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FRONT COVER: coachandbusweek @cbwtweets ANDY IZATT 6.6k 5.5k Followers FollowersCoach & Bus Week, 3 The Office A commitment has been made to ensure all new single-deckers operating in central London will be zero emission.Village, Cygnet Park, Forder Way, RICHARD SHARMANHampton, Peterborough PE7 8GXSwitchboard 01733 293240 To curb climate change, back the busWeb www.cbwmagazine.com O n Monday 8 October, the think pressure will not be directed at motorists isDistributed by Seymour Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new that yet again, fuel duty is to be frozen. This isEDITORIAL climate change report. This report something that I personally find astonishing even without this latest climate change report. Fuel dutyJoint Deputy EditorJames Day 01733 293243 has gone so far as to say that the is a tax, and one of the main uses of taxes is [email protected] world is way off course to keep the global disincentivise certain products and activitiesJoint Deputy EditorAndrew Izatt 01733 293244 temperature increase from rising more than 1.5°C which are judged to have a negative impact,[email protected] above pre-industrial levels – beyond which there is without taking the nuclear option of outlawingJournalist a serious risk of the planet becoming significantly them. Climate change has been widely accepted asPeter Jackson 01733 [email protected] less habitable. Even if commitments made in the one of, if not the biggest danger facing society inJournalist 12 December 2015 Paris Agreement are followed the future, so why on earth has there not been theRayanne Baker 01733 [email protected] to the letter, ‘it is not good enough,’ the report says. political courage to disincentivise driving forJournalist It is feared that this 1.5°C level could be reached almost a decade?Richard Sharman 01733 [email protected] as soon as 2030. Looking at data on global If coach and bus operators are to bear the bruntArt Director Luke Ochrombel temperature records and sea ice levels over the of renewed movement towards zero emissionContributors David Bell, Steve Hodgson, Tony last few decades makes for some frightening vehicles, I do hope the powers that be are willingHunter, Kris Lake, Nick Larkin, Alan Payling,Mike Sheather, Angela Youngman reading. to do more to help the industry pay for it. ThereADVERTISING, Assuming that this report is taken seriously by the needs to be some realisation that increasinglyPRODUCTS AND SERVICES UK Government, which I sincerely hope it is, we targeting coaches in particular in clean air zonesAdvertising Manager should probably expect increasing pressure on has the potential to destroy the second-handCaroline Barnes 01733 [email protected] the coach and bus industry to lead the way market which operators rely on when they when it comes to reducing the impact of renew their fleets. Combined withVEHICLES AND RECRUITMENT transport on climate change. The industry does continued unwillingness to thaw the fuelGeneral Manager of course have a big environmental duty freeze, the country could find itselfGemma Ireland 01733 [email protected] responsibility as a substantial producer of with a small number of incredibly cleanAdvertising Production carbon emissions, but it has also in recent years coaches and buses and an enormousSarah Ward 01733 [email protected] been repeatedly seen as the easiest target. number of cars, travelling at There is much less political will to target other, increasingly slow, inefficient andAdvertising Executive arguably more polluting modes of transport. polluting speeds. nJacquiline Peacock 01733 [email protected] One recent development that makes me James Day, Joint Deputy EditorPUBLISHING ANDMARKETINGPublisherJonathan Taylor 01733 [email protected] ExecutiveLorraine Jackson 0800 024 [email protected] ExecutiveEmily Dougall 01733 [email protected] subscription rate for 51 issues:UK £89.99; Europe/Eire £145; USA andRoW £295; ONLINE £45.99ISSN: 1351-3877© 2018 Coach and Bus Week Ltd. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced in any formor system or in any means without the writtenpermission of the directors. This is considered abreach of copyright and action will be taken wherethis occurs. This magazine must not be lent, sold,hired or otherwise disposed of in a mutilatedcondition or in any authorised cover by way, or bytrade, or annexed to any publication or advertisingmatter without first obtaining written permissionfrom the directors.The opinions and views expressed by authors andcontributors within Coach & Bus Week are notnecessarily those of the Editor or its publisher Coachand Bus Week Ltd.Get 51 issues Subscribe today! for £89.99 Visit www.cbwmagazine.com/subscribe for more detailsand SAVE£63.50 a yearwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 3

