badge Guides had praised the town for its many attractions, including the Caen Hill Flight of Locks, Wiltshire Museum, Wadworth Brewery visitor centre and the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Museum. The partnership has produced a leaflet, entitled Devizes Welcomes Coaches. An informative leaflet showing the location of coach parks and attractions can be found in the ‘Leaflets’ section at www.devizes. org.uk.
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NEWS › REGIONAL SOUTH WEST THE CONSULTATION period over plans to reduce the bus subsidy to 24 routes in Somerset was extended, the BBC has reported. If approved, Somerset County Council will stop 13 Saturday services and stop funding eight bus routes. The consultation was due to end on Monday, December 29, but instead ran until January 4. The council subsidises 81 bus routes across the county – some wholly, others partially – which are deemed to be commercially unviable. It is proposing to reduce its funding for services where there are alternative services, low passenger numbers, touristspecific routes or commercial alternatives. The local authority has said some areas would be offered a demand responsive bus service. The reduced bus services are being proposed as a result of government spending cuts to the council’s budget, the authority added. FROM JANUARY, there will be changes to bus services across South Gloucestershire, the Bristol Post has reported. From January 5, 2015, Wessex Connect timetables have changed on services 12, 13, 14, and 19, but
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the route will be the same. Service 312 will operate between Thornbury and UWE Frenchay Campus only. The section of route between Downend and UWE Frenchay is being withdrawn. The timetable will be amended to run at peak times only, and the Saturday service is being withdrawn. On service 622, the bus will now run to Tetbury via Yate,
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Chipping Sodbury, Didmarton and Westonbirt Arboretum. The section between Thornbury and Cribbs Causeway has now been withdrawn, but the school journey will still operate between Lower Almondsbury and Marlwood and Castle School. The Sunday service will still exist, operated by Wessex Connect. From January 11, on service X5, the First timetable will be
TWO YORK BUS ROUTES could be cut completely and several others reduced, York Press has reported. The transport department at City of York Council is looking at reducing the subsidy it gives bus services in York, to make some of the £200,000 savings it needs in 2015/16. The proposals were due to be decided at a meeting of the council’s cabinet on Tuesday, January 6, and focus on the least used services in the city’s bus network. The 16a and 17 buses could be completely withdrawn while the 10, 14, 36 and 20 could be reduced, and talks are going on about whether the 21 from York through Bishopthorpe and Appleton Roebuck to Colton will continue in 2016. Operators have been involved in talks over which services are least used. Neil Ferris, the council’s Assistant Director for Transport, Highways and Waste, said: “A close evaluation of passenger numbers across the subsidised York network has now been undertaken, which has shown
NORTH First has joined the Safe in Rotherham scheme to assist vulnerable passengers. All of First’s 103 buses in Rotherham now display the Safe in Rotherham (SIR) logo, where staff can offer support to vulnerable adults who show them their SIR card or key-ring. Rotherham Borough Council has developed the initiative in partnership with South Yorkshire Police, the local Chamber of Commerce and the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. SIR, launched by the authority’s Learning Disability Partnership Board, has been set up to help vulnerable adults feel safe when they are out and about in the Rotherham area. This may be an older person, someone with a disability or dementia or someone with mental health difficulties. If they find themselves lost, unwell, feeling unsafe or are being followed, harassed or threatened,
they can approach places that display the ‘Safe in Rotherham’ logo. Once they show their SIR details, staff will contact one of the telephone numbers and advise the carer, family member or support worker what has happened and be able to offer support and reassurance to the vulnerable person until help and support arrives.
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In July 2014 First in Rotherham also joined the Rotherham Bus Partnership working together with other operators and the Combined Authority to grow customers and provide better services across Rotherham. Cllr Lyndsay Pitchley, Safe in Rotherham Champion and Chairman of the Learning Disability Partnership Board, said:
“This scheme can be a lifesaver to someone who is lost, does not feel well, or is generally feeling frightened for whatever reason. “First is a major employer in Rotherham and their buses and drivers are highly visible in the community. We’ve had a really positive response from them and know that they have worked hard at raising awareness of the scheme amongst their drivers, who are equally as keen to provide support and reassurance to a vulnerable person if needed.” Joy Devine, Operations Manager for First in Rotherham, added: “We’re pleased to support this important scheme in Rotherham and offer any help we can to vulnerable members of our community. “We provide an extensive network of bus services throughout the week from early until late so our team can reach across the community.”
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that levels on some services are amongst some of the lowest on the York bus network. This means we can no longer justify the subsidy paid to operate them. “In some cases less than nine passengers are using the service every hour. We simply cannot afford to continue funding services which are poorly used. This is why we are taking a report to Cabinet and recommending these savings are approved.” If approved, the service changes could be implemented from April 2015. The papers also asks the cabinet to think about changing the criteria for bus subsidies to a minimum of 13 passengers per journey – which could save the council an extra £35,000 in 2015/16 through the withdrawal of Sunday services on the 11 and 13, and Friday and Saturday evening buses on the 14.
PETERLEE BUS STATION has been bought by the local authority, the BBC has said. Durham County Council now owns all the county’s bus stations, which it has said will lead to ‘greater co-ordination’ of services. Better facilities and improved maintenance of the site are also planned, including the replacement of vandalised seats, it said. There had been disagreement between the council, the bus operator and the previous owners of the site over who was responsible for repairs. Although money was available, the council could not carry out any work until now because it did not own the site, it said. FIRST HAS INTRODUCED a new £10 week ticket for young people aged 16-18 across Greater Manchester. The introduction of the new ‘FirstWeek 16-18’ ticket is based upon market research conducted by First to identify ways to attract more young people onto bus services. The ticket is available to everyone in the 16-18 year old age group, not just those in education. The new ticket will be available via the First mobile ticket app that was launched by First in May 2014. An extensive marketing campaign has been launched across Greater Manchester and will include communication with colleges across the area. The move by First follows fare reductions on many local services. Ian Humphreys, Head of Commercial for First in Greater Manchester added: “We’re www.coachandbusweek.com
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FIRST WEST YORKSHIRE has adopted Barclays Pingit as a new payment option, the Bradford Telegraph & Argus reported. First introduced an m-ticketing service in 2014, allowing customers to use mobile telephones as bus tickets. The new development means customers can now pay for their m-tickets using the Barclays Pingit mobile payment app. Paul Matthews, Managing Director of First West Yorkshire, said: “Our partnership with Barclays puts First at the forefront of bus ticketing technology and re�lects our commitment to grasp ever more innovative ways to make bus travel better, easier and more convenient.”
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TRENT BARTON is offering passengers free travel for an hour each Sunday for a month. Throughout January, passengers can board any of the operator’s services between 1000 and 1100hrs on Sundays for free. A spokesperson for trent barton said: “We hope our Free Ride Sunday offer will encourage people to make the most of what Nottingham has to offer and help them to get to the January sales.”
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DOUGLAS PARK, founder of Park’s Motor Group, is fronting a new £6.5m rescue plan for Glasgow Rangers Football Club, STV Sport has reported. Park has joined forces with other wealthy fans of the club to underwrite a new shares issue. Hampden chiefs have been informed of the offer, which would see Park’s consortium buy all 40,739,000 shares set to be issued after the board won a vote at last week’s AGM giving it the right to raise new equity. Park is reported to have a personal fortune of around £78m. He was part of the Blue Knights consortium which tried to save the club from liquidation almost three years ago.
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Excursions 2015 takes place at Alexandra Palace on January 24
2015 ■ January 24 Northampton Transport staff reunion Monks Park Working Mens’ Club, Northampton. Contact organiser Matt Cooper by email on ntfirstreunion@gmail.com or by phone 07816 116283. ■ January 24 Excursions 2015 Alexandra Palace, London. www.excursions.org.uk
Chester www.albumconference2015. com ■ June 7 Southdown Centenary Rally Southsea Common www.southdown100.co.uk ■ June 21 Welsh Coach Rally National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. For details, call Ashley Lovering on 07814958379.
■ January 29 CPT Annual Dinner Lancaster London Hotel, Lancaster Terrace. Contact Ling Tang on 020 7257 2502 or email lingt@cpt-uk.org.
■ June 28 Wessex Transport Society Bus Rally Lorry park, Ringwood, Hants. Contact Mike Caldicott 01202 293245 or email mikepenny.wts@gmail.Com
■ March 18-19 Young Bus Managers Network Conference Nottingham. www. youngbusmanagers.org.uk
■ July 12 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Classic Bus Rally & Running Day Toddington, Gloucestershire. www.gwsr.com
■ March 25-27 Busworld Asia, Suzhou International Expo Centre, China. www.busworld-asia.com
■ August 2 Thames Valley 100 Celebrating the centenary of the start of bus services between Reading and Maidenhead by the forerunners of the Thames Valley Traction Company. www.tvagwot.org.uk
■ March 28 South East Bus Festival Kent Showground www.facebook.com/southeast busfestival ■ April 14-16 CV Show 2015 NEC Birmingham 020 7630 2102. Email enquiries@cvshow.com www. cvshow.com ■ April 18-19 UK Coach Rally Alton Towers Resort, Staffordshire 01753 631170. www.ukcoachrally.co.uk ■ April 19 Spring Bus and Coach Gathering (formerly Cobham Rally). London Bus Museum. 01932 837994
■ August 23 Buses Festival Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon. 01780 755131 www.busesfestival. com ■ September 5-6 UK Bus Driver of the Year National Final Blackpool.
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■ September 9-10 Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire www.
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■ April 23 UK Coach Awards Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester. www.ukcoachawards.
■ September 30-October 1 Coach & Bus Live 2015 Halls 19 & 20, NEC, Birmingham www. coachandbuslive.com
■ May 3-4 Friends of King Alfred Buses Running Day Winchester
■ October 16-21 Busworld Kortrijk Kortrijk, Belgium http:// kortrijk.busworld.org
■ May 11-13 ALBUM AGM & Conference Carden Park Hotel, near
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Hamburg electric hybrid goes into service Three Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrids are now on service with Hamburger Hochbahn AG GERMANY Three of Volvo’s 7900 Electric Hybrids commenced scheduled operation on ‘Innovation Route 109’ in Hamburg on December 18. The route will be used by operator Hamburger Hochbahn AG to run comparative tests of innovative drive technologies under scheduled service conditions. Volvo’s diesel hybrid buses in both 18m articulated and 12m versions will also be tested, as well as battery fuel cell buses and fuel cell buses from other manufacturers. The city has a target that from 2020, only emission-free buses should be acquired by the city. “We are delighted that our new electric hybrid bus will serve the Innovation Route 109,” said Olof Persson, President and CEO of the Volvo Group. “For us, the electric hybrid bus represents the current peak of our successful cooperation with Hamburger Hochbahn AG. Together, we have reached our shared goal, making public transport more efficient, quieter and more sustainable. We will continue our cooperation here in Hamburg with sustainable, lownoise vehicles.”
Solaris electric buses for Hanover
GERMANY Solaris is to supply üstra (Hanover’s municipal operator) with three electric Urbino 12s that fast charge through roofmounted Schunk pantographs. Due by the end of 2015, the buses will operate on routes 100 and 200 connecting the sights of the capital of Lower Saxony. Each vehicle will be fitted with a ZF AVE 130 electric drive and axle-mounted motors. Batteries mounted in the rear of the vehicles will deliver 120kWh. The charging system allows non-stop operation on the planned routes without returning to the depot. A single charge will take only four to six minutes and will be enough for bus to run until it reaches the next charging point. There is also a traditional 32 kW overnight charging device.
The Innovation Route 109 runs from the new Electric Bus Terminal near Hamburg Central Station to the final stop at the underground station in Alsterdorf. With a length of about 10kms, it’s suitable for the Volvo Electric hybrid buses, with their plugin technology that permits full electric operation over at least 7km. Charging takes place at the two bus terminals using a pantograph that is integrated with the charging station. When the bus has reached its parking position under the charging mast, the pantograph is lowered to both of the charging bars on the roof of the bus when the driver presses a button. The complete charging process takes only six minutes. The lithium ion iron phosphate charger provides the electric motor (150 kW) with power. The bus travels at least 7km purely on electricity, before the Euro 6 diesel aggregate switches on. On the stretches driven only on electricity, the bus is completely emissionfree and emits extremely low-noise comparable to that of a normal conversation. Volvo says there’s major interest in the new Electric Hybrid buses from numerous cities, both in Europe and in other parts of the world. Serial production is scheduled to commence early 2016.
Setra 500 series finds favour
SWITZERLAND & AUSTRIA Operators in Switzerland and Austria have been buying Setra’s new TopClass 500 and ComfortClass 500 touring coaches. A.N.K. Tours AG from Muttenz near Basel has added a Setra TopClass 500. Powered by a Euro 6 OM 471 engine, it has 46 Voyage Plus leather/fabric seats and a lounge with a table. Above the centre aisle, the large Setra TopSky panoramic glass roof affords fine views of the sky. Managing Director Hanspeter Niklaus said the three-axle coach is his firm’s first Setra and is also its new flagship. “I’m sure that this comfortably equipped top-of-the-
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Three Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrids, one of which was unveiled at IAA, Hanover last year, are now in service with Hamburger Hochbahn line vehicle will enable us to attract even more customers to our tours,” he said. “As a professional coach driver, I got to know the benefits of Setras many years ago.” A.N.K Tours offers day and holiday tours throughout the whole of Europe as well as tours to wine-making areas. At the request of customers, it also organises transfers to sports or school recreational events. Albus Salzkraft GmbH & Co. KG from Salzburg has a S517HDH on its tours. The three-axle coach from the TopClass 500 series, which was launched in 2013, is the first Setra for the company, which belongs to the Dr. Richard Group. Managing Director Hermann Häckl said: “We know from our many years of exclusive cooperation with renowned tour operators that many jobs depend on offering a top-class product. With our new touring coach from Setra, we are a step ahead in every respect.”
The firm’s S517HDH offers 55 passengers Setra Voyage Plus seats with leather top parts. The three-axle vehicle also comes with the latest safety systems on board including adaptive cruise control with Emergency Braking Assist. K&K Busreisen GmbH from Hornstein in Austria, which has been buying Setras since 2010, has acquired a TopClass 500 and a ComfortClass 500. “Taking simultaneous delivery of a vehicle from both model series gives us two reasons to be happy,” said Managing Director Gerald Kutsenits, who brought some 50 passengers-cum-guests with him to the ceremonial unveiling at the Setra Customer Centre in Neu-Ulm. The S517HDH accommodates 54 seated passengers, while the S516HD is fitted with 49 Setra Voyage Plus seats. Gerald, who runs the company together with his brother Stefan Jun says the coaches set high standards. www.coachandbusweek.com
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RICHARD BARSKI, Roadgas for 2014 – two projects at both 1 Highlights ends of the scale, but both immensely signi�icant on the road to a cleaner environment in the UK. Firstly, successfully providing the gas refuelling facility for the largest gas bus �leet in the UK at the Stagecoach Sunderland depot and secondly at the other end of the scale being part of the ‘poo bus’ project in providing the mobile refuelling facility at Wessex water. The prime challenges facing the industry regarding gas buses is the cost of bringing gas and electricity utilities to the depots. This
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As 2014 came to a close and the industry looks ahead to 2015, Gareth Evans and Andy Izatt asked a crosssection of industry �igures for their memories of the last year and their hopes and concerns for the months ahead
is an area that needs government, central and local, to step in and support the industry if they really want to reduce CO2 and air pollution in built up conurbation today. There are, of course, other solutions but these are long term. Gas as fuel, with all its clean credentials, is available now.
The year ahead is dif�icult to predict. There is a lot of momentum and acceptance that gas is the third fuel for vehicles. The year ahead will be concentrating on making this a reality.
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ANDY CAMPBELL, MD, Stagecoach East continued growth of the 1 The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. This shows what can be achieved when buses are given the correct priority and infrastructure.
Dealing with political interference, with continued debates on regulation, BSOG (Bus Service Operators Grant) and cuts to local authority budgets.
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turbulent one. I’m looking forward very 3 Amuch to getting ‘stuck in’ and meet all of the new challenges we face as an industry head-on.
Spend more time working on my business rather than in it and to stop wasting my money on watching Aston Villa up and down the country each week.
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the bus and rail stations. Although on a positive note, new coaches on the X5, Oxford to Cambridge service should see expansion on another high quality operation. Bedford bus station is also due to open in February offering greatly improved facilities for the travelling public.
Yes. To vote for the Monster Raving Loony Party as they seem to be the only party that doesn’t want to run my business.
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GEOFF CROSS, Central Buses and Centrad a backdrop of economic 1 Against uncertainty, Central Buses reported continued growth and pro�itability.
Having to battle against an endless stream of inane government interference and regulation, making it impossible to develop a long-term plan for our own businesses which in turn has a knock on effect on the services that we can provide to our customers.
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MARTIN CURTIS, MD, Bath Bus Company were two highlights for me during 1 There 2014 (apologies for being greedy). Both relate to double-deck bus design. The �irst was achieving – after several earlier attempts – the introduction in Bath of the �irst ‘continentalstyle’ buses for tour work, with vehicles incorporating not only two passenger doors but also two internal staircases. The purpose is to signi�icantly speed-up passenger boarding and alighting where a Traf�ic Regulation Condition limits bus stop dwell times, even though large numbers of passengers from around the globe using two currencies (Euros and Sterling) and speaking a range of languages, seek to join the tour. Their introduction proved more dif�icult than might be imagined but has paved the way ahead for future orders. The second is the widespread introduction in London of LT-type New Routemasters. Although probably not using conductors into the future, the three-door, two-stair arrangement with rear longitudinal engine position, returns to London a bus speci�ically intended for the capital, and when re�ined, offers a major advance in passenger handling in situations where smart card technology doesn’t restrict boarding to any particular door position. The provinces now need to follow – assuming the deregulated environment can overcome limitations posed by multi-operator smart or contactless cards. I have followed very closely the development of this bus, closely linked to the publication of my very successful New Bus for London book during the year – which itself mirrored the controversy of this new design. Unlike any of my previous books – was the requirement to overcome a number of obstacles before publication. A major challenge (and opportunity) for the industry outside London, is the neverending pressure on public funding, coupled to the desire of many Local Authorities (LA) to increase their in�luence over service standards and provision. Whilst on the one hand this may add another tier of structure to regulate service levels, some loss of control by operators results. Many of these LAs claim to champion public transport but already we have some experience of a failure to grasp the commercial nature of unsupported bus services, with unacceptable delays by LAs to provide up-to-date roadside information or new bus stops to re�lect public demand. It is essential that operators and councils understand and work together better, to ensure services are both commercially protected by maximising fares revenue, and the public see the delivery of high quality
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In the year ahead, more cuts in public spending and a further raising of costs for operators with reduced BSOG, ongoing staff training and the requirement to improve vehicle standards, are all likely to place a further burden on service providers. Particularly at risk are the remaining independent concerns, some of whom are prepared to offer services which do not attract the large groups. It may be that these – together with some of the remaining council-owned concerns – will consider carefully whether they can afford to continue in business. In many areas, this could signi�icantly change the number of bus services provided, with far fewer in future.
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A new year’s resolution? I think it might be to challenge DVLA, in the provinces at least and just for fun – to register new buses to re�lect the areas in which they are introduced, rather than where they were built. Otherwise, what is the point of having area identi�ication letters included on number plates?
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JUSTIN DAVIES, First Cymru MD Launching the Cymru Clipper network.
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The continued rise of internet shopping and the arrival of the truly electric car at a low price.
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Hard work with continued reductions in local authority supported services and a low level of economic development in some part of Wales.
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MARGARET EVERSON MBE, Director for Wales, Bus Users Cymru finished putting the team together in 1 We Bus Users Cymru and now we can reach all parts of Wales in order properly to represent passengers.
How to do more with less, and how to balance any growth in the economy and the resultant increase in private car use with the need to attract more fare-paying passengers onto public transport.
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Continuing constraints in services which will result in an increase in the complaints we receive, but a marked improvement in the quality of the vehicles and services to make bus transport attractive to non-users.
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MARK FOWLES, Nottingham City Transport MD from having a filling at the dentist 1 Apart in early January, which didn’t bode well for the year, I was quite pleased with the UK Bus Awards result and especially when Les Roome won the bus driver of the years award. Political aspiration from all parties running ahead of their ability to be able to deliver – the primary constraint of course being money. The political mantra is that bus companies are making excessive profits and that it is public money which is fuelling this – concessionary fares being the oft-quoted biggest contributor. However, what we all know and politicians and politically motivated groups have chosen to
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forget, is that the system is designed such that if there was no concessionary scheme at all, the income of the operators would not change by a single penny if they applied the letter of the law, but passenger numbers will fall. For politicians and the politically motivated groups, the inconvenient truth is that concessions, as with the vast majority of public money injected into the bus industry, is a subsidy to the passenger not the shareholder.
The early part is not clear as there is a lot of smoke and mirrors obscuring my visions and beyond May, I can only see confusion as the political landscape descends even further into turmoil. Meanwhile, the industry will keep on delivering and improving as it has done every year since 1986.
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ROGER FRENCH further successful Young Bus 1 Two Managers Network events.
A) Failing to deal with so much mediocrity and lack of attention to detail which is out there.
