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Optare's Double Debut
• Optare has unveiled details of its first double-decker, developed in partnership with Daf Bus and Alusuisse. The bus, which has yet to be named, is due to debut at the Bus &......
Northern Counties Contenders
• The receiver of Wigan-based bus builder Northern Counties has had two offers for the firm, but must wait for a creditors' meeting to get the go-ahead to consider them. The......
Stagecoach Rolls Over Fife Players
• Stagecoach has beaten an in-house management team to win the battle for SBG subsidiary Fife Scottish (CM 11-17 July). A judge at a judicial review last week said the bosses'......
Bedwas Converts ▪ Bodybuilder Bedwas Is
selling two capacity PV600 parcels van bodies for conversion to welfare PCt's (CM 30 May-6 June).......
Talking Stops • London Bus Will Have Talking Bus Stops
working by Christmas. They will tell passengers when the next bus is due.......
Rifkind Sympathy • Malcolm Rifkind Is "sympathetic To The...
to get public transport right", says the Bus & Coach Council, following its first meeting with the Transport Secretary last week.......
Constant Travel • Bus Travel In London Will Stay Virtually
constant in 1991/92 at 301 million km (299 million in 1990/91), according to London Transport's latest annual plan.......