CONTENTS16 Lifting the lid on OPERATOR PROFILE megabus.com has just celebrated 15 years of delivering innovation to the express coach market; it has come a long way since it started in 2003 by operating ex-Hong Kong Leyland Olympians between Oxford and London22 PASSENGER PERSPECTIVE To follow up on our megabus.com feature, we took a tour on a megasightseeing. com service to see how the two-hour tour provides value for money in the capital26 OPERATOR PROFILE Jamie Ndlovu, Managing Director of TJ’s Travel, never expected to be running a transport operation. But now, 10 years and 15 vehicles later, the West Yorkshire-based firm is going from strength to strength30 OPINION Cy Wilkinson, Managing Director of steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, explains why bus manufacturers cannot dismiss quality engineering in favour of an eco-friendly fleet32 TRAPEZE COLUMN Trapeze’s Pete Adney discusses how depot managers can more effectively manage their time to get more value out of their working hours36 COACHING Alan Payling considers the opportunities for free publicity that are available to coach operators via press releases for their local newspapers40 INDUSTRY GUIDE TOP STORIES REGULARS This week’s Industry Guide examines suppliers of digital technology and how it 06 l PM announces ninth 06 l News can enhance coach and bus operations consecutive year of fuel 14 l International News duty freeze 48 l Big Picture50 SUPPLIER PROFILE 56 l Deliveries This year’s UK Bus Awards ceremony is fast 08 l Wrightbus confirms 91 l Last Stop approaching. Steve Cresswell, Director of new Hong Kong Orders 92 l People Sales at the organisation, told us about the work involved to decide this year’s winners 10 l UK Bus Awards reveals www.cbwmagazine.com 2018 shortlist52 INDUSTRY HERITAGE The latest news and developments in the world of industry heritage vehicles4 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018

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FTSE 100 SHARE Index: 7,292.95p Price: 613.20p Price: 89.25p Price: 1,630.00pNEWS WATCH Year High: 7,877.46p Year High: 680.20p -14.80p Year High: 119.60p -3.60p Year High: 2,004.00p -7.00p Year Low: 6,888.69p -224.45p Year Low: 533.50p on last Year Low: 76.15p on last Year Low: 1,310.00p on last on last week week week weekFuel duty to remain frozen for ninth year Theresa May said the Government would not ‘thaw out’ its fuel duty freeze policyTheresa May commits to In response to the statement, Greener Journeys criticised leadership and make the rightno fuel duty increase in the Bus Users UK called for bus the freeze, stating it would decision.autumn budget, but campaign operators to be exempt from have a damaging impact on airgroups are critical that it will fuel duty, ‘in order to offer quality and public health in “Past fuel duty freezes haveencourage car use a more sustainable and less the UK, and lead to worsening already made the price of fuel polluting alternative to the car.’ congestion. at the pump 13% cheaper thanPrime Minister Theresa it would otherwise be andMay has announced at the Claire Walters, Chief Claire Haigh, Chief Executive resulted in up to 200 millionConservative Party Conference Executive of Bus Users UK, of Greener Journeys, said: fewer bus journeys over thethat fuel duty is to be frozen said: “A freeze on fuel duty “Extending the freeze on fuel same period. Greener Researchfor the ninth consecutive year. will encourage greater car use, duty is a disastrous move shows that the Government’s which will add to the traf�ic which will have a severe impact continued freeze on fuel duty In her speech, she said: “For and pollution in our already on air pollution and public has caused there to be 4% moremillions of people, their car is heavily congested town and health in the UK. Roadside traf�ic and an additional 4.5not a luxury, it’s a necessity. city centres. air pollution is causing up to million tonnes of carbon dioxideSome have wondered if there 50,000 early deaths a year, and emissions and 12,000 tonneswould be a thaw in our policy “Exempting