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Finish off transferring all my vinyl records to digital and completing the nerdy task of travelling over every London bus route.
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RICHARD GREY, Managing Director, Grey’s of Ely highlights for 2014 were having some 1 My great clients use us this year. Some of these were new and others returning – the largest being NBC using us again for the Ryder Cup, but more inspiring was the amazing help I received from fellow industry members. This included Maynes of Buckie, DH Harrods, Milligans, Craig Billham Executive and Edinburgh Executive who were incredibly helpful and very attentive to a demanding client, who along with our team of drivers, provided first class service. Ironically, whilst carrying out the project, one of our vehicles, despite being over 350 miles from base, was still able help another well-known UK operator who had a vehicle issue. So everything happens for a reason. www.coachandbusweek.com
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with a series of choices: position of the TV for me and sufficient bathrooms rooms for my wife and three daughters.
My New Year’s resolution will be to get more exercise. I often find my self surrounded by ‘Cycling bores’ Chris Owens, Ian Luckett and John Johnson, casually discussing the little 65-mile journey they squeezed in at tea break on their ‘Raleigh Racers.’ This, coupled with seeing my podgy face in our latest company on-line videos, is shaming me into making time for some exercise. As my daughters and getting older a perfect solution would be to spend more time with them, maybe on a short cycle ride to the end of the road and back over a Sunday afternoon?!
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‘There are opportunities available but without the support from government or operators then some of these opportunities may be lost’
TIM HAMPSHIRE, Optare for me the MetroDecker 1 Obviously launch, which saw Optare finally enter the double-deck market with a full integral design and bring an alternative to the body on chassis designs that are currently available.
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There is a rise in the number of new start companies launching into the EV and Hybrid market who can react quickly and bring to market new technologies. On the flip side of this, imports from China and the cost base they work from provide challenges for the UK manufacturing market.
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Fuel but all for the right reasons at present. Oil is currently as low at $66 a barrel meaning the lowest fuel costs for over four years, this seems to in part related to American fracking, which for the first time has meant that OPEC are not controlling one of our industry’s key requirements. Whilst the huge drops in fuel is very welcome, you have to ask how far down will it go before rising and when it does to what level, so forward pricing work is getting to be very interesting and if you hedge your fuel when’s the right time? The other consideration is Euro 6 and the Ultra Low Emission Zone for London in 201920. Having jumped this hurdle back in 2008, it seems to be back again. Like before, should you invest in the latest equipment or will a well presented Euro 5 with a ‘trap’ provide exactly the same service to your beloved customer?
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out of the office more and seeing 4 Getting what happens in real life rather than filtered through meetings and focus groups. BILL HIRON, Managing Director, Stephensons of Essex the company, I suppose it had to be 1 For the move to our new Boreham depot premises in May. For me personally, it was the honour of being elected CPT President for 2015 – a role I take up in January. In coaching, the London Ultra Low Emission Zone proposals, parking, and the east - west cycle superhighway. In buses the issues are concessionary fares and BSOG. Most of all however, the threat from politicians and bureaucrats with short memories who think the re-regulation will produce a better bus service. It won’t, unless there’s a shedload of extra money to accompany it – which there isn’t now, and certainly won’t be in the foreseeable future.
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Immensely challenging, both in the ‘day job’ and as CPT President, but generally enjoyable, or I wouldn’t be doing it.
To get around the UK as much as possible in my Presidential role, and meet as many fellow operators as I can. To eat less (or less of the wrong things). I realise the two goals may be incompatible…
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JAMES HYDE, Coach Sales Manager UK & Ireland, Volvo Bus and successful introduction of 1 Aoursmooth Euro 6 product range with brilliant fuel economy results, superb returns for us in the Republic of Ireland with over 120 new vehicle registrations representing a market share of over 50%, and some excellent new vehicle road tests and evaluations from the trade press.
Operator earnings. Local authority cut backs impacting on bus operators and disposable income for discretionary travel by coach. Low emission zones, especially the London ULEZ planned for 2020 – not whether it’s good or bad, just the impact it may have on operators buying plans.
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Optimistically. As the Backhouse Jones fixed fee subscription vehicle attracts more PCV operators who secure comprehensive specialist compliance and HR advice for not more than 33p per vehicle per day.
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find the elusive operator who has not 4 To yet heard my anecdote about how I came to have my head in Princess Anne’s bosom on stage in front of 600 Scottish transport operators.
CHRIS LODGE, Lodges Coaches 2014 we carried more tour passengers 1 In than ever before. We were able to add another brand new Setra to our fleet. We finished the restoration of our Chevrolet Charabanc. We had all four of our vintage vehicles out on the same day – at a wedding at Down Hall. The industry needs to find a way to bring in younger drivers, reducing ageing workforces. There is a definite shortage of quality drivers. Also, try to make everywhere coach-friendly as in most cases, we are being forced further and further out. In some cases, coaches are not welcome at all. Coach parking is also becoming harder to find and more expensive. The age
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group most of us carry want to be dropped close to their destination, but this is becoming harder to do.
The year ahead is looking good. Our holiday brochure launch has gone well and we are hoping to add another new vehicle to the fleet. Our vintage fleet is expanding and there is a museum in the pipeline to house all the vehicles.
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GEORGE MAIR, Director, CPT UK – Scotland magnificent way that the industry 1 The stepped up to the plate to play a key part in delivering some of the years momentous events, such as the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup, where the movement of people played a key part in the successful delivery of these and many other key events held here in Scotland during 2014.
The combination of more cuts to local authority budgets following the recent Autumn Statement, where we could see further reductions in transport spending, concurrent with the ongoing call for more regulatory control over the industry.
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be 18 again with 22 years’ experience.
tremendously well in the face of adversity.
Like many others, I will most likely start off the New Year with some very good intentions, i.e. buy Mrs Mair an occasional bunch of flowers, eat less fast food, cut down on the red wine, work less, play more and get to the gym more often. However, like many others, my enthusiasm will be short lived, and I will revert to true form probably around the end of January.
Not getting the rates we need for the jobs we do. It baffles me why operators are asked to do reverse eBay auctions and why some cut rates. The standards our industry try to set are improving, but there are operators out there continuing to cut things to get the work. This falls in the hands of tour operators. They honestly need to give a greater slice back to the operators.
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ANTHONY MARRETT, MD, Marett’s Chariots and Don’t Travel Empty highlight was taking delivery of our 1 My first brand new coach, a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo, funded by increased profits at Maretts Chariots from our regular usage of Don’t Travel Empty (DTE).
‘Challenges facing the industry are the shortage of suitably skilled engineers, and engineers in the industry keeping abreast of the technological development’
I believe the industry will suffer an even more acute shortage of drivers in 2015 and wages will have to increase. I also believe that any company which doesn’t adapt and embrace technology will really start to suffer as they wont be efficient and streamlined enough to survive. That doesn’t mean they necessarily have to adopt DTE but they MUST understand the importance of the internet to their business.
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ALAN MARTIN, Scania from being interviewed by Andy 1 Apart Izatt, I suppose seeing the Scania CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) product being so well accepted and for the product to deliver exactly what it ‘says on the tin’ (or the tanks) in terms of reliability and affordability.
From a manufacturer’s perspective, the ongoing rate of technology change and for the operator, the possibility by government of reintroducing the regulation of bus services.
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I will to try and ensure that our bodybuilding partners fix the Scania badges that are supplied to them to the vehicles and not to the tool boxes in their workplace.
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LLOYD MASON, Engineering Development Manager, Arriva of 2014 was the Arriva 1 Highlights engineers proving they are simply the best by winning the IRTE (Institute of Road Traffic Engineers) Outstanding Team award for the third year running in the IRTE Skills Challenge, and the successful application to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills www.coachandbusweek.com
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to develop new standards for Bus & Coach, HGV and Engineering Manager apprenticeships under the Trailblazers scheme.
Challenges facing the industry are the shortage of suitably skilled engineers, and engineers in the industry keeping abreast of the technological development. Our continued investment in apprentices will go some way to addressing the shortage of engineers, and through our established relationships with the manufacturers will look to bridge the technology gap.
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KEVIN MAYNE, Maynes of Buckie has been good again this year. 1 Business We have also updated a lot of our fleet again so it was good to see the new additions on the road. We enjoyed our visit to the Van Hool factory to see the new coaches before shipment and we have also placed some more orders for 2015. Obviously a great achievement would be the awards the team have been involved with and the continuation of doing things the Mayne way. On a personal note, it’s the end of the year I’m kind of looking forward too, as I’m going to
Just as hard as this one. As a family company, we take the bull by the horns.
Try to look after myself more. I’ve been fighting my illnesses for some time now and some days it takes it’s toll on me. I do have a fantastic support network and loads of industry friends that always look out for me that shows the true spirit of coaching.
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KEITH MCNALLY, Regional Manager, CPT East Midlands & Yorkshire Regions highlight of 2014 for me was getting 1 The married in September. I met my wife when we both worked at National Express and so naturally we had a bus and coach themed wedding. Guests found their tables via a bus network map and our first dance was to a certain tune by The Divine Comedy. Having organised CPT dinners for 120 or more people, I had thought I’d be well equipped to help arrange a wedding. Oh no! Nothing could have prepared me for ‘the experience.’ We had a wonderful day and it was all worth it.
I have to say that personally I am really concerned about the current re-regulation debate. I began my career in the bus and coach sector with a company that used the commercial freedom of deregulation to treble passenger numbers on most routes. I continued my career with a company which led the industry with the introduction of low floor vehicles and has continually innovated with a fantastic, simple range of attractive ticketing products. I now work with an organisation whose members, big and small, are trying passionately to grow passenger numbers but are often frustrated by a lack of priority measures that would improve the reliability of their passengers’ journeys and encourage new business. The pre-deregulation system was broken and we now have a mature and stable industry with most of my members who have been able to establish partnerships with their local authorities/PTEs reporting significant growth in fare paying passengers. There is much talk of devolution but we have seen what that means for bus passengers in Liverpool where bus priority measures that made their journeys faster and more reliable have been removed. This isn’t a one-off – we saw a useful bus priority facility in Doncaster, built for the purpose with Government money, being removed by the last mayor, who wasn’t re-elected. By and large, coaches will face the same old challenges in 2015, but most of my coach
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2015 is likely to see some significant and exciting changes for me personally. I think CPT will continue to develop and provide more and better services for its members.
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I don’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions. I believe we should individually use our skills and talents to make a difference in whatever way we can and take the opportunities that we are given – this year, next year, every year.
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TIM MILES, General Manager, Westbus guess the main highlight for me is that 1 IWestbus has just had the best year of trading on record, since the start of the business in 1986. Being part of a strong and supportive group has helped enormously. It is evident in our business that some operators, particularly new companies, are cutting margins and are prepared to do a lot more for a lot less, which is a bit of a concern. Good coach drivers are getting hard to find as there does not appear to be so many younger people coming in to the industry. In London, TfL’s proposal to introduce a new cycle superhighway on Victoria Embankment will have disastrous effects on coach parking availability in the Capital, and alternatives must be found.
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I’m very positive. London is a great capital city and there are always new attractions or events taking place. I think that this along with all of our history and royalty is a huge draw on people around the world, which is why visitor numbers keep increasing.
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To travel more, but not necessarily on coaches. Travel definitely broadens the mind and I try and visit at least two new countries every year. Russia and Outer Mongolia are looking good for 2015.
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ASHLEIGH MILSON, Public Affairs Officer, Guide Dogs Campaigns Team from taking a guide dog puppy 1 Aside called Kramer to meet the Bus Minister Baroness Kramer, my highlights involve the huge amount of support for our Talking Buses campaign. The year kicked off with a debate in Parliament on disabled access to public transport where the lack of talking buses dominated as an issue that needs tackling. We handed in a petition to Downing Street of nearly 10,000 signatures on the issue and had a Guide Dogs bus tour round the country to promote the need for Audio Visual (AV) announcements. Most memorable was the political party conference season where we were all dressed up as game show hosts for our Talking Buses memory game played by over 170 MPs. We recently had a lot of support for our Talking Buses submission for the Autumn Statement where we called for a specific Talking Bus fund, including from bus companies like Reading Buses and Nottingham City Transport, who do so much for passengers with sight loss. Making buses a more attractive option – for people with sight loss, the bus can be crucial to independence and without AV they are inaccessible. Such passenger information is helpful to all passengers though, not just those with sight loss. A recent survey showed that 47% of people would use the bus more frequently if they were equipped with AV, and this figure rose to 68% amongst people with
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sight loss. Our campaign has a diverse range of supportive organisations which represent those who would benefit, including older people, young people, transport groups, hearing loss and mental health charities, and we’ve even had it pointed out that it really helps people who may have had a few too many over the Christmas period!
Exciting – being the year of the general election, I’m looking forward to party manifestos, hopefully fuelling lots of discussion about the bus industry and what may change. I’m looking forward to seeing more talking buses on our roads, as more and more bus companies install this technology. I recently took a phone call from an ecstatic guide dog owner who had just got back from her first journey on her own to go and buy her sister a birthday card thanks to a newly installed AV system on her local bus. That’s what public transport should be about – helping people to safely get to where they want to go.
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Dress up even more on the job – I’ve been in a dog suit, bus driver outfit, stig suit, golfing outfit and gameshow host sparkly jacket, all in the name of getting noticed and making change happen for the better.
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Scott Pearson fears politicians are convinced a London-type model is the way forward for Wales, without being aware of how much that will cost. A Newport Transport ADL E400 is seen in Cardiff. CHRIS NEWSOME
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Political interference. I recall speaking with a politician a few years ago, and I asked him why politicians of all colours seemed to want to control and interfere with bus services. His answer was very frank (for a politician): “Buses are easy as they are highpro�ile and everyone complains about them. Besides, they only go from A to B and back again, so what’s hard in that?” There was no answer to that!
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I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions, because history has taught me that they never last very long, despite all the good intentions.
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CYNTHIA OGBONNA, Cardiff Bus MD no particular order, highlights 1 In include winning the contract to operate the Cardiff East Park and Ride, which was integrated into one of our main routes; Being the preferred Park and Ride provider for Cardiff University Open Days; Ordering a new innovative ticket machine systems from Ticketer; Improving internal processes, with the introduction of driver self-service through Trapeze Das web and Vehicle Allocation System; Introducing Moving Traf�ic Offences Order (MTO) by Cardiff Council; and the decision to build a new bus station.
priority measures, lack of 2 Bus enforcement and uncertainty about the status of the industry – will it be re-regulated? Other challenges include increasing congestion, funding of the bus industry, the perceived level of pro�its in the industry and whether modal shift is attainable.
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Challenging in terms of passenger growth and particularly with the planned closure of the current bus station. However, there are opportunities to communicate and engage more with customers and employees as we embrace more innovative technological devices. We will also be rolling out an extensive customer care training programme for all our management and public facing employees.
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Getting more people using our buses, make it easier for existing and new customers to use buses, simplify timetables, keep customers informed at all times. Engage more with all our employees as these are the people who ensure that we keep the city moving safely. I may also endeavour to achieve my long held ambition of driving a bus in service – if our training department will allow me near the training bus to get my PCV licence.
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JOHN OWEN highlights were working with 1 Personal �irst-class colleagues to deliver another superb UK Bus Awards, and playing a small part in helping to build the pro�ile of ALBUM to ensure that the voice of SMEs in the bus industry is heard by government. At least as important for me too was seeing Southampton FC achieve a position in the top four of the Premier League (at the time of writing) when everybody else has been forecasting they would be relegated this season after losing their manager and selling so many of their top players. With the current resolve of the major political parties that their plans for devolution in the regions should include the franchising of bus services, to convince politicians of what we in the industry already
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know, i.e. that London is different in so many ways to the rest of the country and that the current deregulated system actually does deliver better bus services and higher customer satisfaction than replicating the London system is ever likely to do without the same level of funding that London gets.
Like every other year in my 50 in the bus industry – challenging in many ways – but with an improving economy, lower fuel prices etc., could it just be more rewarding for those who deliver quality services?
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I’m past the age of making resolutions – at new year or any other time, no willpower any longer! However, I hope that the next Government, of whatever colour, will make their New Year’s resolution not to sacri�ice a successful commercial bus industry on the whim of political expediency. Anybody prepared to take a bet on this?
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DAVE PARRY, Parrys International was another dif�icult year as there 1 Itwas no pattern. We had some great loadings on our tours, but then we also had disappointing departures, particularly with London theatres and Christmas Markets. The good news was that overall it was one of our best �inancial year results to date, supporting our huge investment in new vehicles and the �inest tour facilities.
Our industry is not strong enough to push aside stupid over-regulation that reduces our pro�its and restricts our operation. We are also at the mercy of ridicule from our own clients when they see us pulled up regularly by police from all countries and DVSA. We are unable to operate a seven-day holiday in our own country due to the six-day rule, but London bus drivers can drive for 13
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BIG QUESTION Trying to negotiate with politicians who think that pre-deregulation everything was rosy making post-deregulation so badly done with no investment in infrastructure or fleet or services. Really! Trying to discuss with the Welsh Government ideal that believes the London model will work everywhere in the UK – they actually think that in Wales! How wonderful a two-minute headway service on every street and lane in Wales. I hope they will have trailers on the back for farm animals at 50p per trip, OAP sheep scheme concession at 10p – but with no idea of what this might actually cost. Heads very much in the sand down on Mumbles beach in Swansea I fear.
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‘I’m really proud of my team of drivers and engineers too. They have been so supportive over the past year. I’ve been Transport Manager here for nearly two years but from the start they were behind me and together we have come along way’ – Andrew Rae
Difficult, challenging and possibly amusing if the politicians actually get their way and try any of these ideas, then someone says oops, who pays for all this.
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Planning an exit strategy if the “lunatics take over the asylum.”
JULIAN PEDDLE ability of the English bus industry to 1 The continue delivering excellent service and to innovate despite the economic and political uncertainty.
The issue of politicians seeing the bus industry as a political football to play over without considering the wellbeing and essential needs of the passengers.
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days without a day off. We have no association that represents us in the same way as cruise, airline and other holiday companies.
I am optimistic about the year ahead and we have planned earlier than ever so that we can change tours if we see something is not selling. We are also increasing our fleet, with three new coaches arriving and our oldest coach, a 2012, being sold.
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Yes, to remind myself never to trust any politician from any political party who makes any statement about the bus industry as they will not understand what they are saying nor the effects of their Twittering.
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ROSS PRENTICE, Prentice Coaches of Haddington had a mixed year, a few 1 We’ve disappointments, but overall pretty successful. There have been a few highlights. Among these was winning a new five-year bus service contract at very short notice –12 days – and being in a position to start operations properly on the first day, which was extremely hard work at the time, was probably our biggest achievement. Also, being a finalist in three national awards was also pretty special and ending up as runners up in the ‘Scottish business of the year – under 25 employees’ at the inaugural Scottish Chambers of Commerce Business Honours was fantastic, as was attending the UK Bus Awards as a finalist only two and a half years after restarting bus operations. On a personal level, a family holiday to the USA in the spring was amazing and being inside Madison Square Garden watching the New York Knicks on my birthday is something I’ll always remember.
Euro 6 ‘add on cost’ and Mercedes-Benz Vario replacement are probably the biggest challenges, but as our industry always does, we will adapt and move on. There also still seems to be companies, all over the country, which are prepared to run at below cost, but that will probably never change.
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We are currently working on a major tender so the outcome of that could have big influence on the direction we take in 2015. I’m also looking forward to meeting up with industry friends at the CPT Dinner this month and hopefully being able to give my good friend Richard Grey, from Greys of Ely, a big thumbs up (it’s a private joke). I am hopeful too, that our team, Heart of Midlothian FC, continues their unbeaten league run and are promoted as Champions back to there rightful place in the Scottish Premiership
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SCOTT PEARSON, MD, Newport Transport saw the Welsh Government 1 2014 continue to decimate the bus industry in Wales with severe cuts to concessionary fares reimbursement rates on the back of the 2013 re-naming of a 50-year-old subsidy scheme called Bus Services Operators Grant to Bus Services Support Grant, then cutting the funding by 25%. Also, cutting funding for LAs to support tendered services by 27% with little or no notice and very little consultation. All this while not having ‘Green Bus Funding’ or ‘Better Bus Area’ capital funding. More locally, the closing of Newport Bus Station for redevelopment has meant putting all our services on street and scattering our customers. And those were the highlights. 24 | COACH & BUS WEEK | January 6, 2015
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BIG QUESTION I don’t normally bother with resolutions but might have to make few this year, including to stop being such an idiot at times and to concentrate of fewer projects/ community groups, but with greater results.
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ANDREW RAE, Hunts of Alford highlights have been numerous this 1 My year but I think the two things I’m most proud of are Hunts being finalists in the Route One small coach operator of the year awards, and also being runner up in the UK Coach Awards Innovation in Road Safety. I’m really proud of my team of drivers and engineers too. They have been so supportive over the past year. I’ve been Transport Manager here for nearly two years but from the start they were behind me and together we have come along way.
