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Minibus Bust-up
• The failure of BET Group subsidiary United Transport International to reach agreement with the newly-formed West Yorkshire Public Transport Company on bus operations in the......
Tickets Trial
El Bus passengers in Oldham are currently taking part in a trial run of a new type of ticketing machine. The trials are part of an eight-year project involving PTEs in West......
'lives Remain At Risk'—acc
• The introduction of proposed vehicle safety features in new coaches should be speeded up, according to the Association of County Councils. The Department of Transport expects......
In Brief
• Coach and tour operator REW Beavis from Bussage near Stroud has added its first Scania coach to the company's fleet of ten vehicles. The new coach, supplied by Stuart Johnson......
• Daf Is To Produce A Right-hand Drive Version Of
its SB220 city bus underframe, The low floor 12metre bus chassis has a horizontal rear-mounted 11.6 litre engine developing 124 or 160kW (166 or 214hp).......
• Dutch Coachbuilder Den Oudsten Has Launched This Ultra Low
floor city bus at the Amsterdam RAI bus and coach show, (see page 27). It is powered by a side-mounted Oaf 8.25 litre engine.......
• The Strike By Strathclyde's Bus Mechanics And Skilled...
is over. The strike began on September 5 after three mechanics at Larkfield Garage, Glasgow, were suspended for refusing to carry out new working practices. The management......