buses from we know that cars and vans are of harmful NOx emissions, by[to freeze fuel duty] this year. fuel duty until they move the primary cause. encouraging people to abandon onto greener fuels will help public transport in favour of “Today I can con�irm, operators to offer a genuinely “We urgently need a shift their cars.given the high oil price, the viable alternative to the car, away from car use and towardschancellor will freeze fuel duty as well as providing access to more sustainable public “It is the poorest in societyonce again in his budget later transport for the millions of transport, but today’s decision who cannot afford a car whothis month.” people who either aren’t able to will do the opposite. We urge suffer the most from this drive or choose not to.” the Government to show policy.”Tributes paid to Clarkes of London driver Mick FerrisA Clarkes of London coach 17th �loor of the same building “We are aware of reports in released a statement followingdriver has died after he was during construction. the news of a tragic incident in his death.struck by a window pane London involving the death of awhich fell 250 feet from a Mick’s son, Daniel Ferris, man who is named as a Clarkes It said: “Everyone at Westpenthouse �lat on the banks of paid tribute to his father on of London driver. Ham United is shocked andthe Thames in London. Facebook, writing: “My family saddened by the sudden and were shocked by the news that “The Police are yet to of�icially tragic death of Mick Ferris, Mick Ferris, 53, was my dad's been killed suddenly con�irm the victim’s identity a lifelong Hammers fan. Ourpronounced dead at the scene in London. Heartbroken isn't and we wish to respect the thoughts at this time are withon Tuesday 2 October after the word to describe how family’s right to privacy in not Mr Ferris’s family and friends.”the window fell from the 27th myself and the family feel. releasing any details without�loor of the Corniche Tower in their permission. Comedian James Corden alsoVauxhall. \"I love you so much dad and paid tribute: “I’m so saddened I'll think about you every day. “Our thoughts and sympathy by the passing of Mick Ferris. It was later revealed that My lifelong idol. Always in my are with the family at this He was a huge West Ham fana similar incident occurred heart and mind.\" dif�icult time.” and has passed away in thein August 2017, when two most sudden of circumstances.workmen had a narrow escape A statement from Mick’s Mick Ferris was known to be My thoughts are with his familyafter a window fell from the employer, National Express- an avid fan of West Ham United and everyone who knew him.” owned Clarkes of London, read: football club, and the club6 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

Price: 399.00p Price: 154.70p Price: 56.00p Price: 215.00p Price: 3.25pYear High: 426.60p +4.00p Year High: 188.20p -3.60p Year High: 61.00p +0.50p Year High: 287.50p +8.00p SAME on last Year Low: 124.30p on last Year Low: 51.00p on last Year Low: 170.00p on last Year High: 3.80p on lastYear Low: 337.20p week week week week Year Low: 2.00p weekAvon Buses ceases trading, blamingyoung person’s discount schemeAvon Buses of Wirral suddenly The services of an Insolvency An Avon Buses Dennis Dart SLF with Caetano Nimbus bodywork iswent into administration on Practitioner have been engaged pictured in Higher Bebington. TOM HARRISON/NORTH WEST BUS BLOGFriday 5 October. to deal with the closure and all the legal issues related to the 80% of Avon's cash ticket sales \"We have advised MerseyTravel In a letter to staff, George company’s position. were to adults with just 20% to on numerous occasions that thisLewis, Managing Director of young people. Now just 37% of is not a sustainable situationAvon Buses, wrote: “It is with “Finally, I would like to ticket sales are to adults, with and their response has beenthe greatest of regret that I am thank you for your service and 54% on MyTickets. unsympathetic. They suggesthaving to write to you today to dedication given to the company that the increase in MyTicketadvise you that with immediate over the years and I extend my \"As MyTicket is essentially sales shows a growth in youngeffect your position within the best wishes to yourself and your a discounted half fare, a people travelling by bus. Thecompany, Avon Buses Limited families at this very dif�icult substantial part of our revenue reality is that the increase iswill be made redundant. time, and wish you every from adult tickets has been merely abstracting from the success for the future.” halved and this has had a number of adult passengers “Some of you may be aware massive negative effect on our using the bus.