The main challenges are encouraging young people that bus and coach driving is a viable and rewarding career. Years ago being a PCV/ PSV driver was something that people were proud of. You ask any older driver and they will know and still have their PSV badge and number. We need to bring back that same sense of pride, maintaining services due to funding cuts and the ridiculous reimbursement we get from the concessionary travel scheme. If I go to Tesco and do my shopping, I cant pick what items I want and get to the till and say “I’m just giving you £10 for this trolley load” – but the councils and government feel its alright to do that with us and our concessionary fares. The age of the grant is gone so we should be no worse off accepting the concessionary fare passes.
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I am optimistic for 2015. I want to look and see how we can improve our services to the public. It’s going to be a tough year with council cut backs and school transport under review but overall I’m confident that for us 2015 will be a good year.
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RALPH ROBERTS, Managing Director, McGill’s Bus Service are quite a few highlights in this 1 There year. They include competing for the bus tender in Malta; Ordering and taking delivery of our and Scotland’s first Euro 6 Mercedes-Benz Citaros; Pushing the button on our own smart ticket and mobile ticket; the Commonwealth Games resilience contract; and opening a depot in Lanarkshire after the demise of Henderson Travel. Two key members of staff retired also which involved passing the baton on to a younger generation with fresh ideas. Congestion is the single biggest threat to this business and not enough is being done to protect bus travellers, i.e. low carbon travellers, from this. Another challenge is political interference. There is a wind of change in political circles about who is controlling
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the bus industry and how much say should be had in bus services. It seems to me that the aspirations are out of kilter with the level of subsidy being provided and unless a level of realism is restored, there will be troubled times ahead. Staff shortages in the areas of drivers and engineers are an ongoing problem. It never ceases to amaze me that we can attract 120 applications for a customer services position and be constantly short of much higher paid drivers and mechanics. Shifts seem to be one of the big bugbears, with a desire to work Monday to Friday dayshift more and more. What they are going to do in their downtime I do not know because presumably they wouldn’t want their leisure time to cause others to work the shifts that they wouldn’t.
More investment in fleet, more growth in the business through attracting increased passenger trips and hopefully, an end to electioneering.
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PETER SHIPP, Chairman & CEO, EYMS Group have to be the transmission of the 1 These Channel 5 series about EYMS – ‘On the Yorkshire Buses’ (still available to view on the Channel 5 website) – and the record success of our annual charity/community ‘Big Bus Day’ (BBD) which by happy coincidence was the day after the last episode. The TV has had universally positive feedback from all quarters and no doubt contributed to the record BBD attendance of over 7,200 people and to the £4,500 raised at the event for the NSPCC.
Where do I start? I suppose the main challenge has to be countering the debate on re-regulation which now seems to be in the sights of both the main parties. Or are they now the main parties – I’m not sure what is in the UKIP or SNP manifestos about buses. And as part of that, to persuade at least some politicians that running buses is not a licence to print money as one said a few months ago. Alongside that, to get politicians to actually understand the bus industry. Some are frighteningly ill-informed.
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I don’t really do New Year Resolutions but if I do for 2015 it might be to try to make sure my blood pressure remains that of a 20-year-old which amazingly it apparently is according to the doctor.
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PHIL STONE, Arriva North West & Wales highlights of the year in the North 1 The West were probably The Little Girl Giant in Liverpool sitting on one of our buses. This was seen by millions of people across the country. I think it is also nice to see the success of one of our ex graduates who became Young
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Chris Wales feels domestic coach holidays and day excursions continue to to have a bright future Manager of the Year at the UK Bus Awards (Richard Hoare), and also to recognise that in the North West we have 20 engineering apprentices securing stability in engineering in the future. It is also good that the growth projects are now starting to bear fruit.
The biggest challenge continues to be the economy in the north. We constantly hear about the successful economy down south but I’m not convinced it has fully recovered up north yet. The other challenge will be the political pressures that are bubbling at the moment. The list of issues is endless. The local authorities have got massive challenges on cost cutting, which will inevitably have an effect on the industry.
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It will be another exciting year. We are putting significant investment into Merseyside once again to stimulate growth. The other major issue will be the General Election and possible changes that may become apparent around the structure of the industry. It’s never dull in this industry.
The other challenge will be the political pressures that are bubbling at the moment. The list of issues is endless. The local authorities have got massive challenges on cost cutting, which will inevitably have an effect on the industry. – Phil Stone
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Well the answer is yes. I’ve spent a lot of the summer running another of the Group’s companies – Arriva The Shires – as well as Arriva North West and Wales. That has meant a lot of time on trains and in hotels. It’s time to lose weight. The other resolution has got to be to keep calm during the wage negotiations.
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NIGEL TAYLOR, Joint MD, Redwing Coaches a business point of few we have 1 From purchased eight new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches for March 2015 delivery. We 28 | COACH & BUS WEEK | January 6, 2015
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tour operators for a reduction in rates because of it, remember boys and girls say no! I must say that coach brokers are still threatening our beloved industry. Why can’t they stick to selling something else like insurance or little furry animals? We still get phone calls from distraught group organisers because a coach has not turned up, as promised and paid for.
2015 is looking very good, but then my glass is always half full. Our order books are already looking very healthy and we have managed to secure a couple of lucrative contracts for the year. Hopefully fuel prices will keep coming down and also the travelling public will realise that most coach brokers are not what they say they are. Most importantly, I hope that Scunthorpe United stay in league 1.
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My new year’s resolution is normally not to make any new year’s resolutions. This year I am going to make an exception to the rule, but what? Stop smoking? I did that years ago. Stop drinking? Yeah right. Stop buying diesel? Not now it’s such a bargain. Stop being nasty to most coach brokers? Never. I think I was right the first time and stick with not making a New Year’s resolution.
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feel that this shows our commitment to the industry and our customers. This is our first major purchase since the management buyout and it ensures Redwing’s place in a highly competitive market. On a personal note, getting engaged to my beautiful fiancée Laena and seeing my beloved Scunthorpe United promoted to league 1.
We can always say the same old same old, lack of quality drivers and operations staff, but another old favourite – the cost of fuel. Maybe not anymore, as it seems to be on the up, or more importantly on the down. With prices dropping nicely, hopefully we can all look to a more profitable 2015. Let’s just make sure that we do not accept requests from
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ENRICO VASSALLO, Optare CEO has been a busy year for Optare. 1 ItHighlights included the introduction of a complete range of Euro 6 vehicles to fulfil all UK operators’ needs. This incorporated the launch of the new Optare double-deck, the MetroDecker, available in both one and two-door versions and the MetroCity electric
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and one-door version. Optare also saw the introduction of its electric vehicles into London and doubled its sales of electric vehicles from 2013. 2014 saw Optare enter into new markets in the Middle East alongside continued expansion in Australian and European markets. In 2014 Optare achieved low carbon accreditation for the Solo and Metrocity and was awarded for its contribution to environment and green technology by the Indo European Business Forum. Optare was recognised for its contributions to the UK bus industry with visits from both His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO and the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills.
With the contraction of the UK market by 10%, growing market share and increasing volumes will be our key challenge.
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Optare’s New Year’s resolutions will be to ensure growth in both the UK and export markets. This means we need to ensure the design of the product matches what these markets want. We hope to see more Optare electric vehicles on the streets of our towns and cities helping to improve air quality. We also aim to make Optare the reference for excellent product and service quality.
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MARK YEXLEY, Operations and Comemercial Director, Arriva a number of big projects like the 1 Watching app, more Sapphire buses, the redesigned website and so on all hit the streets. Enjoying working with a super team of people in Arriva and rubbing shoulders with so many committed and talented people in the bus industry at large. Savouring Arsenal’s FA cup win after nine years of hurt. We really are in a tough place with all the politics flying around Quality Contracts and giving greater control over bus networks to cities, so we have a big task ahead to make the point that most of the supposed gain is there for the asking in a partnership approach without the risks or the years of delay before anything can change. If we don’t argue the case as an industry, no one else will.
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A mounting chorus of populist, electioneering gimmicks, followed by another coalition government with no money and big spending cuts leading to a dawning appreciation in most places that working together is going to deliver a much better result.
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Blowing the dust off previous resolutions and then saying “I really will do this in 2016.”
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(CTC). It’s hard to believe it was 25 years ago when a group of coach industry leading figures decided to form an organisation to promote coach tourism to the general public. Over the past quarter of a century it has been a privilege for me to have worked with CTC Chairman such as John Johnson, Roger Mott, Peter Fenn, Sean Taggart and many more Board Members from the coach industry supplier sector.
From a coach holiday point of view, clearly shrinking disposable income from our target audience of the 60 plus generation is a challenge, not to mention excessive red tape from Brussels.
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Domestic coach holidays and day excursions continue to to have a bright future and CTC supplier members are continuing to come up with innovative tours and new venues and attractions that will encourage more of the general public to take a coach tour.
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My New Year’s resolution is to spend more time in my local Wetherspoons where I have established a CTC branch office.
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CLAIRE WALTERS, CEO, Bus Users UK, was a year of great change for Bus 1 2014 Users. We have a new strategic plan in place along with a new logo and interactive website that allows us to handle passenger complaints online. We also embarked on a programme of restructuring to ensure we are better able to meet the needs of passengers. Everything we have achieved over the past year will help us to fulfil our mission in the years ahead and we
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will continue to work closely with the bus and coach industry to improve standards of service for everyone.
The industry is being squeezed from all sides – above-inflation fare increases for many bus and rail passengers, a rise in the number of older people and people living in marginalised and isolated communities, the centralisation of services making them harder to access and the quest for greener transport solutions. At the same time, bus services are not only facing major funding cuts but in areas like Liverpool, hard-won concessions like bus lanes are being arbitrarily cut. Buses and coaches need to be higher on the radar of decision makers, both locally and nationally. Transport infrastructure needs to be fully integrated to meet the changing needs of society and on the ground, local authorities, operators and communities need to be more creative with the delivery of services and work harder to demonstrate their value.
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In the year ahead, Bus Users will be embarking on a programme to help bus and coach operators understand their duties under the European Passenger Rights regulations. Closer to home however, and with the General Election looming, the future is anything but predictable. Whatever the next 12 months holds in terms of government, the way ahead for passenger transport and transport policy is unclear. It seems unlikely that there will be any significant changes to funding and bus services will no doubt continue to face cuts. Bodies like CPT, Bus Users and Passenger Focus will become ever more crucial as we work to assess the impact of policy changes, and campaign for better services for the people who rely on them.
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I have three resolutions: to ensure that Bus Users is robust, dynamic and fitfor-purpose; To work closely with passengers to ensure we continue to meet their needs; and to work closely with operators and local authorities to ensure they give passengers the very best service possible. I also have a resolution as a passenger: to remind myself and others that the majority of operators and the majority of drivers are doing an excellent job in often challenging circumstances.
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‘Coach brokers are still threatening our beloved industry. Why can’t they stick to selling something else like insurance or little furry animals?’ – Nigel Taylor
MALC WHEATLEY, Operations Director, Brylaine Travel, Boston getting clarification reference 1 Finally wheelchair vs. buggy arguments. Being a rural operator, this problem rears its ugly head more than once a week. And being a year closer to retirement.
Our prime challenge out here in the real rural area is to keep the network together. We’ve had a bit of luck recently with fuel prices, but we do not need to see funding slashed to too high a degree. Operating services that push the 50km barrier to the limit, any grant which is mileage-based is important to us. Maintenance
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Malc Wheatley says maintenance of BSOG is essential to keep bus fares at an attractive level
‘It will never return to the halcyon days of the 1950s, or even more recently, but coach travel, especially for holidays seems to be back in vogue. Long may that continue’ – Steve Whiteway
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of BSOG at the present level (or above) is essential if we are to keep fares at an attractive level. Giving that we are an ever-ageing society and that Lincolnshire seems to be where everyone comes to retire (or migrate), we need to maintain concessionary fare reimbursements at a reasonable rate. These two funding sources unlike grant maintained services affect the whole network and should be safe guarded at all costs.
I think the year ahead will be interesting and challenging. Firstly, we don’t know which inmates will be in charge of the Westminster asylum after May, so I can imagine many of us are sitting on the fence wondering if we will still be independent or Government agents by July – the second will do for me. No more 0600hrs mornings.
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To put more effort into working less.
ANDREW WICKHAM, Managing Director, Go South Coast always, making a positive difference 1 As to so many people’s lives by reliably taking them to school, to university, to work, to hospital, to the pub. Also, the DfT statistic that the highest rate of bus passenger growth per head in England over the last 10 years was in Bournemouth and Poole, all achieved commercially at no risk to the public sector, but
in partnership with our local councils.
The main issue, especially in our rural areas, is the continued reduction of tendered services as a result of austerity cuts. We’ve converted a lot of journeys to commercial operation following contract cuts in 2014 and councils have saved money, but I fear more cuts are to come. We also need to keep innovating, as if we don’t, the passenger growth we’re seeing will tail off.
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Exciting and busy, with lots of good things going on. Can I shamelessly plug Wilts & Dorset’s 100th birthday celebration, which will be in Salisbury (where the company started) on June 14. Details to follow, hopefully in CBW.
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Yes. To lose no more hair in 2015. It won’t work but will probably last about as long as most New Year’s resolutions.
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ALAN WHITE, Minis to Midis of our Turas 500 Mercedes-Benz 1 Signs Sprinter-based range starting to establish itself as a credible contender in a highly competitive sector. Another highlight was Euro Bus Expo and the astonishing response given to the launches of the new Turas 700 and 900 models.
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Aled Williams feels the next 12 months will be “exciting with continuing growth and evolution” of the Cymru Clipper network. CHRIS NEWSOME acquisition and operation. The resulting environmental benefits are not easily converted into increased income from financially challenged passenger groups. Another challenge is the establishment of fairly priced proper coach parking facilities in all tourist welcoming cities in order that the coach industry can fulfil its potential in contributing to the reduction of congestion to the benefit of all.
Signs of increasing confidence amongst operators are certainly evident. With a strong order book already in place for the first half of 2015, we anticipate our best year to date with a comprehensive and competitively priced product range.
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Simply to perform all tasks even better than we did this year and make sure we smile even more.
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STEVE WHITEWAY, MD, Epsom Coaches Group me, the resurrection of the coach 1 For industry, in what seems to be a relative boom period for many coach operators. The fact that the coach industry never had any government subsidy, therefore what you haven’t had, you don’t miss and the improving economy seem to be contributory factors. It will never return to the halcyon days of the 1950s, or even more recently, but coach travel, especially for holidays seems to be back in vogue. Long may that continue. Vehicle reliability and long-term durability. Regardless of manufacturer, everyone is telling me their vehicles are nowhere near as durable and cover as much mileage without significant expense as they did in the not too distant past. Blame the increasing
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complexity due to environmental controls maybe, but when an engine lasts only 600,000 km, half the life of its predecessor, where is the environmental benefit in that? Regenerating Euro 6 engines involves revving the engine for 30 minutes. You can’t do that on the street, so you bring your bus back and take another out to do it in the comfort of your workshop, more miles and more fuel. A crazy situation, made worse by the increasing cost of parts. Twice the price, half the life!
With confidence for coach, but no doubt the bus industry is suffering with reducing public funding continuing to take its toll. It will be more and more difficult to get good people to work in our industry. With an aging workforce we need to consider new blood, with the right attitude and a good work ethic. There is no point in having the work if we don’t have the people. That said, there are some stars out there, mainly in the retail sector. I intend to track them down to replace my pensioners when they have had enough. Mind you, working at Epsom
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‘It was very rewarding raising money for our nominated charities and seeing the public take an interest in our industry’ – Aled Williams
Coaches is such a pleasure, few want to go.
I have promised myself I will halve my working hours down to 60 a week. The rest of the time I will enjoy myself at work.
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ALED WILLIAMS, student, First Cymru: biggest highlight for 2014 was 1 My organising the extra transport necessary for the IPC 2014 games in Swansea. Over six days in August 2014, First Cymru transported almost 1,000 Paralympic athletes and 25,000 spectators across the region. In 2014 I also held a role in a small team which organised a charity fun day for our centenary celebrations. It was very rewarding raising money for our nominated charities and seeing the public take an interest in our industry. This work gave rise to me being awarded the Silver Dragon Award, which I feel very privileged to receive.
In these austere times, I feel that continuing to provide a high level of service to our customers in more rural areas of Wales will be challenging.
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The next 12 months in First Cymru are really looking to be very exciting with the continuing growth and evolution of our Cymru Clipper and Greyhound brands. There is also much potential across our network for service growth and enhancements.
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My New Year’s resolution for 2015 is to network more within the industry by utilising tools such as LinkedIn. I also hope to attend more industry conferences to diversify my knowledge of the public transport industry. n
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The Beam on-bus WiFi units do more than just provide fast passenger internet access on 3G and 4G networks. They come �itted with an on-board Web server as standard with generous amounts of storage. This drives the Beam infotainment capabilities built into every Beam unit giving operators the power to engage with their passengers, either via information pages, entertainment features or targeted advertising for new tours, trips or routes. This is also a perfect platform to offer tailored multimedia content such as video destination guides, audio tours, podcasts and even games. The Beam Infotainment capability is a powerful entertainment and marketing tool for keeping passengers up-to-date with the operator’s latest news and offers before they’ve even accessed the
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Air-conditioning units on-board Alfa Travel coaches being serviced by Airconco
AIRCONCO LTD
Airconco Ltd styles itself as the original ‘one stop shop’ for coach and bus heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, with the aim of removing the hassle of dealing with multiple suppliers for different manufacturer parts and service needs. Airconco was formed in 1996 by Eric Stott and youngest son Justin, who has now been Managing Director for over four years since Eric’s retirement in 2010. Over 15 years on, it is now one of the leading specialists of climate control systems in the PSV industry. 2014 has been a big year for Airconco, having entered in to a new partnership with air-conditioning manufacturer Hispacold, becoming the Main UK Dealer for both Parts and Warranty services. With the addition of its newest network of sub-dealers, this has only furthered the company’s coverage of these services throughout the UK. For information on Airconco’s Hispacold Sub-Dealer Network, contact the company via email or phone, or access the information on the �irm’s website. With the success of Airconco’s newest parts catalogue released in March, with its inclusion of
many new stock items, this has only further helped to propel the development of the company’s parts department in 2014. With work underway on the sixth edition of Airconco’s parts catalogue, the company hopes to bring this to its customers by March 2015. It is also excited to announce the development of a new website system that will combine both its ecommerce and commercial websites under one banner. The new edition will be posted out to all customers on the company’s database as soon as it is printed. Those requiring a copy of Airconco’s 2014 catalogue or wishing to order the 2015 catalogue can request one via the email address parts@airconcoltd. com. All items in the catalogue are available to buy online at www.airconcoltd.com. Links are provided on the parts section for the ecommerce site. Non-account customers can register and receive a 10% discount on all parts shown and pay by credit or debit card. Other successes for the business in 2014 came when it exhibited at Euro Bus Expo, at the NEC in Birmingham. Having re-vamped its exhibition set-up, the company enjoyed a busy three days of networking and meeting new
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customers on the most successful expo it has ever had. The company is an of�icial dealer for Eberspacher Sutrak, Heavac, Pedro Sanz, Hispacold and Webasto and offers after sales service and parts support from its Manchester HQ throughout the North of the UK. Airconco now holds around £250,000 of common stock between its stores and service vehicles and are able to supply most other items next day. 2013 was a busy year as Airconco moved from its old premises in Middleton to a brand new headquarters three miles up the road in Heywood. The re-location back to Heywood brought Airconco back to where it started on the outskirts of the Lancashire market town. It has now been in operation at its new building for 18 successful months, and has grown into its new premises in a positive way. With an extensive stock kept on its service vans, Airconco has a proud record of completing most jobs it is called out to in one visit. This makes its service department recognised as one of the most skilled in Europe. It is able to offer the following services: ● Routine preventative maintenance; ● Warranty support for Eberspacher Sutrak, Heavac &
Webasto; ● 24/7 product support and repair; ● Unrivalled technical expertise; and ● All makes of HVAC systems supported.
Computer diagnostic capabilities include: ● Eberspacher EDiTH Diagnostics; ● Mercedes Evobus Star System; ● Plaxton Actia Coach 2000; ● Thermo King Clima Aire & CAN Diag; and ● Webasto Thermo Test. The company carries large quantities of parts stock for Eberspacher Sutrak, Heavac, Webasto, Bock, Lining, Pedro Sanz, Thermo King, Spal and UWE. So, whether it’s a compressor and clutch, a �ilter drier and receiver tank or a climate control ECU, Airconco can supply all with next day delivery or the client can come to its trade counter and have the part the same day. The company thanks its customers for the successful year of 2014, and it looks forward to another successful year in 2015.
