Plaxton: New Alloy Single

• In a further move outside its traditional luxury coach business, Plaxton has developed a single-deck aluminium citybus. The first prototypes are now being built on Scania N113......

More Mileage • Local Bus Mileage Outside London Increased By

about 2% last year, despite a fall of about 3% in the number of local service journeys. Inside the London area local bus mileage increased by 2%, but passenger journeys fell by......

Super Signs • London Transport Is Considering A .21m Display

system similar to those on London Underground for a 12-month trial from the middle of next year on routes between Wembley, Sudbury and the City.......

Rising Revenue • London United Attributes A 60% Rise In

fare revenue to its increase in service frequency and the replacement of double-deckers with 55 Dennis Darts. It plans to take delivery of another 39 Dart midis early next year......

Leicester Loop

• Leicestershire-based bus and coach operator GK Kinc.h has taken on its first minibuses. Three Reeve Burgess-bodied MercedesBenz 709Ds are being used for a five-year contract......

Electric Electro • This 20-seater Electrically Powered...

Lard l Electro Citybus, was launched by conversion specialist Larag earlier this month at the 'ET 90' exhibition in Basle, Switzerland. It is based on the Fiat Ducato/ALKO......

Uk-bound: 18m Altano Artic

• Van Hool plans to launch an 18m articulated version of its high-deck T816 Altano into the UK next June. Left-hand-drive models of the TG822 are already being produced; the......

Blundred Routes Revival Doubtful

• It is unlikely that any of Harry Blundred's defunct Dockland Transit routes will be revived, but some of its drivers and all of the minibuses will be transferred (CM 22-28......