\"that over the past nine months, Speaking to the Liverpool revenues. As our passengerthe marketplace in which Echo, George Lewis blamed numbers fall well short of Arriva has stepped in towe operate has become very MerseyTravel’s MyTicket those experienced by the larger provide partial coverage ofchallenging. The company has for much of its dif�iculties. bus companies we have been Avon's 10A, 18, 122 and 83been losing signi�icant amounts The ticket was launched in unable to absorb these losses. services.of money over this period of 2014 and at the time offeredtime. My advisors and myself unlimited bus travel for £2 perhave explored all options day for under 15s. This hasavailable to us to try to raise since been extended to under-some additional funding for the 19s. He claimed he was notcompany, however our efforts consulted about the scheme, orhave been unsuccessful. its extension to under-19s the following year, and stated that “After considering this because there was no need tomatter at great length, the only show proof of age, the schemeconclusion that can be arrived was ‘open to serious abuse.’at is that the company ceasestrading with immediate effect. He added: “Before MyTicket,Express Motors directors found guilty of fraudThe owner of Penygroes-based Caernarfon Crown Court Additionally, 77-year-old Eric, fraudulent claims, andExpress Motors Eric Wyn Jones heard that one such pass had Ian (53), Keith (51) and Kevin conspiring to launder moneyand his three sons – Ian Wyn, been swiped 23,000 times, and (54) were found guilty of failing from Express Motors.Keith and Kevin Wyn – have it also emerged that one pass to declare over £500,000 wortheach been found guilty of fraud. had been used thousands of of cash which passed through “It’s clear that there can only times even after its owner had their own bank accounts in a be one sentence for offending The jury unanimously voted died. bid to avoid paying tax. of this nature, and that is aagainst the group of directors, custodial sentence.”who were convicted after In total, 32 lost or stolen Judge Timothy Petts said:claiming money back from concessionary passes were used “You have been found guilty The four men, along with busGwynedd Council for 88,000 to commit the fraud between of serious offences in relation driver Rheinallt Williams whofake journeys using over-60s June 2012 and July 2014, to the �leecing of the local had previously pleaded guilty,concessionary bus passes. according to the Daily Post. authority by submitting are expected to be sentenced before the end of October. Novadata is one of the Contact Us: country’s leading providers of transport related training, Tel: 01376 552 999 Email: [email protected] services and products. Driver CPC Drivers’ Hours LawManagement CPC Tachograph AnalysisDigital Tachograph Operator Licence Awarenesswww.novadata.co.ukwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 7

NEWSWrightbus announces two neworders for Hong KongThese new orders bringthe total number of busbodywork orders won by thecompany in Hong Kong in thelast two years to 484 unitsWrightbus has announced KMB has ordered I5O vehicles from wrightbustwo major vehicle orders fromoperators in Hong Kong. “Working closely with our Kong since we shipped the first at our facility in Ballymena and partners Volvo, we have bus in 2001. will provide a real boost for Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has supplied almost 1,500 double- our workforce and the localordered 150 units and its sister deckers for operation in Hong “The Hong Kong double- economy.”company, LongWin Bus, is takinga further 10. All are double- deckers will be manufactureddecker vehicles with Wrightbusbodywork and Volvo chassis. Wrightbus has also receivedan order for seven buses forNew World First Bus (NWFB)and 46 for its sister companyCity Bus Ltd. These vehicles arealso built on a Volvo chassis. Both orders will bemanufactured at the newWrightbus campus in Gracehill,Ballymena. The buses for KMBwill be among the first to beproduced and delivered fromthe remodelled facility. Group Business & ProductDevelopment Director, JohnMcLeister, said: “We are honouredto receive these two neworders from our long-standingcustomers in Hong