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PASSENGER COMFORT & ENTERTAINMENT UNWIN SAFETY SYSTEMS
Bestvest – the safety jacket worn by thousands of coach and bus passengers across the UK – has been reduced in price to £40 by Unwin Safety Systems. Bestvest lets people travel in greater safety and comfort. It secures a seatbelt on the shoulder and pelvis, and reduces the risk of injuries. Chris Hellier, Managing Director of Unwin Safety Systems, said: “Unwin’s aim has always been to protect people and help save lives. We’ve cut the price of Bestvest to £40, so its bene�its can be even more widely enjoyed. “Bestvest is now being manufactured directly for us, which is why we can pass on savings to customers.” Bestvest is worn like a bodywarmer and can be used by anyone aged �ive and over, in any vehicle with a three-point seatbelt. It’s available in unisex grey and a range of sizes. Bestvest has four external fasteners, used according to whether a person’s seatbelt is coming over their right shoulder or their left. Either way, Bestvest holds that seatbelt in the optimum position across shoulder, chest and lap, to eliminate the risk of seatbelt slippage from the shoulder and thereby reduce the risk of injury in a crash. Bestvest also helps disabled people to sustain a safe and comfortable posture during transport. Bestvest was �irst produced in Scotland to help a father transport his disabled daughter. Jim Halliday was fed up with strapping his daughter Chelsea into a contraption ‘like a horse-harness with buckles.’ It felt cumbersome and intrusive, and Jim still found it very dif�icult indeed to get a seatbelt to stay in
the correct position across his daughter’s shoulder. He feared for Chelsea’s safety, should there be an accident, and he also worried about her posture. So, in partnership with inventor Hugh Thomson and Aberdeen City Council, Jim developed Bestvest. Three years of work and £200,000 of investment went into the cleverly simple product, which was extensively tested and certi�ied for use by the Transport Research Laboratory in London. Bestvest has also been endorsed by safety campaigners at BUSK (Belt Up School Kids). Unwin Safety Systems is the exclusive distributor of Bestvest to the disabled and community transport markets in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA. Bestvest is popular with many people travelling in coaches, buses, minibuses and cars. Transport operators like it too, because it’s simple to use, easy to adjust, easy to remove, and easy to store (it folds up small and smart). Customers include local authority in-house transport services, charities, patient transport services, nursing and care homes, and schools. Other purchasers include NHS ambulances, individuals with wheelchair-accessible vehicles, and parents. Bestvest helps passengers with epilepsy, care home residents with conditions such as dementia, autistic children and adults with learning dif�iculties, among many others. One strength of Bestvest’s unisex and �lexible style is that it’s nondiscriminating between users. Mr Hellier said: “One further advantage of wearing Bestvest is that people retain the freedom
The product is unisex and grey, keeping it non-discriminating between users
Bestvest holds a three-point seatbelt in the optimum position across the shoulder, chest and lap to move about within their seats a bit – as we all like to – without compromising their safety. “We never forget that people are people – they’re individuals, not objects to be clamped down and held completely stationary while they’re moved from place to place. “Bestvest – like all our other products – is about helping real people to get on with their lives, safely and simply. “It’s important to note that Bestvest is not intended to compete with specialist harnesses designed for individuals with complex disabilities. For example, we wouldn’t suggest that a
wheelchair passenger with a spinal disability should use Bestvest if their occupational therapist had recommended a tailor-made solution to secure them. The advice and recommendations of an individual’s OT should always take precedence. “Bestvest is intended for a more general widespread use on coaches, buses and minibuses, and in specially-adapted vehicles and cars. It’s perfect for community transport, for example, if you’ve got people using a wide range of wheelchairs on a minibus, going to hospital or school. “The great thing about Bestvest is that it enhances people’s overall safety. And all sizes now cost just £40.” A video demonstration of the product can be found at http://bit. ly/BestvestVideo. T: 01935 827740, E: sales@unwin-safety.co.uk W: http://bit.ly/Bestvest
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Wrightbus has supplied this image of the first Volvo B5TL with restyled Gemini 3 bodywork, which was displayed by the Ballymena-based manufacturer at Euro Bus Expo last November. The bus was the last of 42 for Translink in Northern Ireland, the other 41 having the style of Gemini 3 bodywork that was first unveiled in late 2013. Seating 45 in the upper deck and 29 in the lower saloon, the show vehicle with fleet number 2200 entered service in Belfast on December 1 by which time it had gained a tree guard.
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A powerful partnership at
Coach and Bus Market
An exciting new partnership between Coach and Bus Market and Lloyd Morgan Group has been launched, as James Day reports
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oach and Bus Market is unveiling a new partnership with compliance specialists Lloyd Morgan Group (LMG), which could help coach and bus operators with Market Unlimited membership to save a substantial amount of money. Coach and Bus Market was careful to ensure it found the best possible partner, dedicated to the coach and bus industry, which it has found in LMG. The company is highly respected in the compliance market, suf�iciently so that the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) chose it as its compliance partner. Pete Thompson, a Director at LMG, said: “We are the PCV industry’s recognised compliance specialist, and chosen partners of the CPT. We have ongoing projects evolving with them, which shows continued con�idence in us and our relationship. “About 80% of our business is PCV related. We are absolutely a coach and bus company, not a haulage company doing something else on the side. “We are conscious that we don’t just provide a box ticking service. We do things which are actually useful to the client and help them improve their operations. We are pleased to enter this partnership offering a real cost effective, useable service to the industry.”
Discounted rates for operators All of Lloyd Morgan Group’s services are being offered through the Market Unlimited membership at a discounted rate, with the exception of partnership products (such
LLOYD MORGAN GROUP’S SERVICES
LMG offers several services which help coach and bus operators to remain compliant. What follows is a brief summary of these services. TACHOGRAPH ANALYSIS LMG’s Tachograph Analysis Service is an internet-based analysis service which is 100% compatible with both analogue and digital tachographs. The service provides targeted analysis and reports for key personnel at every level of the organisation. The services’ reports can be presented both numerically and graphically and include the following report types; infringement summary, depot comparison, vehicle continuity, exception, hours’ law analysis, chart submission and
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as those offered speci�ically through the company’s partnership with the CPT which already have discounts applied for members). This includes vehicle inspections, vehicle inspector training (and other training services), licence checks, tachograph analysis and even the company’s range of compliancerelated stationary. Operators will be issued with a code when they take out Market Unlimited membership, which can then be used to claim their discount for LMG’s products and services. For that entire year of membership, the code can be used. Operators will be issued with a new code the following year when they renew their membership. Pete explained: “These discounts are exclusive to Coach and Bus Market operator members – there is no other way of obtaining them.”
Fast return on investment
A Market Unlimited subscription on Coach and Bus Market, which provides access to the discounted rates at LMG for the same year, costs £129. Operators will be able to recoup this �igure extremely quickly, even if they use just one of LMG’s services. For the price of a Market Unlimited
While coachandbusmarket.com helps sellers find buyers and vice versa, Lloyd Morgan Group provides services which can give users confidence in the products on show
trend analysis and productivity, as well as the option to create bespoke reports to specific requirements. There are no upfront costs for the service – it operates on a pay-as-you-go basis with no significant IT investment required.
campaign inspections (specific vehicle types with known defects), OCRS inspections, third party external audits (reviewing subcontractors), rail support contracts, school transport checks, end of contract / off hire inspections, pre/post accident repair checks, pre-delivery inspections and driver daily walkround check ‘gate audits.’ Other compliance services falling under this category include; O-licence compliance ‘paperwork audits,’ system and procedure implementation, vehicle inspector training and procedures, vehicle inspector reviews, public inquiry support and condition undertakings, driver pre-use vehicle check training and PCV interim fleet management.
VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE COMPLIANCE SERVICES The independent vehicle inspection service offered by LMG helps to ensure that operators are keeping their fleet compliant, spotting any issues before they lead to more serious problems. Inspections include; percentage of fleet annual/bi annual/four-six week inspections,
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Pete Thompson, Director at Lloyd Morgan Group, with Gemma Ireland, Coach and Bus Market Co-ordinator
COACH AND BUS MARKET – A BRIEF OVERVIEW Coach and Bus Market is an online service from Coach & Bus Week designed to help dealers and operators advertise vehicles for sale and to help buyers find coaches, buses and minibuses which fulfil their business’ needs. Unlike other online sales sites, the website is designed purely to help buyers and sellers to find each other – no money is exchanged through the site, meaning the company does not take a cut out the sale of any vehicles. The only expense required is a fee to advertise the vehicles on the website, which can be done on either a pay-as-you-go or subscription basis. Subscription models start from just 35p per day for a year for operators and include other benefits, like half price recruitment advertising in Coach & Bus Week magazine. Several deals are also available which allow sellers to also advertise their vehicles in Coach & Bus Week magazine for free, in addition to online on Coach and Bus Market. The service is the leading website buying and selling vehicles in the coach and bus industry, surpassing one million ad views recently.
subscription, operators only need to do around 32 driving licence checks with LMG to recoup their subscription cost. More than double the annual cost is recouped from one vehicle inspection training course. Typically, if an operator uses LMG to conduct two vehicle inspections, they will save enough to obtain their money back from the Market Unlimited subscription, though this is of course highly dependent on the type of vehicle in question. Because the Market Unlimited subscription can be so easily recuperated, it is well worth taking out an annual package even if you have no plans to advertise vehicles for sale on the service. The discount is just as useful for those interested in buying used vehicles as it is for those interested in selling them. However, the two services are not detached – there are links between Market Unlimited and
‘One of the many services offered by LMG is a vehicle inspection service, which can be used to assess the viability of assets’
SPECIALIST VEHICLE INSPECTION TRAINING LMG provides a choice of a three, four or five day course which is aimed at people who are heavily involved in the maintenance and preparation of vehicles for annual tests. It is designed to provide candidates with appropriate training to accurately identify defects, make wear and tear assessments and evaluate the condition of vehicles. The course therefore maximises the candidate’s chances of detecting defects which may otherwise have attracted an annual failure or prohibition notice. The five day course includes an IRTEC online test, which must be passed before candidates can take the practical assessment.
DRIVER LICENCE CHECKS LMGlicence is designed to make sure all of an operator’s drivers are fully qualified to drive at all times, without being a drain on management time ensuring the potential liability is highlighted to the business. The system is a comprehensive online tool which safeguards compliance and provides evidence to authorities that there are effective systems and processes in place to ensure employees are entitled to drive. Licence details can be viewed irrespective of the driver’s home, site or depot location once they are signed up. For more information on any of these services, visit www.lloydmorgangroup.co.uk or call 01543 897505
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Lloyd Morgan Group. One of the many services offered by LMG is a vehicle inspection service, which can be used to assess the viability of assets. “We’re creating a one stop shop,” said Pete. “The marketplace is for the vehicle supplier to market itself and the buyer to find suitable assets for their business. We’re really the last link – we can help the supplier give confidence to the buyer, and the buyer confidence to purchase vehicles.
Visit www.coachandbusmarket.com or call Gemma Ireland, Coach and Bus Market Co-ordinator, on 01733 293247, for more information. “We can offer a vehicle inspection service for people who are buying and selling vehicles. A lot of the big rental companies use us, so if you are a smaller operator, why not use us just to get some more confidence in what you’re buying? “Although we don’t do intrusive inspections, we do vehicle inspections and if requested we can look at historic paperwork to see if there are any inherent problems and whether the vehicle has been competently maintained. This can help someone in the north buying a vehicle in the south. They can look at the inspection report and be confident that the vehicle is suitable for their needs without travelling up and down the country countless times – allowing them to constructively select the vehicles they wish to view. “Being an operator in the coach and bus industry doesn’t necessarily mean the operator has an engineering background and we can give people a bit more confidence in their purchase or possibly get them a better deal on the day. “I believe the confidence the reports will give people and the potential savings that are possible through thorough inspection would easily warrant value for money against the subscription and have the potential to get the Coach and Bus Market subscription money back in some cases.”
Potential for further savings
Though Pete remained tight-lipped, he did say there may well be other services coming from LMG which will be included in the Coach and Bus Market discount, meaning this offer has the potential to get even better over time. n
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Stertil Koni awarded EU patent for Skylift Stertil Koni has been awarded a European patent for its Skylift. Offering three models with capacities of 20, 25 and 35 tonnes, the Skylift is a revolutionary space-saving vertical platform lift. Designed without cross beams, the Skylift can be installed to a width compatible with a customer’s needs and within space limitations of the workshop. This is aided by the Skylift’s vertical lifting and lowering movement which, unlike a parallelogram lift, means there are no obtrusive overhangs. Varying platform lengths accommodate any vehicle from tractors to articulated bendy-buses, whilst remaining unobstructed from all sides and giving good access to the underside of raised vehicles if required. Significantly, all models can be installed either recessed or surface mounted. A fully galvanised model has also been designed specifically for use in wash bays and chassis wash facilities. The Skylift can be used in tandem, linking two lifts in a line to provide a
total lifting capacity up to 70 tonnes. The user can operate the two lifts as a synchronised pair or operate both lifts independently. This is especially necessary when lifting articulated buses, trucks and semi-trailers or vehicles with an uneven weight distribution, such as a truck and crane combination. The patent has been issued by the European Patent Office in recognition of the innovative design of the Skylift. One of the unique elements of the design is a Y-shaped construction that supports the lift’s base plates, thereby ensuring that load forces are distributed as effectively as possible. By contrast, conventionally built platform lifts often incorporate diverse assembly elements individually welded to the underside of the carrier which can cause issues with alignment due to the high vertical and horizontal forces.
The unique Y-shaped construction has helped the Skylift secure its patent Tony Edge, General Manager of Stertil Koni, said: “Our products are constantly evolving to ensure the highest quality vehicle lifting equipment is available to our customers. Receiving this patent for our Skylift
Brigade products get E-Mark certification Brigade’s BE-970W-000 Waterproof Monitor kit with E-Mark icon
A wide range of Brigade Electronics’ vehicle safety products are now certified to E-Mark (UN ECE Regulation 10, Revision 4). New regulations came into force in the UK at the end of October relating to European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA). Only electrical products carrying the E-Mark can
be fitted to approved vehicles in advance of registration without the vehicles then requiring further homologation testing as ‘complete’ or ‘completed’ vehicles. Brigade claimed that with safety around commercial vehicles ‘always high on the agenda,’ fitting appropriate cameras, obstacle detection sensors and reversing
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alarms is increasingly important. Stuart Matthews, Brigade’s Engineering Director, said: “As part of our commitment to quality many of our products already carried the E-Mark. We took this opportunity to review our range and make sure we had the appropriate documentation for all our viable products.”
is the ultimate confirmation of our commitment to designing and manufacturing a range of safe, reliable and innovative lifts that continue to set new standards throughout the industry.”
Lytx: collision chance higher in good weather Lytx has claimed that the chances of having a nearcollision while driving nearly doubles in good weather conditions. Del Lisk, vice president of Safety Services for Lytx said: “We have concluded that drivers are not as alert and may engage in distracted driving more often when the weather is clear. “We have released this data to remind drivers the perils of distracted driving and importance to drive alert regardless of the weather conditions.” Lytx analytics experts studied more than 2.5bn miles driven from September 2011 to April 2013. The data found that there are 8.6 near-collisions for every collision in clear weather and 4.6 near-collisions for every collision in inclement weather.
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OPERATOR PROFILE › NORFOLK GREEN
Norfolk Green ONE YEAR ON
It’s just over a year since Stagecoach bought Norfolk Green and Andy Izatt has been finding out from Managing Director Andrew Dyer how the business is being taken forward.
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orfolk Green’s (NG) Managing Director since its acquisition by Stagecoach in December 2013 has been Andrew Dyer who’s also Managing Director of Stagecoach South, a post he’s held since 1999. Andrew first came to work for Stagecoach in 1993 when it acquired the company he was then managing, Cheltenham & Gloucester. Taking on NG has reminded him of what he had to deal with two decades ago, but his task has been made easier because, as a long term shareholder in NG under the previous ownership, he already had a good understanding of the business. “When Stagecoach bought Cheltenham & Gloucester it had a reputation for pretty tough tactics,” said Andrew. “The management had been replaced in some previous acquisitions and at the time that did make me wonder what my future was. I was told I was keeping my job and 21 years later I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Group. “The mid 1990s was a period of very rapid expansion for the Group. Stagecoach had floated in 1992 and it went on to buy East Kent, Western Travel (including Cheltenham & Gloucester), London, Busways on Tyneside and Western in Scotland all about that time. “In my view, what has changed over the past 20 years is that Stagecoach has matured. It’s more corporate, but the whole thrust of the
PROFILE
About Andrew Dyer Andrew Dyer’s industry career stared as a boy working school holidays with his local operator, Charlton Services of Charlton-on-Otmoor near Oxford. By coincidence, the day CBW interviewed Andrew, then proprietor Gordon Holder’s grandson Max collected a Volvo Olympian that had been acquired from Norfolk Green.
Andrew studied geography at Oxford University, but pursuing a career as a chartered surveyor didn’t suit him. He secured a job with Charlton Services in 1980 as its Transport Manager subsequently taking his CPC exams. In 1983 Andrew joined National Bus Company subsidiary Devon General as Coaching Manager of its Greenslades unit. Harry Blundred was Managing Director of Devon General at the time. Andrew later moved to Cheltenham
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business is still about encouraging innovation and growth. That’s why the Group has been successful. It has never had a blame culture. It’s better to try and fail than not try. MDs are encouraged to take measured risks. (Sir) Brian Souter has been inspirational and I think Martin Griffiths is a very worthy successor – a focussed, pragmatic and realistic leader.” Andrew became a minority shareholder in NG nine months after the limited company was incorporated in 1996, an interest he declared to his employer. He was never directly involved in running it, but did occasionally drive at weekends and holidays. “Because of a potential conflict of interest I was kept out of the acquisition process by both the vendor and purchaser until after it was announced that Stagecoach was the preferred bidder, for NG” he explained. “Then the Board asked me what I knew and that was developed into a plan for going forward. “I have great affection for NG. Stagecoach bought a very sound business and that has made it easier bringing it into the fold. It is evolution not revolution, continuing what the previous owners have done to develop and take the business forward. “NG had such a strong local identity with customers, staff and stakeholders it was decided to keep it as a separate identity. Richard Pengelly who had been General Manager stayed
Andrew Dyer: ‘This is a good company with staff who have a positive attitude’
& Gloucester, rising to Managing Director by the time it was sold along with the rest of Western Travel to Stagecoach in 1993.
Andrew describes 18 months with South West Trains in the late 1990s as a “real eye opener.” He said: “They were
great people and I was always impressed by the professionalism, but the bureaucracy was mind-numbing.” He was appointed Managing Director of Stagecoach South in January 1999, a post he still holds. “I think I must be the longest serving Stagecoach Managing Director,” he pointed out.
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Newest vehicles were four Enviro400s, one of which is seen leaving Spalding for King’s Lynn. DAVID BELL
on in that role. As MD, I’m part time and am supported by Richard. “All the emotions that the Cheltenham & Gloucester team went through 20 years ago from senior managers down to cleaners were the same again at NG. A mixture of gratitude for the security the takeover brought balanced with the uncertainty of not knowing what the future held. It’s important to be aware of that and take people with you.”
Building a team
Inevitably, becoming part of a major group brings economies of scale when it comes to purchasing and some admin functions. An early change was that accounts and payroll were centralised leading to four redundancies, but NG continues to be run by a team of six. As well as Andrew and Richard, Fleet Engineer is Ben Morgan, a former Stagecoach graduate trainee, who was previously Depot Manager at Stagecoach East’s Fenstanton depot. At the time www.coachandbusweek.com
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of the takeover, the Fleet Engineer’s post was vacant. Marcin Leszcyk was appointed Operations Manager, but left in November to manage the new base established for Megabus in Munich, Germany. He has been replaced by Simon Tramalloni who was previously Operations Manager for Stagecoach South at Chichester. Commercial Manager, taking on the role previously largely fulfilled by Ben Colson, is Will Smith while Office Manager is Sue Atter. Following the takeover, managers held meetings with staff to allay any fears they might have. While there have been no major changes to terms and conditions, there has been a pay rise. There’s no trade union recognition at NG, but there is a staff association whose representatives have recently been reelected and we have a very positive working relationship. “As we are in a predominantly rural area this is a relatively low revenue, low cost business so
our focus has continued to be on efficiency and cost control,” explained Andrew. “This is a good company with staff who have a positive attitude. Compared with some other Stagecoach depots in similar type territory, NG’s profit compares quite favourably. We’ll take any opportunities to maximise returns. We’re looking for business development.”
Developing a network
Adult ridership has remained largely static across NG’s network in 2014. “This area has been less affected by the recession than some,” said Andrew. “The network has remained steady. It was a perfect summer for bus travel. Not too hot so we expected bumper summer patronage, but it didn’t happen. It was similar story on Stagecoach buses along the south coast and in other parts of the country.” Additional school routes were introduced at the start of the school year in September. All are registered local services that replaced Norfolk
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OPERATOR PROFILE › NORFOLK GREEN Country Council (NCC) school contracts. “We used synergies with parallel commercial bus services,” Andrew explained. “We reached a bulk ticketing agreement with the council which has been able to reduce the size of its in-house school coach operation. It buys passes from us rather than putting on coaches.” NG’s highest pro�ile routes are its Coasthopper network along the Norfolk coast linking King’s Lynn with Hunstanton, Wells, Sheringham and Cromer. Three routes are operated to comply with domestic drivers’ hours rules. Coasthopper is the result of an 18 year partnership with the council that has seen services developed from two round trips a day to what is now a comprehensive daily timetable. But like all authorities, Norfolk has had to make cuts and that has impacted on Coasthopper which will operate until autumn 2015 across the majority of its length on a half hour commercial basis during the summer, and hourly supported in winter. When the changes were announced last summer, Andrew said: “Coasthopper is a superb example of partnership working between public and private sectors. The effort and investment put in by both parties since the service started in 1996 has produced the success story that we see today. “I am delighted that we have been able to secure the future of the service with the current summer and winter timetables until late next year. I am con�ident that the route will have a bright future beyond that.” NCC is to reduce support for tendered bus services in 2015 and that will impact on NG.