Kong.OnniBus.com sold by Souter InvestmentsSouter Investments has with OnniBus.com we will get OnniBus.com and Koiviston Auto are joining forces, combining twoannounced that OnniBus.com, a a great deal of new knowledge Finnish public transport businessesFinnish intercity bus operator, in marketing, online sales andhas been acquired by Koiviston dynamic pricing. These are to working with Antti and his and to provide other servicesAuto. exactly the things we need team to integrate OnniBus. to our customers. The future in order to offer even better com and Koiviston, creating is very bright, and we see Lauri Helke, Chief Executive service to our customers. a bigger, better and more great potential for continuedof OnniBus.com, said: “I am convenient network of travel, growth.”very happy to announce that “The intercity network ofOnniBus.com and Koiviston OnniBus.com will be expandedAuto are joining forces, and the great OnniBus.combining two iconic Finnish com brand and servicespublic transport businesses. will be developed under the supervision of the present “Together we are well placed OnniBus.com management.”to continue the OnniBus.com growth story and we Lauri Helke added: “From alook forward to developing customer perspective there willmany new business ideas and be no change to what OnniBus.opportunities as part of the com does. We remain totallyKoiviston group.” focussed on providing our customers with consistently Antti Norrlin, Chief Executive great service and developingof Koiviston Auto, added: innovative, fantastic value“Growing by acquisitions has travel choices.always been a part of KoivistonAuto’s strategy. By teaming up “Over time we look forward8 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

Join the discussion on Find us on Facebook Join our flickr group. Twitter by following us at www.facebook.com/ Search groups: coach Fol6lo.6wkers at @cbwtweets L5i.k5eks coachandbusweek Jogirnouthpe and bus week magazineASLEF 158 extras:drivers Timebus RML2442strike on is seen alongsideCentral MegasightseeingLine 18496 at Stratford Bus Station. KRIS LAKEOn Friday 5 October there wasa 24hr strike by ASLEF driverson the Central Line, which sawno service on the line for mostof the day. Well over 70 extra buses weredrafted in to cover numerousday and night routes in bothEast and West London.Parrott Motors Ltd has its licence revokedBridgend-based Parrot Motors position within the EU until that involved a fatality, which running on 22 June 2018, he takes a specialist transport raised the operator’s insurance leaving students stranded.Ltd’s operator licence has been manager refresher course. premium by 100% with only Richard Parrott has indicated 48 hours’ notice prior to The Traf�ic Commissioner forrevoked with immediate effect that he would retire from the the insurance renewal date. Wales, Nick Jones, said: “The industry and not seek to return. Richard Parrott said that heand the operator has been felt the business was no longer requirement to give proper�ined £1,100. The decision was made after viable and as a result he made an application to cancel two the decision to cease services. notice is set down in law for This was due to the operator registered services with an good reason. It affords an end date that was less than Richard Parrott claimed opportunity for local transportfailing to meet the requirement the required 56 days’ notice; that an attempt was made toof �inancial standing, the services then ceased almost ensure replacement services authorities to seek alternativesrequirement to be of good immediately. so that local students would not be inconvenienced. if appropriate, and importantlyrepute, the requirement to be Richard Parrott explained Richard Parrott’s claim was his reasoning, stating that in contradicted by Bridgend it gives the travelling publicprofessionally competent and November 2017 a taxi which County Borough Council who notice of changes. the operator leased to a driver reported that services stoppedfailing to operate a local bus was involved in an accident “Withdrawing servicesservice. without notice is something Transport Manager, Richard that reduces public con�idence in local bus services and doesThomas Parrott, has also lost his nothing to encourage greaterrepute as a transport manager, public use of buses.”and was disquali�ied fromholding or applying for any newSevern Bridge Toll scrapped Having a �irm date for the The bridges will continue to end of tolling now means be maintained as part of theThe Government has Alun Cairns, Secretary of State work can begin on plans to operational maintenance work.announced that from 17 remove the toll booths, realignDecember the M48 Severn for Wales at the Conservative the carriageway and ensure Customers will be informedBridge and M4 Prince of Wales party conference on 2 October. that customers can travel in the coming weeks to ensureBridge will be toll-free. safely over the bridges once they know what to do with The original plans to remove the charges are removed. their TAG accounts and devices The end of tolling date tolls were �irst announced by once tolling ends.announcement was made by the Government as an election pledge in 2017. EXPRESS PARTS DELIVERY uuu OEM Parts Supply...www.master-part.co.uk ...its in our DNA Call: 01909 480490 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 Portland House, Claylands Avenue, Dukeries Ind.Est, Workshop, Notts, S81 7BQwww.cbwmagazine.com

NEWSUK Bus Awards 2018 shortlist announced Troxy will host this year’s award ceremony on 20 NovemberDozens of operators and Ben Coghlan – Stagecoach Institute of Logistics and Steven Irvine – Stagecoachindividuals are recognised Manchester Transport; Bus Driver Routeway Manchester; and Jamesas finalists for 19 different Environment Award – Go North East; Social seating – Kearney – Trent Bartonawards Go South Coast, Swindon's Bus Top Independent Operator Electric vehicles – Lothian Company; On-Board Passenger Marshalls of Sutton-on-Trent;The UK Bus Awards’ 2018 Buses; Liverpool Bus Alliance Information System – Lothian Ensignbus; Prentice Coaches;shortlist was announced – Merseytravel and Partners; Buses; How do I catch a bus? – Scarlet Band Bus and Coach;across social media on Tuesday World's largest fleet of bio-gas Stagecoach East Scotland; and and Uno Bus Northampton9 October, with over 100 double-deckers – Nottingham VecTive – Vectare Top London Bus Driverindividuals, organisations and City Transport; and World's Putting Passengers Firstprojects claiming their place in first zero emission electric Jim Hart – Abellio London;the London final. The awards double-decker – Optare Make My Mainline – The Christine Watkins – Arrivaceremony will take place at TfL Award for London Bus Burnley Bus Company; Re- London; David Harris – ArrivaTroxy in London’s East End on Garage of the Year building confidence in using London; Dean Golding – Go-20 November. the bus – East Coast Buses; Ahead London; Natasha Smith Twickenham – Abellio London; How do I catch a bus? – – Go-Ahead London; Patrick Mark Yexley, Chairman for Brixton – Arriva London South; Stagecoach East Scotland; and Lawson – CT Plus; Anthonythe UK Bus Awards, said: Perivale – Metroline; Tolworth - Hello London – TfL Banks-Walker – RATP Dev“The awards are a symbol of RATP Dev London; and Barking ROSCO Award for Innovation London; and Leighton Shannonexcellence within our industry, – Stagecoach London in Road Safety – Uno Busand the quality of the 2018 Leadership & Inspiration Top National Bus Depotentries reflect this. The judging Award Lytx DriveCam – Nationalprocess is very tough, and all Express West Midlands; Accident Shrewsbury – Arriva Midlands;our finalists should be proud of Oliver Monahan – Arriva prevention days campaign – Heckmondwike – Arrivatheir achievements. Southern Counties; Michael RATP Dev London; Walking Yorkshire; Newport, Isle Gatenby – Arriva Yorkshire; and and cycling in London – RATP of Wight – Go South Coast, “It’s inspiring to see how Jim Thorpe – Uno Bus Dev London; and technology + Southern Vectis; Crawleymuch commitment there Making Buses a Better Choice empowered employees = safer – Metrobus; Grimsby –is from employees and Winchester Bus Station – buses – Reading Buses Stagecoach East Midlands; Storganisations to enhance all Hampshire County Council; The Award for Sustained Andrews – Stagecoach Eastareas of bus travel. We wish Liverpool Bus Alliance – Marketing Excellence Scotland; Sharston – Stagecoacheverybody the best of luck and Merseytravel and Partners; Manchester; and Intack – Thelook forward to celebrating at Route 64 – Stagecoach South; Bluestar, shining across the city – Blackburn Bus Companythe presentation ceremony on Bus Services in New Residential Go South Coast; m1 and m2 – Go Top Shire Operator20 November.” Developments Guidance – South Coast, morebus; Journeys Stagecoach Bus; X10 Stagecoach taken care of – Go North East; Go