Talking to CBW again, Andrew pointed out: “When money is plentiful, it’s very easy to have a ‘love in’ with the local authority, but when it’s tight it makes things more dif�icult. We don’t like tender cuts, but sympathise with the council’s budget dif�iculties. “I’ve found Norfolk to be one of the best authorities I’ve dealt with. We don’t always agree and they drive a hard bargain, but they support public transport. I’d rather deal with a strong team than people who are wishy-washy. Its of�icers are leading politicians to support public transport and that’s excellent.” The southern end of the Coasthopper service between King’s Lynn and Hunstanton is operated commercially and the frequency was doubled to half hourly last autumn. Including services that operate through villages such as Dersingham, there are now �ive buses an hour between the two main towns, Monday to Saturday. “We’re catering for different markets,” said Andrew. “The end to end market is different to serving the intervening villages. Those journeys take 50 minutes compared to half an hour on Coasthopper. “The main King’s Lynn town service is FairsteadOne to Fairstead,” he continued. “We’re increasing the frequency from 12 minutes to 10 minutes in January. Passenger numbers have dropped since competition with First �inished. We think we can re-stimulate the market. I hate 12 minute frequencies because I don’t think people understand them. “There’s substantial housing development planned for King’s Lynn over the next 10 years so there will be opportunities to develop the
town network to re�lect that. We’re talking to developers to make sure we’re able to access those estates. We’re also talking to them and NCC about Section 106 agreements.” Referring to the new Coastal Red service between King’s Lynn and Hunstanton that’s due to start on January 26, Andrew said: “The people behind Coastal Red know the area, but Norfolk Green and Stagecoach are no strangers to competition. We will be monitoring and responding to what happens. “Competition previously in King’s Lynn ended in 2011 with the acquisition of First’s local network. A bit of competition always keeps an operator on its toes. It will stimulate us to think more about service delivery and how we can improve. I think it will do us good. Quality competition improves the image of the industry.”
Ticketing enhancements
NG already had a well developed, comprehensive ticket offering, which Andrew thinks is actually probably more extensive than Stagecoach’s own. As well as singles, returns and weeklies, a network-wide day ticket, the Explorer is available which gives unlimited travel on NG, Coasthopper and Konnectbus services. It’s available in adult, 16-19, under 16 and family group versions. The LynnGo ticket, in place for a number of years, is similar to a Megarider while Duo gives a couple travelling together a 10% discount. NG used Parkeon Wayfarer TGX150 ticket machines, but they were replaced with Stagecoach standard smartcard-enabled ERG
One of six former Stagecoach London Alexander-bodied Dennis Tridents refurbished by Bus and Coach World, Blackburn. DAVID BELL
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BACKGROUND
Norfolk Green: A brief history Norfolk Green (NG) was a small sole trader coach operator that was acquired in 1996 by Stagecoach manager Ben Colson and Keith Shayshutt who worked for Trent Barton. A limited company was formed, Go West Travel which took its name from the 1970s Village People song that was covered in 1993 by the Pet Shop Boys. Andrew Dyer became a minority shareholder shortly afterwards. The objective from the start was to raise the standard of bus services in the King’s Lynn area where First Eastern Counties has a depot. In 1999 Norfolk Green’s Saham Toney depot was sold to Konnectbus with four coaches. The buyers were Stephen Challis and his wife Mags, Julian
FairsteadOne will see a frequency upgrade to every 10 minutes in January. DAVID BELL Patterson and Andrew Warnes. The men had all worked for First Eastern Counties locally. Konnectbus grew into a substantial operation that was sold to GoAhead Group in 2010. They have subsequently come together with a new company, Coastal Red trading as Lynx which has registered its first route
between King’s Lynn and Hunstanton from January 26, 2015. Norfolk Green bought the King’s Lynn-based local services of what had become First East England in April 2011. However, First’s garage in the town remains open to serve the long 107-mile X1 between Peterborough and Lowestoft. In July
2014 the route was split into two sections – Peterborough to Norwich and Norwich to Lowestoft. New X1 registrations have subsequently been accepted for Peterborough to Wisbech, Wisbech to King’s Lynn, King’s Lynn to Dereham and Dereham to Norwich all from January 25, 2015. NG was sold to
Stagecoach on December 17, 2013 following the retirement of Ben Colson who had suffered ill health. Stagecoach has not applied its corporate brand to vehicles although the livery has been revised in corporate style. Prior to the takeover a large number of buses had been named after local characters and personalities. Mention of Stagecoach on the NG website is discrete and it’s not possible to access NG timetable information from the main Stagecoach Bus website. The O-licence entitlement is 85 for a fleet that numbers over 80 operating from one main depot at Hamlin Way, King’s Lynn and seven operating centres at Cromer, Downham Market, Fakenham, Long Sutton, Reepham, Tattersett and Upwell. Depending on how they’re categorised, there are 41 routes that stretch 80 miles across Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
mileage life-expired vehicles. Of six stop-gap Alexander-bodied Volvo Olympians brought in because of the newly won school work, all have now been replaced by a similar number of Alexander ALX400 Dennis Tridents. “NG had been 100% lowfloor for a long time so having the Olympians wasn’t ideal especially as they were being used by fare paying passengers as well as school children,” said Andrew. “The Tridents came out of London and then went to the Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games in Glasgow before going to Bus and Coach World at Blackburn to be converted to single door and up-seated.”
Rural challenges
Optare SlimLine Solos operate on the Coasthopper service along the Norfolk coast. DAVID BELL TP5000 equipment just before Christmas. Weekly and monthly tickets will be the first to be offered as smartcards.
Fleet upgrading
NG’s fleet is mainly Optare Solos and SlimLine Solos, Optare Tempos and DAF DB250-based Spectra double-deckers. Newest are four Enviro400s. 12 of the Solos carry a dedicated livery for Coasthopper. Engineering systems have been brought into line with Stagecoach’s normal practices. Safety inspections, for example, are now every 21 days rather than 28. Eight Irisbus Agoralines, never a common vehicle in the UK, have all been sold. Four went www.coachandbusweek.com
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for scrap, the others including the newest, a 07-plate in Coasthopper livery, have been sold to Nu-Venture Coaches of Aylesford. Andrew explained they had been fast and comfortable buses, but they weren’t fuel efficient, had complicated self levelling suspension, and spares were expensive and difficult to source. Replacements are six four-year-old Cumminspowered Enviro300s from Stagecoach South that became surplus following a route upgrade from single to double-deck. “They’re really good buses,” said Andrew. Two Plaxton Pointer Dennis Darts came from Stagecoach North West while three mid-life Optare Solos from Stagecoach South have replaced similar high
“The brand that we’re trying to promote to the local community is good old NG, now with nationwide backup,” said Andrew. “The strength of local opinion has surprised me. Even the local MP, Henry Bellingham said to me, you’re going to keep our bus company aren’t you? “NG is part of the community. We support local events such as the King’s Lynn Festival and we provided a double-decker as a commentary box for the Great East Anglian Run. Local civic pride in the company comes across very strongly. “A key issue for all bus companies is the level of town centre car parking charges. It’s not expensive to park in King’s Lynn, but at the same time we don’t want people priced out so they prefer using out of town shopping centres instead. It’s an issue for Government. “You have to work hard in west Norfolk to keep passengers because this is predominately a rural area. The increase in car ownership has already taken place here, but we have to keep innovating and looking at new ways to attract customers. “If we keep focussing on service quality, I think we have got a very good future.” n January 6, 2015 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 49
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LEGAL UPDATE › ELECTRIC GATES
The risks of electric gates
Duncan Brown, Associate Solicitor for Oliver Legal, explains the responsibilities operators have to ensure electric gates on their premises are safe
The electric gates at Luckett’s Fareham depot. It is clear to see that every precaution has been taken to ensure the gates are used safely
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epots, coach and bus stations and garages are often a magnet for children, usually wanting to see vehicles driving in and out. How many of us with an interest in buses and/or coaches haven’t stood sometime near such places and enjoyed gazing at the different vehicles on display? Increasing numbers of operators are using premises which have electric gates fitted at their entrance/exit. Electric gates are sometimes installed to provide added security to the premises and, occasionally, they are a requirement by fleet insurers for the operator to obtain cover. In recent years, several young children have been killed after being crushed by electric gates. One child, Karolina Golabek, died of injuries sustained when she became trapped between the closing edge of the gate and the gate post, outside flats in Bridgend. This case contains important lessons for operators who use premises where electric gates are fitted. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) investigated Karolina’s death. It prosecuted two companies, after finding that the electric gate involved was inherently unsafe and posed a clear risk. Both companies were tried at Cardiff Crown Court in
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June 2014. It was concluded that Karolina was playing around the gate when it automatically closed after a car passed through. Her body was found in the gap between the post and gate. The HSE found that the closing force of the gate did not meet European or British safety standards. It also discovered dangers with the gate structure, which left space for people to get trapped, and that there were insufficient safety devices that would automatically prevent the gate closing if a person was detected in the area. John Glen (Installation Services) Ltd fitted a new electronic motor to the gate after a previous motor broke. The gate was put back into use despite the fact there were obvious trapping points. John Glen also failed to properly test that the gate stopped when it met an obstruction, or test the force which the gate closed with. The company was fined £60,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 in costs, after pleading guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. Tremorfa Ltd was contracted to maintain the gate. Despite carrying out two maintenance visits, one only six weeks before Karolina’s death, it didn’t conduct vital safety checks, including reviewing closing force measurements. Tremorfa
was fined £50,000 with costs of £40,000, after it pleaded guilty to the same charge. This tragic case clearly illustrates the potential dangers of electric gates. Operators who own the Freehold of premises where electric gates are installed, are legally obliged to check that they are properly installed, maintained and repaired. Likewise, if an operator leases premises where the lease requires them to maintain electric gates, they have a legal duty to ensure that electric gates are operating correctly. The HSE issued two safety notices in 2010 providing details on the risks of electric gates and the protection methods needed. Although intended for the gate industry, the detailed information contained within these notices can be used by those responsible for electric gates, to assist them in making sure that the firms they employ to maintain, install and/or repair electric gates are competent. The HSE also issued a general safety notice in January 2011, which contains useful advice on ensuring that electric gates are dealt with correctly, e.g. when purchasing a new gate, confirm that the installer will ‘CE’ mark the gate and issue a declaration of conformity. In conclusion, operators must do all they reasonably can to ensure that electric gates they are responsible for are correctly installed and maintained, always following gate manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedules. If not, the operator may be found liable for injuries, or worse, caused by faulty gates. Duncan Brown can be contacted at duncan. brown@oliverlegal.com Oliver Legal is a specialist legal practice offering advice, assistance and representation to the goods and passenger transport industries. It specialises in representing goods and passenger vehicle operators before the Traffic Commissioners, the Magistrates’ and the Crown Courts. It also offers advice on commercial contracts and employment law, which is structured to be relevant to transport businesses. For more information, call 01473 353 222, info@ oliverlegal.com or visit www. oliverlegal.com.
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2011 Bova Futura Classic FHD
2011 Volvo B9 Plaxton Panther
ZF auto, 12m, 49 seats + courier + driver, lap belts, sat-nav, centre toilet, power continental door, A/C, 2 monitors, radio/PA, CD, DVD, on board vacuum, LEZ compliant, Euro 4, MOT March, 195,387 km.
Automatic, 12.8m, 61 seats + courier + driver, power entrance door, 3 point seat belts, rear continental door, radio/P/A, CD player, air-con, LEZ compliant, MOT September 2015, 157,519 km.
2009 Bova Futura HD
1998 Bova Futura FHD
Automatic, 12.7m, 53/55 seats + courier + driver, power entrance door, lap belts, centre sunken WC, centre continental door, radio/PA, DVD, 2 monitors, boiler & fridge, air-con, LEZ compliant, MOT May 2015, 432,569 km.
Manual, 12.2m, 70 Cogent seats + driver + courier, curtains, air conditioning, 3 point belts, double glazing, MOT Aug 2015, mileage 742,541 km.
£POA
£POA
£POA
£POA
Moseley Distributors Ltd Tel: 01236 750501
Moseley Distributors Ltd Tel: 01236 750501
Moseley Distributors Ltd Tel: 01236 750501
Moseley Distributors Ltd Tel: 01236 750501
2003/03 Mercedes Sprinter 413 CDI UVG Treka
2002/02 Mercedes 814 Vario Plaxton Beaver 2
2008/08 LDV Maxus 3.5T 95 LWB (euromotive) Welfare
17 seater, welfare/accessible, Sprintshift, front entry, power door, COIF, tacho, MOT, 160,000kms, very good all round order.
29 seater, automatic, tacho, big MOT, power door, 283k.
6 seater, internal AMF-Bruns chair lift, full tracking, Eberspacher, AVS, A/C, 103K.
£7,450 + VAT
£11,950 + VAT
£6,495 + VAT
B&L Coaches 0208 363 8572 or 07971 785390
B&L Coaches 0208 363 8572 or 07971 785390
B&L Coaches 0208 363 8572 or 07971 785390
2012 Mercedes Benz Sprinter
2009 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 515
New EVM Sprinter
Automatic, graphite grey, power door, panoramic roof & windows, privacy glass, coach rear end, large drop boot, 16 leather seats, 15 monitor + DVD player, Euroliners, 3 point seat belts, air con front & rear, 100,000 miles, coolbox, MOT Oct 15.
Manual gearbox, 252,000 miles, white, manual entry door, double rear doors, large drop boot, full draw curtains, 16 moquette seats, air con front & rear, luggage racks.
17 high back seats in Automotive trim, 3 point seat belts, Euro 6, manual gearbox, metallic silver, saloon sliding door, air-con, colour coded bumpers and trim, 3 year Mercedes Benz UK warranty.
2009 Mercedes Benz Sprinter Minicoach
16 moquette seats, automatic, manual entry as well as saloon sliding door, luggage racks, full drawn curtains, double rear doors, monitor/DVD.
£45,000 + VAT
£25,000 + VAT
£40,000
£28,500 + VAT
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
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VEHICLES
1996 Dennis Lance
2003 (53) Volvo B12M
2000 Dennis Dart
2000 Neoplan Starliner N513 Tourer
47 belted seats, excellent condition, long or new MOT, excellent reliability, choice of three vehicles, 2nd owner from new, ex Brighton and Hove.
51/53 seat executive, WC, AC, Berkoff, LEZ, MOT 12/11/14, excellent condition. NOW £44,000 – MAY CONSIDER PX
Low floor, seating capacity 30 including driver. £3,500 + VAT
60 leather seats, comfort shift, resprayed, PSVD & seatbelt cert, toilet with hand dryer, sink, 3 x TVs, satnav, DVD, fridge, air con, electric sunroof, alloys.
01884 252646 / 07702 626542 Kingdoms Tours Ltd
Tel: 01291 625449 chepstowclassic@btconnect.com
Call Carl on 00353 86857 0885
1998 Dennis Javelin Caetano Cutless
2002 Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 10.1m
2003 Dennis Trident Alexander
27 seats + 30 standees, Hanover LED. £8,500 + VAT Southdown PSV 01342 711840 email: bussales@southdownpsv.co.uk www.southdownpsv.co.uk
62 seats + 20 standees, Cummins euro 1V / ZF. £15,500 + VAT – CHOICE Southdown PSV 01342 711840 email: bussales@southdownpsv.co.uk www.southdownpsv.co.uk
2009 (59) ADL Enviro 200 8.9m
1996 Caetano Optimo
£POA
Peakes Coaches – 07773 793239
Volvo Double Decker
77 seats, full MOT until June 2015. £3,500 + VAT
Recent 70 seat conversion (not Cogent), manual gearbox, 11 months MOT, ideal contract vehicle, excellent fuel economy, sale due to fleet upgrade. Possible px for 33 seater or newer coach.
£15,000 + VAT
0115 940 4466
Wilkins Travel 01639 852600 wilkinstravel@hotmail.co.uk
2002 Bova Futura
2002 Iveco Beaulas
DAF engine, air conditioned, twin monitors, DVD, toilet, boiler, fridge, Eminox-LEZ, 49 seats, green cloth trim, manual gearbox, ready to go, MOT March 2015.
£24,000 NO OFFERS
Automatic gearbox, air conditioned,
• 18 seats
twin monitors, DVD, toilet, boiler, fridge,
• MOT January 2015
£40,000 + VAT
£25,000 + VAT
L.J. Edwards Coach Hire 07974 369570 / 01323 440622
L.J. Edwards Coach Hire 07974 369570 / 01323 440622
29 seats + 17 standees, Cummins euro 4, Mobitec destination, fully DDA compliant, CCTV cameras, 12 months MOT. £59,750 + VAT Southdown PSV 01342 711840 email: bussales@southdownpsv.co.uk www.southdownpsv.co.uk
2003 Volvo B12M Jonckheere Euro 3
59 plate Ford Transit
2009 Iveco Plaxton Panther
1998 DAF SB3000
48 x 3 point belted seats + crew, air con, saloon mounted WC, rear continental door, MOT November 2014. £POA – NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED
17 seats, full MOT until September 2015, great runner and clean inside. £7,950 + VAT
ZF auto, 61 seats, Euro 5, A/C, 3 point seat belts, crew seat, reverse camera, huge locker space, Webasto, good condition, MOT April 2015.
13 berths sleeper coach, static AC/heating, 240v, normal band bus stuff, towbar, MOT Feb 2015, good condition for age.
Nigel McCree - 07817 542113
2002 Volvo B12B Berkhof Axial
46/50 reclining blue/red patterned seats, white re-spray, air con, toilet, Webasto, fridge, TV/DVD, PA, new MOT. £25,000 + VAT
01245 401541 / 07792 627364 www.coachandbusweek.com
49 seats, Euro 3, MOT March 15.
• Good runner
£3,500 + VAT
L.J. Edwards Coach Hire 07974 369570 / 01323 440622
£00,000 + VAT
£9,500 + VAT
0115 940 4466
01487 843333 / 07834 97751 david@sunfunholidays.co.uk
01487 843333 / 07834 97751 david@sunfunholidays.co.uk
2007 Ford Transit LWB
Volvo B12B Sleeper
2002 MAN Ayats Bravo 1
ZF auto, 14 berth sleeper, Euro 4 LEZ, static AC/heating, 240v, alloy wheels, normal band bus stuff! MOT June 2015, good condition for age.
16 Berth sleeper, static A/C heating, 240v, TV/DVD, toilet, normal band bus stuff, MOT July 2015.
Wheelchair accessible, 40,000 miles, FSH, blue with grey interior. Choice of two vehicles.
£12,000 + VAT
£19,500 + VAT
£29,500 + VAT
Crystals Coaches Ltd Tel: 07971 000111
01487 843333 / 07834 97751 david@sunfunholidays.co.uk
01487 843333 / 07834 97751 david@sunfunholidays.co.uk
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VEHICLES
2002 52 reg Volvo B12B Jonckheere Mistral 50
2009 Iveco Beulas
7HO
ZF auto, 53 seats, air-con, monitor, radio, fridge, alloy wheels, RPC/LEZ compliant, MOT February 2015, taxed Sept 2014, good condition.
£28,000 + VAT
55 seats on 2 axles, LEZ Compliant, 12.7m, 1 owner since new, full exec, MOT March 2015, in daily use, choice of 2. £78,500 +VAT ono
Diamond Coaches 01243 870010 / 07711 868976
Travelsure 01668 219291 / 07919 215905
1998 Mercedes Sprinter
2004 Iveco Beulas
15 seats, front entry, Mellor conversion, MOT 16/5/14, very good condition, with tail lift.
£ 3,700
1998 Iveco 40 / 10 15 seats, front entry, MOT 22/8/14, very good condition.
£ 2,500
1995 Iveco 49 / 10 19 seats, front entry, power door, MOT 13/1/15, very good condition.
£ 3,000 Kingdoms Tours Ltd
Auto, 51 seat executive coach, WC, DVD, A/C, drinks boiler, fridge, etc, in exceptional condition for age, MOT July 2014.
£34,500 ono + VAT
01884 252646 / 07702 626542
Tel 01249 742000/07717 768315
2006 Transit Tourneo
2004 Dennis Tridents
2007 Mercedes 515 Sprinter
2006 Renault Master PCV
9 seater, tax till Jan, will have new MOT, 190,000 miles, runs well, front and rear air-con, tow bar. £3,500 + VAT
Cummins ISC Euro 3 engines, LEZ compliant, DDA compliant, Alexander ALX400 bodies, dual door 67 seats or single door 77 seats.
Auto, CD/radio, electric windows & mirrors, remote locking, automatic glass door, Webasto a/c & heating system, custom boot area, service history, MOT May 2015, local charity run bus.
15 seats, 69,500 miles, automatic, one previous owner.
£POA
£8,995 + VAT
EnsignBus 01708 865656
Colin Hill – 01579 382826
Crystals Coaches Ltd Tel: 07971 000111
3 x 2005 Mercedes Vario welfare buses
Dennis ‘R’ Series Plaxton Panther
2000 DAF SB3000 VanHool Alizee T9
These are above average condition with low mileage and any inspection is welcome at our Livingston Depot. £10,250 each o.n.o.