South Coast; Metrobus; The finalists are as follows: Express – Stagecoach Yorkshire; and Express City Connect – Oxford Bus Company; ReadingBus & the Community Award and West Midlands Bus Alliance Stagecoach East Scotland Buses; and Stagecoach EastBUSter's Beach Party – Yellow – Transport for West Midlands Top City Operator ScotlandBuses; Drive On – HCT Group; and Partners Unsung HeroCharity of Choice – Lothian The Award for Marketing Lothian Buses; NationalBuses; Second Chance – RATP Initiative of the Year Express West Midlands; Janet Cameron – AbellioDev London; Charity and Nottingham City Transport; London; Margaret Skinner –community – Reading Buses; The Big Days Out campaign – Go Plymouth Citybus; Stagecoach First Scotland East; Steve Ilbury#BeNiceBus – Stagecoach Group; North East; Better by Bus – Manchester; and Stagecoach – RATP Dev London; John MillarNewham Safer Travel Project Merseytravel and Partners; Merseyside – Stagecoach East Scotland;– Stagecoach London; and Service 10 – Stagecoach North Top National Bus Driver Thomas McGovern – StagecoachChristmas fundraising campaign Scotland; The Comet, come East Scotland; and Matt Begg –– Stagecoach North East fly with us – Uno Bus; Meet Robbie Bartle – Go South Coast, Stagecoach MidlandsEngineer of the Year Violet, she's on her way – Uno morebus; Garry Williams Young Manager of the YearColin Barnes – Go North East; Bus Northampton; and The – National Express WestGraham Smith – Nottingham Pops and the Cheshire Cat – Midlands; Aaron Johnson – Rob Hutchings – Arriva LondonCity Transport; Terry Absalom Warrington's Own Buses Nottingham City Transport; South; Alex Chutter – Go South– Stagecoach London; and New Horizons Award Simon Crumpler – Stagecoach Coast; Ben Coghlan – Stagecoach West; Adam Davies – Transdev Manchester; Elizabeth Richards Connected Apps – Arriva Blazefield; Joanne Morgan – Stagecoach West; and Andy London; BusMark – Chartered – Stagecoach Manchester; Turnbull – Transdev Blazefield10 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

Join the discussion on Find us on Facebook Join our flickr group. Twitter by following us at www.facebook.com/ Search groups: coach Fol6lo.6wkers at @cbwtweets L5i.k5eks coachandbusweek Jogirnouthpe and bus week magazineDublin route switchover sees ‘substantial increase’ in bus servicesGo-Ahead Ireland took over minutes each evening and route 175 between Dundrum is indicative of the level ofroutes 45a, 59, 63 and 75 Sunday daytimes; existing and Tallaght; and additional commitment we have tofrom Dublin Bus on Sunday 7 journeys diverting via Sunday morning and evening making the bus service betterOctober. Shanganagh Cliffs Estate are journeys will be introduced. for more passengers across the numbered 45B to distinguish network in Dublin. According to the National them from the standard route; Besides the improvementsTransport Authority (NTA), the to the four routes listed, “This represents good newsswitchover will mean improved • Route 59 – departure this switchover has freed up for the customer who fromservices not only on these four times between Dun Laoghaire resources, allowing the NTA Sunday will begin to bene�itroutes, but elsewhere in the and Dalkey and vice versa have to approve what it’s calling a from more frequent buses atnetwork. been coordinated with service ‘major programme of service both peak and off-peak times, 111 where possible, to offer enhancements,’ including as well as at weekends. The frequency of each service more evenly spaced departures frequency improvements on 25increased from Sunday, and along these roads; Dublin Bus routes. “It’s also good news from aa further 20 routes are set to job-creation point of view withsee the same changes when • Route 63 – frequency NTA Chief Executive Of�icer 165 drivers already recruitedthey are also taken over by Go- enhanced to every 30 minutes Anne Graham said: “In the by Go-Ahead, and another 175Ahead in the coming months. during evenings and Sunday coming weeks and months, planned. And of course, Dublin daytimes; and we will see a very substantial Bus are maintaining their full Fares will remain unchanged, increase in frequency and driver complement.”and the TFI Leap Cards • Route 75 – journeys via service levels on about 50 busand Free Travel Passes will Sandyford Business Park will routes in Dublin, operated Ed Willis, Managing Directorcontinue to be accepted; be augmented at peak periods, under the Transport for Ireland of