53 reclining seats, 3 point seat belts, courier seat, plug entrance door, double glazing, air conditioning, radio/PA/CD audio, DVD and monitor, AS-Tronic transmission, intarder, LEZ compliant.
53 Royal class reclining seats in half leather, courier seat, plug entrance door, double glazing, air con, radio/PA/CD, DVD and monitor, fridge, luggage rack locker doors, parallel lift luggage locker doors, cctv, LED running lights, alloy wheels, LEZ compliant (euro 4pm), automatic.
£POA
£POA
gillandersabbeycars@yahoo.co.uk
E&M Horsburgh Ltd Call Brian Martin - 01506 432251
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
2006 Volvo B12M Plaxton
2004 Mercedes Sitcar Beluga
1997 Volvo B12R Jonckheere Monaco
Mercedes Sprinter
29 seater plus courier, arm rests, seat belts and reclining seats, A/C, entertainment/PA system, excellent example of year.
71 reclining seats including lap belts, leather headrests and footrests, courier seat, manual crew door, powered centre entrance door, air con, radio/PA/cassette, DVD and monitors, toilet compartment, servery unit, fridge, two lower saloon tables, Telma retarder, cruise control.
£POA
16 highback coach seats + driver, side sliding door, 6 speed gearbox, luggage pen, courier seat, air con, electric windows, central locking, steering wheel controls, electric side step, Ad Blue tank, digital tacho, Bluetooth.
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
Blythswood Motors 0141 889 9730
Hailstone Travel Ltd 0845 388 3848
Optare Solo Slimline
£8,250 NO VAT
• PLS wheelchair lifts • Long MOTs • PCV’d
Mercedes engine, 3 point seat belts, low floor, wheelchair access and tacho. Sale due to loss of contracts.
£20,000
53 reclining seats, 3 point belts, air con, WC, TV etc, PLS lift, tracking for 4 wheelchairs, MOT Oct, this coach can be painted in to your livery.
£87,500 + VAT o.n.o.
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£POA
Cannon Bus 07436 536259 wcannon@btconnect.com
£POA
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VEHICLES Scania Irizar Century K114
Ford Transit 17 seat minibus
2005 Sunsundegai
2009 Levante
Full executive specification, ZF automatic, based on Volvo B12M, 49 reclining seats, moquette trim, crew seat, air con, sunken mid WC, DVD, radio & PA, air-suspension driver’s seat.
National Express specification, disabled access lift, Alcolock, automatic, reclining seats with leather trim, air con, washroom, powered lockers, radio & PA, air-suspension driver’s seat.
Immaculate condition throughout, in-dash air conditioning, recent new clutch and flywheel.
£60,000 – 4 AVAILABLE
£89,000 – 2 AVAILABLE
£11,500
Lewis Coaches Ltd 02476 449944
Lewis Coaches Ltd 02476 449944
keith.cabincoaches@gmail.com
Cabin Coaches Tel: 07725 252402
2005 Volkswagen
1999 MAN Marcopolo 18.310
2006 Citroen Relay
2006 VW LT35 TDi
6 speed manual, ideal 70 seater conversion vehicle, recent new gear cables and recon gearbox, no MOT but 95% prepared, unfortunately it has four misted side windows.
Wheelchair accessible, 17,500 miles, one previous owner, MOT Apr, Eberspacher heater, Ricon walk-thru tail lift.
Wheelchair accessible, 64,000 miles, one owner, FSH, white with grey interior. Choice of four vehicles.
Low floor disabled access vehicle, suitable for wheelchair-bound and able bodied passengers.
53 seats (no toilet) ZF auto. 480,000 km. Good tyres, good condition, ready for work. LEZ Eminox exhaust, recent service. Sale due to purchase of another coach.
£46,000
£8,500 + VAT
£7,800 + VAT
Lewis Coaches Ltd 02476 449944
Wilkins Travel 01639 852600 wilkinstravel@hotmail.co.uk
Crystals Coaches Ltd Tel: 07971 000111
Crystals Coaches Ltd Tel: 07971 000111
Volvo B10M
Volvo B10M
Volvo B10M
Volvo B7R
55 seats, two available. £POA
53 seats, several M reg coaches available. £POA
57 seats. £POA
55 seats. £POA
Howard Snaith - 01830 520609 howardsnaith@btconnect.com
Howard Snaith - 01830 520609 howardsnaith@btconnect.com
Howard Snaith - 01830 520609 howardsnaith@btconnect.com
Howard Snaith - 01830 520609 howardsnaith@btconnect.com
2002 Scania Irizar K114
Ford Tourneo Custom 300L
2003 Dennis Dart
2006 Volvo B12M
£6,000 – 2 AVAILABLE
£POA
Cummins/Allison, Plaxton Pointer body, 47 seats with 45 belted, test 30th June 2015, immaculate throughout, more pictures available.
NOW £37,000
94bhp, 8 leather seats + driver, 6 speed gearbox, air con, electric mirrors & windows, central locking, alloys, parking sensors, auto lights, park pilot, auto start/stop, heated front seats, Bluetooth, heated screens, cruise control.
Kingdoms Tours Ltd 01884 252646 / 07702 626542
Blythswood Motors 0141 889 9730
Whitegate Travel Tel 01606 786833 / 07841 110426
01884 252646 / 07702 626542 Kingdoms Tours Ltd
2006 ADL East Lancs Esteem
2001 Scania L94UB Wright
2004 Dennis Enviro 300 Service Bus
2013 Volkswagen Transporter
25 seats, automatic, air con, manual front and back destination, electric middle ramp, CCTV cameras, assault screen, LEZ compliant.
44 seats, automatic ZF gearbox, LED front, side & rear destination, front manual ramp.
8 seats, manual gearbox, air conditioning, 3 point inertia seat belts, plain silver with no previous livery. £21,500
Ventura Sales 01342 835206
49 exec, W.C., A.C., 7 speed C-Shift, MOT 21/5/15, excellent condition.
£POA
£12,500 + VAT
51/53 seat executive, WC, AC, auto, Berkoff LEZ, MOT 12/11/14, excellent condition. NOW £65,000
£POA
£12,995
44 seats, automatic gearbox, LED front, side & rear destinationm front manual ramp, DDA compliant, MOT until May 2015. £24,995
Ventura Sales 01342 835206
Ventura Sales 01342 835206
Ventura Sales 01342 835206
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Volvo B10M Derwent Plaxton
Call Gemma Ireland Tel: 01733 293247 E: gemma.ireland@coachandbusweek.com
VEHICLES 1999 Dennis Dart SLF
33 seats + 19 standees, MOT July 2015, choice of 3.
2001 Mercedes 814D
27 seats with 3-point belts, RPC, manual, MOT April 2015.
£6,995 + VAT
£14,950 + VAT
Andy.Bates@chalkwell.co.uk Tel: 01795 423982
Andy.Bates@chalkwell.co.uk 01795 423982
2001 Setra 315 GTHD
2005 Scania K114 Berkhof Axial
49 seats, full executive, Merc V8, LEZ compliant, MOT Apr 2015 .
12.8 metre, 55 seat executive, automatic, air con, centre sunken WC, clean & tidy. £50,000 + VAT
£28,000 ono
Call Ken – Belle Coaches 01728 830414/07887 898425
Nigel McCree - 07817 542113
1992 Setra 215 HD
2009 Iveco Library Bus
55 seats, automatic, 6 months MOT, reliable vehicle.
Eastwoods Commercial Motors Ltd £3,000 + VAT – QUICK SALE WANTED
0121 328 5959
53 seats, MAN engine, MOT Nov 2015.
£5,000 ono
Call Ken – Belle Coaches 01728 830414/07887 898425
Euro 5, superb example, as new, all keys and manuals, only 29,000 miles warranted, direct council, viewing on site in Manchester.
£25,000 o.n.o.
Tel: 0161 223 3882 juliej@stoodley.co.uk
2002 Mercedes Sitcar Beluga 815 Vario
1999 Mercedes 814 Vario Plaxton Cheetah
2005 Mercedes Sprinter 413 CDI
2008 Mercedes Sprinter 311 CDI
29 seater + crew, air con, manual, reclining seats, electric windows, wheel trims etc, in good condition, COIF, PSV MOT, the usual Mercedes reliability with excellent fuel economy, London LEZ exhaust fitted.
29 seater + driver, plain white, PSV MOT, COIF, 3 point belts etc, original paintwork and interior, drives well, as they all do, usual excellent reliability and great fuel economy.
16 seater luxury minicoach, air con, LEZ compliant, PSV MOT, COIF, extended rear, superb condition, one owner, drives well, alarm, reverse sensors, top spec, panoramic windows, ready to go staight to work.
16 seater, front entry luxury coach, PSV until March, 6 speed, Elite Conversion, forced air, rack lights, rear seats on quick release tracking, like new inside and out and drives well, 120K miles, COIF, digital tacho.
£22,999 + VAT – MAY PX
£9,999 + VAT – MAY PX
£12,999 + VAT
£14,999 + VAT – MAY PX
01404 47502/07790 966667 parnell-coaches@supanet.com
01404 47502/07790 966667 parnell-coaches@supanet.com
01404 47502/07790 966667 parnell-coaches@supanet.com
01404 47502/07790 966667 parnell-coaches@supanet.com
2008 LDV Maxus 3900 2.5CDI
2009 Ford Transit T430 2.4TDCI
2010 Ford Transit T430 2.4TDCI
2012 Ford Transit T430 2.2TDCI
105PS, 17 seat Minibus, twin side doors, CD Player, electric mirrors & windows, power steering, remote locking, Certificate of Conformity.
100PS rwd 17 seat minibus, digital tachograph, side door, CD Player, electric windows, power steering, remote locking.
115PS rwd LWB 17 seat minibus, side door, electric windows, CD Player, power steering, remote locking, six speed gearbox, digital tachograph.
135PS rwd LWB 17 seat minibus, side door, electric windows, CD Player, power steering, remote locking, six speed gearbox, digital tachograph.
£4,500 (Guide price)
£9,500 (Guide price)
£11,500 (Guide price)
£12,500 (Guide price)
www.auctioneers.co.uk Tel: 01685 377818
www.auctioneers.co.uk Tel: 01685 377818
www.auctioneers.co.uk Tel: 01685 377818
www.auctioneers.co.uk Tel: 01685 377818
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VEHICLES
2000 MAN VanHool EOS 90
Mercedes Benz UNVI Touring
48 reclining seats plus courier, WC/washroom, double glazed windows, forced-air ventilation, radio/CD and PA system, clean condition, MOT Jan, 640,000 kms.
Atego chassis, air suspension, 41 Esteban Ergos seats with 3 pt belts, in Holdsworth moquette, courier seat, air con, double glazed, radio/CD/PA, large luggage capacity, new test.
£21,500
£POA
Coachtraders - 01501 744000
2001 MAN Neoplan
2005 (55 reg) Mercedes Vario 814 LWB
2004 Mercedes Sprinter 311D Traveliner LWB
19 reclining seats, quality conversion, air-con, large boot, LEZ compliant Euro 4, 281,000km, FSH, owned from new, MOT Nov 2015.
16 seats, LEZ compliant, 161,000km, PSV MOT Sept 2015, analogue tacho, good reliable coach in good condition.
£18,950 + VAT
£6,595 + VAT
Coachtraders - 01501 744000
Rainham Coach Co Ltd, Kent 01634 852020/07850 657653
Rainham Coach Co Ltd, Kent 01634 852020/07850 657653
2006 Scania Irizar Century
1995 Scania K113 VanHool Alizee
New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 516cdi
Auto, one year’s MOT, 49 seats: new 70 Cogent seats on order and the conversion will be carried out shortly, so pick your own trim.
Converted this year to 70 seater using Cogent seats with 3 point belts, tea machine, TV/DVD.
£90,000 + VAT Milligans Coach Travel 01290 550365
£17,000 Milligans Coach Travel 01290 550365
19 seats, power door, panoramic d/g windows, in-dash A/C, saloon forced air, large luggage space, bulkhead and deep drop boot, UK chassis, 3 yr unlimited mileage warranty. £POA
2003 Mercedes 614D
2002 Scania Irizar Century
2002 Volvo B7R Plaxton
2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 515cdi
15 seats or 6 wheelchairs, wheelchair lift, MOT May 2015.
49 re-trimmed seats, toilet, air-con, auto, MOT May 2015.
UNVI Vega conversion, 16 seats, large d/g windows, A/C, saloon forced air, large boot space, deep drop boot, 190k miles, good condition, new test, can re-paint at extra cost. £24,950 ono + VAT
12 months MOT & tax, full tank of fuel, one owner driver for the last 5 years, 49 seater, toilet, aircon, drivers bunk, alloy wheels, just refurbished, 2 new 22in Samsung LED monitors, black-out windows, TV tuner, DVD system all fitted 8 months ago, good mpg, 3 new air bags, new belts, hoses and interior LED lights just fitted, 600,000km, based in Glasgow.
£25,000 + VAT
Contact Gary – 07930 377051
Coachtraders - 01501 744000
£4,750 + VAT
£37,500 + VAT
53 seats plus courier, automatic, A/C, used only on tour work, removable vinyls, seat belts, available with new test. £39,000 Call Anthony Kelly
Andy.Bates@chalkwell.co.uk Tel: 01795 423982
Andy.Bates@chalkwell.co.uk Tel: 01795 423982
PAB Tours – 0113 320 0780 ant@pabtours.com
2011 VW Crafter CR50 TDI L MAXI H-R
2006 Ford Transit 430E
2007 LDV Maxus LWB EHR 15STR
2011 Vauxhall Vivaro Combi LWB Tecshift
16 seats, front entry, luggage racks with blown air and reading lights, show curtains and large boot area. £28,495 + VAT
16 seats, side loading door, 3 point seat belts, rear emergency exit, radio/cassette, tachograph, MOT till Oct 2015. £5,495 + VAT
14 seats + driver, digital tacho, 3 point seatbelts, headrests, side loading door, COIF at cost. £4,995 + VAT
Very well maintained, massive boot via lift up tailgate rear, bodywork in very good condition for mileage. £11,995 + VAT
UK Minicoaches – 01902 631507 sales@ukminicoaches.co.uk
UK Minicoaches – 01902 631507 sales@ukminicoaches.co.uk
UK Minicoaches – 01902 631507 sales@ukminicoaches.co.uk
UK Minicoaches – 01902 631507 sales@ukminicoaches.co.uk
1993 Volvo B10M Plaxton Premier
2002 Scania VanHool K124
57 plate Iveco Daily 50c15 Iris Bus
1988 DAF MB230 Plaxton
53 seats, automatic, very good condition for year, currently in dry storage, additional vehicle also available. £2,750
Coachtraders - 01501 744000
49 seats, automatic, good condition for year, removable vinyls, choice of 3, only one remaining. £8,950
49 exec, W.C., A.C., 7 speed C-Shift, MOT 30/9/14, excellent condition.
NOW £39,000
3.0 TD, 6 speed manual gearbox, one owner, service bills, PAS, E/W, LWB, power front door, 12 high backed seats plus driver, 1 year’s MOT, tracked flat floor, Ratcliffe underfloor tail lift, tacho, internal heating, 44,000 miles.
0113 320 0780/0035 386 8138165 Anthony ant@pabtours.com
Kingdoms Tours Ltd 01884 252646 / 07702 626542
Tel: 07800 837501
www.coachandbusweek.com
£12,950
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VEHICLES 1996 Scania Irizar Century
1994 Volvo B10M Plaxton Premier 350
1999 Volvo B7R Plaxton Prima
2010 VDL Futura FHD 127.365PR
67/70 seats, luggage racks, curtains, 3 point belts, reading lights, power door, double glazing, ZF automatic gearbox, DVD monitor, tinted windows, Telma Retarda, air conditioning, underfloor lockers.
49 reclining coach seats, lap retractable belts, N/S/R floor mounted toilet, ZF auto, tachograph, power door, aisle carpet, radio/CD, air con, newly retrimmed seats, curtains, new repaint in white, double glazed.
70 re-trimmed coach seats, 3 point seat belts, luggage racks, forced air ventilation, reading lights, 6 speed manual, Telma retarda, 174,969 kms, radio/ cassette, excellent condition.
53 reclining seats, seatback tables, courier seat, plug door, double glazing, air con, radio/AP/CD audio, DVD and monitors, centre sunken toilet, water boiler, fridge, continental exit with powered door, Webasto, reverse camera, cruise control, digitacho, retarder, automatic.
£17,500 + VAT
CHOICE OF 2 – £9,000 + VAT
£25,000 + VAT
£POA
Drew Wilson Coach Sales 0141 248 5524
Drew Wilson Coach Sales 0141 248 5524
Drew Wilson Coach Sales 0141 248 5524
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
1998 Dennis Dart ALX200
2000/2001 X/Y Reg Volvo B7TL’S
2006 BMC Falcon
2001 Y Reg Tridents
37 seats or 33 plus 1 wheelchair, manual ramp, Cummins engine, Allison auto gearbox, power door, new MOT, very tidy.
80 seats, Voith gearboxes, Euro 2 engines with traps, or full Euro 3 with traps, Plaxton President bodies, can be DDA with 78 seats. Why pay more for less. FROM £20,000 + VAT
40 seats, low floor bus, Cummins engine, MOT January 2015, ideal vehicle for school bus conversion, in daily use. £11,950 +VAT ono
£4,500 + VAT
Drew Wilson Coach Sales 0141 248 5524
Cummins C series engines, Voith gearboxes, Plaxton President bodies, 78 seats. Why pay more for less. FROM £18,000 + VAT
EnsignBus 01708 865656
Travelsure 01668 219291 / 07919 215905
Low Floor Euro 6 Sprinter 516 or 519
New EVM Sprinter 516 Classic
2011 Volkswagen Crafter
New Mercedes Benz Sprinter Grand Tourer
Maximum seating capacity of 22 mixed between seating/standing and wheelchair, multiple drop box combinations for luggage storage.
Euro 6, GTronic gearbox, silver, new EVM plug type door, saloon privacy glazing, decorative curtains, 22 seats, Euroliners, EVM chrome pack, Mercedes Benz saloon air con.
16 seats finished in moquette, manual, white, large boot, double rear doors, panoramic windows, curtains, emergency exit in saloon, 63,500 miles.
7 speed G tronic Auto, silver metallic, power door, panoramic windows, powered boot door, large boot and side lockers, 19 leather seats + driver + courier, Euroliners, 3 point seatbelts, luggage racks with saloon lighting, Webasto air con.
EnsignBus 01708 865656
£POA
£55,500 + VAT
£28,500 + VAT
£80,000 + VAT
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
EVM Direct – 0845 5205160
2006 Volvo B12M
2008 Iveco Eurorider Beulas Cygnus
WANTED MERCEDES COACHES 1999 to present year,16 to 35 seats, finance settled, with or without MOT, accident damage etc.
£POA
EnsignBus 01708 865656
53 seats + courier, 3 point seat belts OR 49 reclining seats with ONE wheelchair position, plug door, air con, wheelchair lift & access, radio/PA/CD, DVD & monitor, fridge, continental door, driver’s safe, cruise control, digital tachograph, integral retarder, automatic.
CONTACT TIM FOR AN IMMEDIATE DECISION
I-shift, 12.8m long, Hanover LEDs, centre wheelchair lift, rear toilet and server, LEZ and DDA compliant.
£POA
Tel: 01404 47502 / 07790 966667 Email: parnell-coaches@supanet.com
2008 VDL Futura FHD 127.365
2006 Volvo B12M VanHool Elizee T9
53 reclining seats with leather headrests, seatback tables, courier seat, plug entrance door, double glazing, air con, radio/PA/CD audio, DVD and monitors, centre toilet, water boiler, fridge, continental exit, Webasto, reverse camera, cruise control, digital tacho, retarder, automatic.
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
2003 Setra 315 GTHD
1998 Volvo B10M Enigma
49/53 reclining seats with leather headrests, courier seat, in-swing entrance door, air con, centre sunken toilet, continental exit, fridge, radio/PA/CD player, DVD with monitors, reverse camera, navigation system, ‘i’ shift, retarder, alloy wheels, digital tachograph.
49 recliner seats with retractable belts, DVD + 2 monitors, centre toilet, centre power door, boiler + dash fridge, air con, Eminox exhaust for London 2015, Mercedes engine, ZF manual, good condition, test until September 2015, real good drive.
49 recliner seats with retractable belts, DVD + monitor, centre toilet and door, Volvo engine, ZF gearbox, test until August 2015.
£POA
£POA
£37,500 + VAT o.n.o.
£15,000 + VAT o.n.o.
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
Tel: 01823 653000 Moseley in the South
07730 486708 paul.watson9@btconnect.com
07730 486708 paul.watson9@btconnect.com
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Ensig
DOUBLE DECK E 2008 57 PLATE OPTARE VERSAS
Cummins Euro 4 6 cylinder engines, Allison gearboxes, Mobitech destinations, DDA and LEZ compliant, 11 metres long, 37 seats.
These buses can be seat-belted
LEZ COMPLIANT
Cummins ISC Euro 3 engines, LEZ compliant, DDA compliant, Alexander ALX400 bodies, dual door 67 seats or single door 77 seats.
2004 DENNIS TRIDENTS
2003 MERCEDES 814 VARIO
2005 55 PLATE OPTARE SOLO M880
2002 02 PLATE DENNIS TRIDENTS
1999 MINI POINTER DART
33 seats, manual gearbox.
Cummins engine, 28 seats, new MOT.
Cummins ISC Euro 3 engines, Plaxton bodies, DDA and LEZ compliant, 78 seats.
8.8m, Cummins 6BT / Allison, 29 seats.
2000 VOLVO B7TL
2000 SUPER POINTER DART
Voith gearbox, Euro 2, 80 seats, painted white, new MOT.
Voith gearbox, Cummins Euro 2 6BT, 11.3M, 41 seats.
2003 53 PLATE DENNIS DART SLFs
Cummins Euro 3 / Allison, Plaxton Pointer bodies, dual door, 30 seats, DDA and LEZ compliant, can be converted to single door.
2005 MERCEDES 814 VARIO
I-shift, Plaxton Panther, 51 seats, toilet, air-con, LEZ compliant. £40,000
10.1m, Cummins ISC Euro 3 engines, 36 seats, LEZ and DDA compliant.
33 dual purpose seats with belts, manual.
2002/3 DENNIS DARTS
2005 VOLVO B12B
OPEN TOP BUSES A SPECIALITY - B
Juliette Close, Purfleet Industrial Pa Telephone 01708 865656 Fax: 01708 86 Visit our website for current sto
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K ER SPECIALIST Volvo Euro 2 engine, Voith gearbox, Alexander RH part open top, 74 seats.
1997 VOLVO OLYMPIAN
2001 Y REG TRIDENTS Cummins C series engines, Voith gearboxes, Plaxton President bodies, 78 seats.
1999 T REG DENNIS TRIDENTS
Cummins C series engines, ZF gearbox, East Lancs bodies, 74 seats, long MOT’s
2010 OPTARE SOLO SLIMLINE
Cummins Euro 5 engine, 28 seats, Mobitec LED’s. 8.8m long slimline, long MOT.
Cummins Euro 4 , Voith gearbox, East Lancs body, 9.4m, 26 seats, DDA and LEZ compliant.
2007 ENVIRO 200
2001/2002 DENNIS TRIDENTS
51 and 02 plate, Cummins Euro 3 ISC engines, LEZ, Plaxton President bodies, can be DDA, single door and 78 seats, or dual door 67 seats.
£18,000 + VAT
2001 & 2002 DENNIS TRIDENTS
ISC Euro 3 engines, DDA and LEZ compliant, Alexander ALX 400 bodies, 62 seats dual door or can be upseated and converted to single door.
2000 X REG VOLVO B7TLs
Euro 2, LEZ compliant, Plaxton President , CCTV, dual door 62 seats or single door 74 seats. £9,000 + VAT
1993 K REG LEYLAND OLYMPIAN
Cummins L10 / ZF, Northern Counties body, 76 seats.
2005 NEOPLAN SKYLINER
89 seats, air-con, toilet, MAN engine, ZF gearbox.
1996 VOLVO B10MA ARTICULATED COACHES ZF automatics, 71 seats.
2006 VOLVO B12M
I-shift, 12.8m long, Hanover LED’s, rear toilet and server, LEZ and DDA compliant.
£45,000
- BRITAIN’S BIGGEST BUS DEALERS Park, Purfleet, Essex, RM15 4YF 8 864340 e-mail: sales@ensignbus.com t stock at www.ensignbus.com
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Stafford Bus Centre Specialist Bus & Coach Sales
www.staffordbuscentre.com
Tel: 01782 791774 07803 222552 staffordbus@btconnect.com MCV EVOLUTION MAN 14.220 2005 05 reg 40 seats/35 with 3 point belts, full DDA with accessibility cert, Nov 15 MOT £24,950 inc single colour repaint Also 55 reg available
FORD TRANSIT FACTORY 16/17 SEAT BUS 59 reg with 38K miles, tacho, new COIF and PSV MOT £12,950 Also 10 reg £13,950 Others also available MERCEDES 616 CDI SLF BUS 2006 06 reg Up to 15 seats and 3 x wheelchairs, COIF, ex local authority so very nice, high spec, choice of 2. £17,950
VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR SHORT AND LONGER TERM HIRE
SOLD
ADL ENVIRO 300 2006 56 REG. SLF BUS - dual use options, with 60 x 3 point belted seats, SOLuseDon bus services or school contracts. PHONE FOR SPEC AND PRICE DENNIS DART CAETANO CUTLASS. Step entrance with 38 LD contracts etc. £3,450 SOschool seats and 3 point belts. Ideal FORD TRANSITS 15-17 seats, available for short term rental. Rent for one week, month or year. Up to you. Always available. Phone for details MERCEDES 413D SPRINTER 2004 04 REG. Extra long body D boot, COIF and long OLheight with 16 seats and hugeSfull MoT. £11,950
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OPTARE SOLO M950 SLIMLINE 2007 07 reg High spec, low mileage (95k), certified for 15 seats and 4 w/chairs but could be up to 33 and DDA, choice of 2. £29,950 MERCEDES 814 VARIO PLAXTON BEAVER 2 2004 54 REG. Fitted with 20 seats on tracking, and up to 10 wheelchairs, SOLDgearbox, power door, PSV, COIF and MoT, manual destination etc. long wheel base so could go to 32 seats. £14,950 IVECO DAILY 45 15 LWB HIGH ROOF 2005 55 REG. 16 seats wheelchair accessible with power door, new MoT £5,950 DENNIS DART PLAXTON SUPER POINTER. 47 fully belted D L seats, ideal for schools SO £9,450 DAF PLAXTON PREMIER 1996 PP. Fitted with 55 seats, automatic gearbox, new MOT upon sale £9,950
ADL ENVIRO 300 2002 reg Currenty fitted out as exibition / classroom, very low miles, very good condition, see website for details £17,950 LEYLAND OLYMPIAN TRI AXLE 1993 but built in UK 2004 Fitted with 87 belted seats and 28 standing, Nov 15 MOT. £9,950 VW CR50 WITH STANFORD CONVERSION 2007 07 REG. Very expensive and high spec conversion by Stamford who are recognised as the best in the industry, fitted with 14 high back seats with 3 point belts, Palfinger hideaway tail lift and capacity to carry up to 9 passengers and 2 wheelchairs, it has only covered just over 60k miles from new and is in outstanding condition, all paperwork and spare keys, ready to go £17,950 OPTARE SOLO M850 2000 W REG. One remaining with 23/25 coach seats with ramp, DDA etc £4,950 VDL SB180 2010 59 REG Cummins 6 ISB engine with MCV evolution body, only 20k miles £POA
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Beulas Mythos 13.2m / 13.7m / 14.4m Super high – 3.78m + air conditioning MAN RR4 chassis 440bhp / 480 bhp
MOSELEY (PCV) LTD Elmsall Way, Dale Lane South Elmsall Pontefract West Yorkshire WF9 2XS
Tel: 01977 609000 Fax: 01977 609900 enquiries@moseleycoachsales.co.uk www.moseleycoachsales.co.uk
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BUS & COACH
IN THE SOUTH LTD.
New Year - New used vehicle stock
2010 VDL FUTURA FHD 127.365PR INTEGRAL - 12.7mtr AUTOMATIC & EURO 4 EMISSION 53 reclining seats with individual footrests & seatback tables, courier seat, Plug entrance door, double glazing, AIR CONDITIONING, radio/PA/CD audio, DVD & 2 monitors, centre sunken demountable toilet, continental exit with powered door, water boiler, top loading fridge, Webasto heater, reverse camera, digital tachograph, cruise control, integral retarder.
2008 VDL FUTURA FHD 127.365PR INTEGRAL - 12.7mtr AUTOMATIC & EURO 4 EMISSION 53reclining seats with leather headrests, individual footrests & seatback tables, courier seat, Plug entrance door, double glazing, AIR CONDITIONING, radio/PA/CD audio, DVD & 2 monitors, centre sunken toilet, continental exit with manual door, water boiler, top loading fridge, Webasto heater, reverse camera, digital tachograph, cruise control, integral retarder.
2006 VOLVO B12M VAN HOOL ALIZEE T9 - 12.2mtr 'I' SHIFT TRANSMISSION 49/53 reclining seats with leather headrests, individual footrests, courier seat, inswing entrance door, double glazing, AIR CONDITIONING, radio/PA/CD audio, DVD & 2 monitors, navigation system, centre sunken demountable toilet, continental exit with manual door, luggage rack doors, water boiler, fridge, reverse camera, panelled rear, digital tachograph, cruise control, integral retarder, alloy wheels.
1997 VOLVO B12R JONCKHEERE MONACO - 12mtr & EURO 4 (PM) EMISSION 72 reclining seats with leather headrests & individual footrests, courier seat, plug centre entrance door, crew door, double glazing, AIR CONDITIONING, radio/PA audio, DVD & 4 monitors, lower saloon toilet compartment, water boiler, fridge, cruise control, towing equipment, Telma retarder, alloy wheels, Puritech exhaust system.
We have a comprehensive selection of quality used vehicles including touring coaches, double deck coaches, school buses and mini coaches on site at Wellington
Summerfield Avenue, Chelston Business Park, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9JF
www.moseleysouth.co.uk @MoseleySouth
/moseley south
Telephone (01823) 653000 Fax: (01823) 663502 Email: sales@moseleysouth.co.uk
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Stafford Bus Centre Specialist Bus & Coach Sales
VEHICLES AVAILABLE FOR SHORT AND LONGER TERM HIRE
www.staffordbuscentre.com
Tel: 01782 791774 07803 222552 staffordbus@btconnect.com
RENAULT MASTER TRI AXLE BUS WITH CRAZY LOW MILES OF ONLY 20,000, BUILT TO CARRY 16 SEATED PASSENGERS OR UP TO 7 WHEELCHAIRS, POWER ENTRANCE DOOR, TACHOGRAPH, MANUAL FOLD OUT REAR RAMP, REVERSING CAMERA, NO EXPENSE SPARED WHEN BUILT, FULLY REPAINTED INTO WHITE AND MOT TO MARCH 2015, CAN BE PSV WITH COIF IF REQUIRED
£14,950
Marchant’s Coaches of Cheltenham Spa have the following Buses & Coaches for sale: 2004 Mercedes Citaro 43 seats MOT 20/11/15 2002 Mercedes Citaro 41 seats MOT 1/6/15 2001 Optare Solo Mercedes 29 belted seats + 2 tip ups MOT 2/2/15 (will MOT) 2001 Plaxton Cheetah manual 25 seats MOT 14/9/15 2000 Volvo B10M manual Van Hool 57 seats MOT 24/8/15 2000 Volvo B10M manual Plaxton Paragon 57 seats MOT 21/3/15 (will MOT) 1999 Volvo B10M manual Plaxton Premiere 57 seats MOT 4/6/15 1998 Volvo B10M manual Plaxton Excalibur 48 seats MOT 12/2/15(will MOT) D MOT 8/12/15 1996 Neoplan Skyliner Mercedes 77Lseats SO
£28,000 ono £21,000 ono £15,000 ono £14,000 ono £28,000 ono £28,000 ono £25,000 ono £16,000 ono £18,000 ono
All coaches currently LEZ compliant For more information or photographs please contact Roger/Richard Marchant
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DREW WILSON coach sales
2003 MERCEDES VARIO 614D 24 coach seats, 3 point belts, luggage racks, forced air ventilation, reading lights, large drop well boot, curtains, aisle carpets, manual, slam door, new paint, 418,273 kms. £13,000 + VAT
2000 DENNIS JAVELIN 49 seats, 3 point belts, luggage racks, reading lights, forced air heating, MOT April, 154,243kms.
2001 DENNIS DART MINI POINTER 28 seats, 1 wheelchair, automatic, luggage racks, front destination.
2000 MERCEDES HISPANO 49 seats, semi auto, lap retractable belts, centre toilet, forced air heating, reading lights, TV monitor, 542,190kms.
£5,000 + VAT
£10,000 + VAT
£22,000 + VAT
1994 TOYOTA CAETANO OPTIMO 3 GL 22 coach seats with belts, power door, manual box, new paint in white, current MOT.
2004 OPTARE SOLO 18/20 seats plus 2 wheelchairs, wheelchair ramp, 3 point seatbelts, automatic, tacho, Mercedes engine, choice of 4.
£4,000 + VAT
2002 IVECO MAXIM 29 coach seats, lap retractable belts, crew seat, power door, manual gearbox, forced air, reading lights, curtains, radio cassette. £19,950 + VAT
2003 VOLVO B12M JONCKHEERE MISTRAL 50 leather coach seats, manual, 3 point belts, curtains, rear toilet, Cd/radio, monitor, forced air heating, reading lights, power door. £42,000 + VAT
1997 SCANIA IRIZAR CENTURY 51 reclining seats, toilet, lap retractable belts, crew seat, comfort shift, double glazing, tinted windows, power door, air con, repainted in white, tidy condition, 199,039kms. £9,000 + VAT
1998 MERCEDES VARIO 614D Frank Guy conversion, 15 coach seats with 3 point belts, full tracking, rear wheelchair lift, power doors, manual, tacho, radio/Cd, twin rear doors. 116,458kms, tidy condition. £5,000 + VAT
2009 MERCEDES 816 PLAXTON CHEETAH 29 coach seats with 3 point belts, double glazed, large boot, power door, 6 speed manual, dVd/Cd/radio/ PA, new/paint, LEZ compliant, new MOT, 293,718 kms. £73,000 + VAT
1998 MERCEDES 0404 HISPANO CARROCERA 49 seats + crew seat, lap belts, luggage racks, TV monitor, centre toilet, reading lights, forced air heating, automatic.
2006 MERCEDES VARIO 814D OPTARE NOUVELLE SR 29 coach seats, 3 point seatbelts, large boot, air con, luggage racks, forced air, power door, new MOT, genuine 22,6000 km, absolutely mint condition inside and out. £34,000 + VAT
1998 DENNIS JAVELIN PLAXTON PREMIERE 320 70 coach seats, Cummins engine. MOT March 2015, 417,119kms, radio cassette, 6 speed ZF manual gearbox, power door, double glazed, tinted windows, tidy retrimmed interior. £23,500 + VAT – PX CONSIDERED
1999 MERCEDES 612D VAN CONVERSION 16 seats with belts, Unwin tracking, electric wheelchair lift, manual gearbox, MOT 09-2015.
1995 VOLVO B9M VAN HOOL ALIZE 36 reclining seats, rear floor mounted toilet, manual, double glazed, tinted windows, power door. New MOT, rear servery, air conditioning. £12,000 + VAT
1999 DENNIS JAVELIN PLAXTON PREMIER 350 70 reclining seats, lap belts, centre toilet, boiler and servery, 6 speed ZF gearbox, luggage racks, forced air, reading lights, power door, very tidy, 843,751kms, new MOT. £12,000 + VAT
1998 DENNIS DART ALX300. 37 seats or 33 plus 1 wheelchair, 292,643 miles, manual ramp, seat-belted, Cummins engine, Allison auto gearbox, power door, new MOT, very tidy £4,500 + VAT
2005 MERCEDES VARIO 814D 24 seats + crew seat, KVC conversion, manua, 241285 kms, 3 points belts, rear boot, fully trimmed interior, full body skirt kit, immaculate condition. £18,000 + VAT
1998 DAF SB3000 PLAXTON PREMIERE 320 51 recliners, ZF automatic gearbox, curtains, double glazing.
2006 MERCEDES BEAVER 2 814D 33 coach seats, automatic, luggage racks, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, 3 point seatbelts, power door, SIdE LIFT, Purmo heating, destination front, side and rear. £25,000 + VAT
1989 VOLVO B10M VAN HOOL 57 seats with lap retractable belts, luggage racks, reading lights, forced air heating, manual, crew seat, power door. 121,446kms, new test, new retrim, repainted in white. £5,000 + VAT
2002 TOYOTA OPTIMO 23 reclining seats, power door, analogue tacho, radio/cassette, luggage racks, forced air heating, reading lights, MOT’d. £14,950 + VAT
1999 MERCEDES 814D 32 coach seats with 3 point belts, curtains, aisle carpet, luggage racks, reading lights, forced air heating, power door, manual gearbox. £17,500 + VAT
£17,500 + VAT
£3,000 + VAT
£18,000 + VAT
£12,000 + VAT
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2007 07 MERCEDES 816 33 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BUS 4.25 turbo diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, silver, cerificate of initial fitness, analogue tachograph, PSV, Ratcliffe underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 10 wheelchairs, electric b-fold front door, 172,000 kilometers/107,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months MOT or PSV, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 24,995 + VAT
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2006 06 PLATE MERCEDES BENZ 616CDI SPRINTER LOW FLOOR ACCESSIBLE SERVICE BUS 2.7CDi turbo diesel 160ps engine, 6 speed automatic, double electric front access plug entry doors, rear emergency exit door, fold out wheelchair access ramp, low floor with tracking for upto 3 wheelchairs, COIF for 15 seated plus 1 wheelchair or 13 seated plus 3 wheelchairs, analogue tachograph, PSV tested, ex local authority owned, 147,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £17,995 + VAT CHOICE OF 2
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2010 10 PLATE FIAT DUCATO MAXI 40 3.0 JTD 160PS KSF FREEDOM STEP ENTRY LOW FLOOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 3.0 turbo diesel 160ps euro 5 engine, semi automatic, 1 local authority owner from new, rear air suspension to allow easy access for wheelchairs, COIF for 16 passengers, PSV, digital tacho, fold out rear access ramp, low entry side step, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, full size side entry door, panoramic glass, 49,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 22,495 + VAT
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2010 10 PLATE FIAT DUCATO MAXI 40 3.0 JTD 160PS KSF FREEDOM STEP ENTRY LOW FLOOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 3.0 turbo diesel 160ps euro 5 engine, semi automatic, 1 local authority owner from new, rear air suspension to allow easy access for wheelchairs, COIF for 16 passengers, PSV, digital tacho, fold out rear access ramp, low entry side step, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, full size side entry door, panoramic glass, 50,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 22,495 + VAT
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2010 10 PLATE FIAT DUCATO MAXI 40 3.0 JTD 160PS KSF FREEDOM STEP ENTRY LOW FLOOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 3.0 turbo diesel 160ps euro 5 engine, semi automatic, 1 local authority owner from new, rear air suspension to allow easy access for wheelchairs, COIF for 16 passengers, PSV, digital tacho, fold out rear access ramp, low entry side step, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, full size side entry door, panoramic glass, 54,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 22,495 + VAT
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2006 06 PLATE MERCEDES BENZ 616CDI SPRINTER LOW FLOOR ACCESSIBLE SERVICE BUS 2.7CDi turbo diesel 160ps engine, 6 speed automatic, double electric front access plug entry doors, rear emergency exit door, fold out wheelchair access ramp, low floor with tracking for upto 3 wheelchairs, COIF for 15 seated plus 1 wheelchair or 13 seated plus 3 wheelchairs, analogue tachograph, PSV tested, ex local authority owned, 166,000 miles, very good condition supplied with 12 months PSV, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £17,995 + VAT CHOICE OF 2
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2008 57 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER FRONT ENTRY WELFARE BUS 2461cc TDI turbo diesel 161ps, 6 speed automatic gearbox, white, rear air conditioning, underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked, tracking for upto 6 wheelchairs, digital tachograph, electric front entry plug door, AVS electric side entry step, CD player, electric mirrors, rear blinds, currently fitted with 13 seats but 8 more can be to make 21 seats inc driver, 92,000 kilometers/57,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 16,995 + VAT
2004 54 MERCEDES 814 PLAXTON BEAVER 2 33 SEAT WELFARE BUS 4.25 turbo diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, yellow/green, COIF, analogue tachograph, PSV, Ratcliffe underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 10 wheelchairs, electric bi-fold front door, destination boards, 492,000 kilometers/307,000 miles, VGC, supplied with 12 months MOT or PSV, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 14,995 + VAT
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2008 08 PLATE NEW SHAPE MERCEDES SPRINTER 311CDI LWB 11 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2200 CDi turbo diesel 110ps, 6 speed manual gearbox, white, Frank Guy conversion, Ricon internal rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 3 wheelchairs plus 8 passengers, uplift skylight, CD player, electric mirrors, currently fitted with 10 passenger seats but 4 more can be added to make 14 passengers, 172,000 miles but looks and drives like 72,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 13,995 + VAT
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2005 05 MERCEDES VARIO 814 16-24 SEAT WELFARE BUS 4.25 turbo diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, Frank Guy conversion, green, Certificate Of Initial Fitness for 16 passengers, analogue tachograph, PSV, PLC Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 8 wheelchairs, electric bi-fold front door, fold-out side access step, 169,000 kilometers/105,000 miles, ex local authority owned, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 months parts and labour warranty £ 12,995 + VAT
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2005 55 PLATE MERCEDES BENZ 614 VARIO 20 SEAT MINICOACH Onyx conversion, analogue tachograph, certificate of initial for 19 passengers, PSV’D, electric plug front entry door, coach style velour seats, overhead luggage racks, large boot, uplift skylight, waiting for full respray, can be painted into any colour of your choice, supplied with 12 months PSV, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 11,995 + VAT
BEN WEAVER commercIals
2008 58 PLATE FORD TRANSIT XLWB JUMBO HIGH ROOF 11 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.4 turbo diesel 115ps, 6 speed manual gearbox, frozen white, tracking for up to 5 wheelchairs, currenlty fitted with 8 passenger seats but can be made up to 16 passnger seats, 65,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 13,995 + VAT
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2007 07 PLATE IVECO DAILY 50C15 AUTOMATIC FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR MINIBUS 3000cc turbo diesel, automatic, COIF, digital tacho, PSV, electric front entry plug door with fold out step, Ricon internal rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 6 wheelchairs, flat floor, fitted with 10 seats but additional seating can be added, remote central locking, electric windows, CD player, LEZ compliant, ex local authority owned, 76,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 12,995 + VAT
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2007 07 PLATE IVECO DAILY 50C15 AUTOMATIC FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR MINIBUS 3000cc turbo diesel, automatic, COIF, digital tachograph, PSV, electric front entry plug door with fold out step, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 6 wheelchairs, flat floor, currently fitted with 10 seats but additional seating can be added to make into 16 passenger seats, LEZ compliant, ex local authority owned, 121,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 11,795 + VAT
2003 03 MERCEDES VARIO 814 33 SEAT WELFARE BUS 4.25 turbo diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, currently yellow, waiting for white respray, Certificate of Initial Fitness for 30 seats, currently fitted with 28 seats, analogue tachograph, PSV, Ricon underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 10 wheelchairs, electric bi-fold front door, Leicester Carriage Builders conversion, 230,000 kilometers/144,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months MOT or PSV, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 13,995 + VAT
2005 05 MERCEDES 814 25 SEAT WELFARE BUS 4.25 turbo diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, Frank Guy conversion, blue, certificate of initial fitness for 16 passengers, analogue tachograph, PSV, PLS Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 8 wheelchairs, electric bi fold front door, fold out side access step, 150,000 kilometers/93,000 miles, ex local authority owned, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to RTA standards, 1 months parts and labour warranty £ 13,495 + VAT
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2007 07 PLATE IVECO DAILY 50C15 AUTOMATIC FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR MINIBUS 3000cc turbo diesel, automatic, COIF, digital tachograph, PSV, electric front entry plug door with fold out step, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 6 wheelchairs, flat floor, currently fitted with 10 seats but additional seating can be added to make into 16 passenger seats, LEZ compliant, ex local authority owned, 97,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 12,495 + VAT
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2007 07 PLATE IVECO DAILY 50C15 AUTOMATIC FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR MINIBUS 3000cc turbo diesel, automatic, COIF, digital tacho, electric front entry plug door with fold out step, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for 6 wheelchairs, fitted with 9 seats but additional seating can be added, remote central locking, electric windows, CD player, LEZ compliant, ex local authority owned, 100,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 12,495 + VAT
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2000 W REG MERCEDES VARIO 814 AUTOBUS NOUVELLE 2 29 SEAT MINICOACH 4.25 turbo diesel, white, Certificate of Initial Fitness, PSV'd until 12th November 2015, analogue tachograph, large rear boot, 588,000 kilometers/367,000 miles, very clean tidy bus that can go straight to work, supplied fully serviced to FTA standards £ 11,495 + VAT
2005 55 PLATE MERCEDES SPRINTER 416CDI 16 SEAT FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2200 CDI turbo diesel 160ps, 6 speed Sprintshift automatic gearbox, red, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked, tracking for upto 6 wheelchairs, 107,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 10,995 + VAT
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2006 06 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN LT46 13 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.5 TDI, silver, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 3 wheelchairs, electric plug side entry door with electric access step, digital tachograph, certificate of initial fitness, PSV, LEZ compliant, 104,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 8,795 + VAT
2005 05 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN LT46 16 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.5 TDI, white, Ratcliffe underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked throughout, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, COIF, PSV, electric plug side entry door, analogue tacho, LEZ compliant, 106,000 kilometers/116,000 miles, one local authority owner from new, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 8,495 + VAT
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2003 53 PLATE MERCEDES SPRINTER 413CDI 17 SEAT FRONT ENTRY WELFARE MINIBUS 2200 CDI turbo diesel 130ps, 6 speed sprintshift automatic, UV Modular conversion, Ratcliffe underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked, currently fitted with 8 seats but 9 more can be added, tracking for upto 6 wheelchairs, COIF, PSV, LEZ compliant, CD player, 2129,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 8,295 + VAT
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2005 55 PLATE IVECO DAILY IRIS 45C13 13 SEAT FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS Analogue tachograph, electric front entry plug door with low access step, Ricon internal rear wheelchair lift, tracking for upto 4 wheelchairs, 189,000 kilometers/118,000 miles excellent condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 7,495 + VAT
2003 53 PLATE MERCEDES SPRINTER LWB 313CDI WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.2 CDI turbo diesel 130ps, silver, Ricon internal rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 5 wheelchairs, LEZ compliant, 132,000 miles, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty. £ 7,495 NO VAT
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2005 54 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN LT46 17 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.5 TDI, white, Ratcliffe underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked throughout, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, COIF, PSV, analogue tachograph, LEZ compliant, 187,000 kilometers/116,000 miles, 1 local authority owner from new, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 7,495 + VAT
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2006 06 REG IVECO DAILY 40C14 13 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 3000cc turbo diesel 140ps, 6 speed manual gearbox, white, COIF for 12 passengers, analogue tacho, current PSV expires 3rd April 2015, tracking for 4 wheelchairs, Ricon underfloor rear wheelchair lift, LEZ compliant, fold out side door, access step, 4200kgs gross vehicle weight so can be driven without a d1 licence, 151,000 kilometers/94,000 miles, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 7,495 + VAT
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2002 02 PLATE (ON PRIVATE REG) MERCEDES SPRINTER 411CDI 17 SEAT MINIBUS/MINICOACH 2.2CDi turbo diesel, 5 speed manual gearbox, silver, certificate of initial fitness, analogue tachograph, PSV, overhead storage with reading lights and forced air, curtains, sunroof, CD player, 313,000 miles, good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 6,995 + VAT
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CHOICE OF FOUR 2003 53 PLATE IVECO DAILY 65C15 16 TO 23 SEAT WELFARE BUS WITH TACHOGRAPH COIF AND PSV 2800cc turbo diesel, metallic light green, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 8 wheelchairs, currently fitted with 16 passenger seats, 6 more can be added to take 22 passengers, analogue tachograph, COIF, PSV, overhead luggage storage, 132,000 kilometers/82,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 6,995 + VAT
2003 (03) 2004 (54) IVECO DAILY 65C15 23-25 SEAT WELFARE BUSES Analogue tacho, PSV, COIF for 22 passengers, PSV, 2800cc turbo diesel, white, Access underfloor rear chairlift, tracking up to 8 wheelchairs, 1 local authority from new, excellent condition, 12 months PSV and MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 6,495 +VAT
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2003 53 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN LT35 11 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.5 TDI, blue, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked throughout, tracking for up to 3 wheelchairs, ex local authority owned, 51,000 mile,s very good condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 6,295 + VAT
2003 53 PLATE IVECO DAILY IRIS 40C13 15 SEAT FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS Analogue tachograph, certificate of initial fitness, PSV, 2.8 turbo diesel 6 speed manual gearbox, white, panoramic glass, front entry door, Ratcliffe underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for upto 6 wheelchairs, LEZ compliant, 166,000 kilometers 103,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 6,495
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2004 53 PLATE IVECO DAILY 65C15 16 TO 23 SEAT WELFARE BUS WITH TACHOGRAPH COIF AND PSV 2800cc turbo diesel, metallic light blue, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 8 wheelchairs, currently fitted with 10 passenger seats, 6 more can be added to take 22 passengers, analogue tachograph, COIF, PSV, 214,000 kilometers/134,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 6,495 + VAT
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2002 52 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN LT46 16 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.5 TDI, white, Ricon underfloor rear wheelchair lift, fully tracked throughout, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, certificate of initial fitness, PSV, analogue tachograph, panoramic glass, LEZ compliant, 226,000 kilometers/141,000 miles,1 local authority owner from new, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 5,795 + VAT
2004 04 PLATE FORD TRANSIT 17 SEAT WELFARE MINIBUS White, 2.4 turbo diesel 125 ps, 5 speed manual gearbox, Chassis Developments conversion, COIF, PSV, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, 1 ex local authority owner from new, LEZ compliant, currently fitted with 8 seat seats but more can be added to make up to 16 passenger seats, 144,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 5,695 + VAT
2004 04 PLATE FORD TRANSIT 17 SEAT WELFARE MINIBUS White, 2.4 turbo diesel 125 ps, 5 speed manual gearbox, Chassis Developments conversion, COIF, PSV, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, 1 ex local authority owner from new, LEZ compliant, currently fitted with 11 seat seats but more can be added to make up to 16 passenger seats, 151,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 5,395 + VAT
2004 04 IVECO DAILY 45C11 16 SEAT FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS White 2800cc turbo diese,l 6 speed manual gearbox, Ricon internal rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 4 wheelchairs, LEZ compliant, ex local authority owned, 147000 kilometers 92000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 4,995 + VAT
2003 03 REG IVECO DAILY 45C13 11 SEAT FRONT ENTRY LONG WHEEL BASE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2800cc turbo diesel white, white, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for up to 6 wheelchairs, tachograph, LEZ compliant, currently fitted with 11 seats but can be made upto 17, 200000 kilometers, 124000 miles, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warrantry £ 4,795 + VAT
02 51 IVECO 50C13 17 SEAT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE WELFARE BUS 2.8 turbo diesel, white, Frank Guy conversion, Access rear wheelchait lift, tracking for upto 6 wheelchairs, analogue tachograph, sunroofs, ex local authority owned, 150,000 kilometers/94,000 miles, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 month nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 4,495 + VAT
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2002 02 PLATE IVECO DAILY IRIS 40C13 17 SEAT FRONT ENTRY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUS 2.8 turbo diesel, 6 speed manual gearbox, white, certificate of initial fitness, analogue tachograph, PSV, panoramic glass, electric front entry plug door, Access underfloor rear wheelchair lift, tracking for upto 6 wheelchairs, LEZ compliant, 150,000 kilometers 95,000 miles, very good condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 1 months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 4,995 + VAT
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K12 EUR Volvo B12B Caetano Enigma 2005 MoT Nov-15, 707k, 49 seats, LEZ, automatic gearbox Price £45k + VAT •••••• K11 EUR Volvo B12B Caetano Enigma 2005 MoT Nov-15, 713k, 49 seats, LEZ, automatic gearbox Price £45k + VAT •••••• TAX 1X Volvo B12M Sunsundegui Sideral 2003 MoT Sep-15, 462k, 49 seats, LEZ, manual gearbox Price £35k + VAT •••••• R7 EUR Volvo B12B Sunsundegui Sideral 2004 MoT Sep-15, 513k, 49 seats, LEZ, automatic gearbox Price £40k + VAT •••••• K7 EUR Mercedes Setra S315 GTHD 2003 MoT Feb-15, 756k, 48 seats, LEZ, manual gearbox Price £35k + VAT •••••• K6 EUR Mercedes Setra S315 GTHD 2003 MoT Nov-15, 401k, 48 seats, LEZ, manual gearbox Price £35k + VAT •••••• K3 EUR Mercedes Setra S315 GTHD 2005 MoT Aug-15, 659k, 48 seats, LEZ, automatic gearbox Price £55k + VAT •••••• K10 EUR Mercedes Setra S415 HD 2004 MoT Apr-15, 680k, 48 seats, LEZ, automatic gearbox Price £50k + VAT •••••• K8 EUR Volvo B12M Vanhool Alizee T9 2005 MoT Mar-15, 525k, 49 seats, LEZ, automatic gearbox Price £65k + VAT •••••• OO 7056 Mercedes Setra S315 GTHD 2000 MoT May-15, 706k, 48 seats, manual gearbox Price £25k + VAT Part Ex for newer ••••••
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Brand New coach-built Mercedes 516 CDi Euro 6 Ferqui Soroco 19 high back reclining seats, 3 point belts, AC, DG, reading lights, power door, tow-bar and boot.
Brand New Coach-built Mercedes Atego Ferqui F5 34, 36 or 38 high back seats, 3 point belts, air conditioning, double glazing, reading lights, power door, curtains, large boot. Orders now being taken.
Brand New coach-built Mercedes 516 CDi Euro 6 Ferqui Soroco 16 high back reclining seats, 3 point belts, AC, DG, reading lights, power door, and large boot.
2013 Mercedes 516 CDi Soroco 16 high back leather seats, 3 point belts, AC, DG, DVD system, power door, large boot, metallic paint, balance of manufacturers warranty.
2011 Mercedes Benz 516 CDi Sprinter 16 high back leather trimmed seats, 3 point belts, air conditioning, forced air, reading lights, large boot, metallic paint, low mileage.
2010 Mercedes 516 CDi Soroco 16 high back seats, 3 point belts, AC, DG, forced air, reading lights, power door and large boot.
2010 Mercedes 515 CDi Soroco 19 high back seats, 3 point belts, AC, DG, forced air, reading lights, power door, metallic paint and boot.
2008 58 Reg Mercedes 816 Unvi Riada 29 high back seats, 3 point belts, AC, forced air, reading lights, power door and large boot.
2007 57 Reg Ford Transit 16 high back seats, 3 point belts.
2007 57 Reg Mercedes Soroco 16 high back leather trimmed seats, 3 point belts, AC,DG, forced air, reading lights, power door, large boot.
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VOSA AUTHORISED TESTING FACILITY Commercial Garage Equipment Midlands Ltd (CGE) are one of the main providers of ATF Lanes to the CV Market ATF lane includes: - CAD drawing - Civil work - Brake tester approved for all classes - Prefabricated steel pit - Headlight tester - Play detectors - Radius plates - Pit jacks / jacking beams - Optional class 4 / 7 testing - Gas & smoke analyser
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Christmas Day: A mixed day. Mourn the loss of my brother and grandmother (the one who used to make cakes for colleagues at Tanat Valley and Travel West Midlands), who I spent many a happy Christmas with. While I’m round at my in-laws in Peterborough, I secretly long to escape to be on my own – but when you try to please everyone, the only one you end up not pleasing is yourself. Boxing Day: Enjoy a meal at a rateable Peterborough pub with my in-laws and my brother and sister in-law. Frustratingly, the weather turns wintry ‘back home,’ so postpone my eagerly anticipated trip until the morning. December 27: Drive to the Welsh borderland alone, allowing my better half to spend quality time with her family. My coach and bus driver training comes into the fore – dynamic risk assessments are in overdrive. Spot several near misses. If only motorists had PCVlike training… December 29: While shopping in Oswestry, catch up with some former Tanat colleagues, including one who is a retired Met officer, who I always got on particularly well with. December 30: Enjoy our annual post-Christmas trip on the Ffestiniog Railway. Snap some stock pics for CBW too. New Year’s Eve: A relaxing day with my parents. Drive back to Peterborough in the evening. New Year’s Day: Work on CBW, while my better half ploughs on with her work.
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Brighton & Hove’s school book buses Rob Carron from Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company got into contact with CBW to share these images of the book buses that are being used at a school to encourage reading. The company was approached by one of its drivers Samantha Heselden (@busdriversam) on Twitter who has previously been a teacher and still retains good links with her old school Mile Oak Primary School in Mile Oak, Brighton.
The school actively encourages reading by having book buses that take books to the class rather than children going to the library. Samantha raised the issue that these buses were in need of repair and approached Managing Director Martin Harris and Engineering Director Steve Ambury from Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company who agreed to refurbish them. There are four buses in total that were going to be refurbished but once
Travelwest website taken down by illiterate hacker Islamic extremist hackers brought down a journey planning website, thinking it provided travel for the entire western world, including the United States. DarkShadow attacked the TravelWest website, which only provides information and timetables to travellers who wish to take a bus or cycle in the West Country of the UK, including Bristol and the surrounding areas.
Based in Tunisia and the Ivory Coast, Darkshadow has reportedly also hacked Philippine Airlines and the El Salvador government’s websites. The hacking message displayed
one was brought in the body shop guys rose to the challenge and created a brand new one based on their service 1 livery that operates past the school. This has now been taken further with the introduction of Brighton & Hove buses partnering the school to promote Maths champions by supplying branded t-shirts to the winners. There are plans to launch the new buses at a special assembly on January 9.
information about these previous hacks, in addition to a link to the group’s Facebook page while Arabic music played in the background. The message read: “Hacked by darkshadow, Arab Security, Muslum (sic) Hacker.” However, cynics like us are doubtful the group was responsible for the hack because the perpetrators misspelt the word ‘Muslim.’ We presume they just couldn’t hack it…
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New role filled at Grayson Thermal Systems Grayson Thermal Systems has appointed Matthew Hateley as Client Account Manager and Business Development. Matthew joins Grayson from commercial property consultants GVA where he spent three years as a Chartered Building Surveyor, responsible for project management and for providing technical and professional advice to numerous clients. Matthew previously worked at Grayson in the role of Sales and Marketing Assistant, during his studies
at Birmingham City University. Of his new role Matthew said: “I’m very excited to be working for such a successful UK manufacturer. “Export is a key focus for Grayson and it’s a very exciting time to be returning to the company. “Despite greatly enjoying my previous career in the property industry, I felt that this was an excellent opportunity to help further expand the business into new global territories. “I’m certainly looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.”
Ian Luckett made Chartered Fellow Ian Luckett, a director of Farehambased Lucketts Travel Group, has been made a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the transport sector. “I am delighted to have been made a Chartered Fellow of the CILT,” said Ian. It is a great personal award but more importantly this is an award for the whole of the Lucketts
Travel Group business because it is recognition of the great work that we are doing right across the entirety of the business. We are very proud of everything we have achieved with Lucketts Travel Group this far and we remain ambitious with a strong drive to grow the business even more over the years to come. “The Chartered Fellowship award is clear recognition from the industry that we are doing a really good job in establishing Lucketts Travel Group as one of the foremost companies in the sector.”
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Reading Buses promotes drivers to the control room Three new control room appointments have been announced by Reading Buses. Improvements to route frequencies has resulted in more buses and drivers on the road and the need to increase behind the scenes
staff to manage the operation. As a result, three drivers have been promoted; Harley Spendelow, to Control Room Assistant, and Javed Kayani and Alan Campbell who have both been made inspectors.
Assistant Operations Manager An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Operations Manager to join Selwyns Travel Limited, part of the wider RATPDEV UK group. Based at our Runcorn Office the right candidate shall develop skills within a busy traffic office and achieve further promotion within the Company/Group. Experience in a similar role is essential preferably educated to degree level. Reporting directly to the Operations Director you will demonstrate the ability and enthusiasm to learn and develop within the business. Behavioural Competencies • • • • • •
Communication to staff at all levels. Confident with organisational leadership skills IT Literate – an IT qualification is an advantage. Pro-active enthusiastic with a desire to succeed Work under pressure Full UK Driving Licence
Duties/Responsibilities You will cover all aspects of work within a traffic office, training and support will be given in the following aspects. • Traffic Office administration • Vehicle utilisation. • Sales Office – quoting, allocation of work maximising Company assets against market conditions. • Engineering Dept. – General working knowledge of the Dept. • Customer care. • Compliance. • EU Drivers Hours. • Recruitment retention of staff. • Complaint and accident investigations. • Workforce duty planning. • Oversee of staff training.
Harley, 29, of Tilehurst, has been a driver with Reading Buses for the last four and a half years. He said: “It is giving me the chance to use my brain and practice problem solving. “For me it is a step up the ladder and every step is a new learning curve. I am determined to push myself to the limits and improve myself as much as I can.” Javed said: “It is harder than I thought, but the control room team is
really nice and helpful. I am getting on with everyone very well. “As a driver, I always enjoyed a good relationship with inspectors and the control room personnel. I want to learn everything I can and see if I can go even further.” Alan, 55, has spent the last five years as a Reading Buses driver. “I enjoyed the fact I covered most of the routes including the ‘rurals’, particularly jet black and the leopard,” he said.
Choose something better. Choose Derbyshire. Senior Technician - Network
DCC/14/3357 Grade 9 £23,108 - £24,792 per annum Countywide A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Integrated Transport Group responsible for managing the Council's supported local bus network and public bus infrastructure. Working in a small dedicated team providing advice and support on passenger transport highways matters, you will be responsible for co-ordinating the supply and maintenance of public transport infrastructure, including the distribution and display of information and publicity, as well as monitoring the operation of the Council's contracted services. Applicants should have an understanding of public transport operations and technical and practical experience of the maintenance of infrastructure. Application packs for all vacancies are available online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs or from Call Derbyshire on 08 456 058 058 Closing date: 11 January 2015 We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone.
Hours of work are 40 hours minimum p.w. Basic salary £25,000 p.a. plus a company car. Submit your C.V. to Diane Kerr, HR Dept., Selwyns Travel Limited, Old Hall, Cavendish Farm Road, Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4LU. Email: dk@selwyns.co.uk
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