Go-Ahead Ireland said: “WeRambler and TaxSaver tickets enhancing the number of peak brand, by both Dublin Bus and are delighted to commenceare also valid on the services. journeys between Dundrum and Go-Ahead Ireland. operation of further services Tallaght; the route is changed and are looking forward to The changes made to each in Dundrum to now serve “This is the single biggest providing a quality service toroute are as follows: Main Street, Taney Road and programme of service our customers and playing our Sydenham Road; the timetable improvements that the NTA part in helping to keep Dublin • Route 45a – daytime has been coordinated with the has ever approved and it moving.”frequency increased to every20 minutes, and every 30Abus Ltd receives formal warningIndependent bus operator to its licence. findings, Abus Ltd was called Munden.Abus Ltd, which runs local In May 2018, a further to public enquiry by the TC. “The disciplinary lettersservices around Bristol, Bathand the West Country, has had maintenance investigation “This is the first time I show a business (orreceived a formal warning uncovered similar deficiencies have come across such businesses) which has a realfrom Traffic Commissioner with maintenance and a relationship in a PSV respect for what it meansfor the West of England, Kevin inspections which had been operation,” explained the TC to operate public services. IRooney. present back in 2014. in his written decision. make no adverse findings in relation to the good repute of The firm’s licence, for 25 The vehicle examiner also “It is clear from the any party.”vehicles, was originally relayed concerns over the operator’s own evidence thatgranted in 2010. Four years connection between Abus the lines at times become Ultimately, the TC issuedlater, in March 2014, a Ltd and L C Munden & Sons blurred between the two Abus with a formal warningmaintenance investigation Ltd, reporting that the two businesses. in relation to maintenance.concluded that the firms were co-located, that The firm’s licence will becompany’s practices were the vehicles were owned “In reality, it runs as a single suspended on 31 January‘unsatisfactory,’ leading to and maintained by Mundens entity with all parties working 2019 if it fails to restructureeducational and appraisal and that the drivers were together to deliver the its operations to be ‘fullyundertakings being attached employed by Mundens. service, glued together by the compliant with the law’ by strong personal relationship that date. As a consequence of these between Mr Peters and Mr LIFTMASTER Commercial Brake Professional advice Testers From £13,950. 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NEWS The number The number of tourist of locations attractions covered on now served by a megasightseeing. 90+ megabus.com 50 com tourWrights Group profits down due to ‘overseascosts and R&D investment’Group says that its balance “Our 2017 results have Wrightbus accounted for just under 80% of the group’s turnover andsheet remains ‘exceptionally to be seen in the context of delivered profit before tax of £5.02m. KRIS LAKEstrong’ after an anticipated challenges in both the UK andreduction in full year profit our overseas markets,” said asset to current liabilities ratio building the best bus for the Group Finance Director Kirsty of 1.89:1, and no significant 21st Century and our move to aWrights Group Limited has McBride. “We experienced long-term debt.” new 90 acre site in Ballymenareleased financial results for a change in the mix in our has given us an industrythe year ending 31 December UK business in 2017, with Chairman & CEO Mark leading production facility.2017, which showed an 86% significant one-off costs in our Nodder commented: “Duringdecline in profit before tax. overseas subsidiaries, coupled the course of the last year “Our core strengths remain with the completion of the we took significant strides to in place and, while 2018 has Consolidated accounts for the primary revenue generating open up new markets for our proved to be an even moreGroup, which include each of its contract in Singapore. international business, which challenging year from a financialfive UK-based subsidiaries and we are confident will diversify perspective, group wide wefour overseas-based entities, “Notwithstanding the and strengthen our customer remain in a good positionshowed a profit before tax of anticipated reduction in profit base. Our continued investment to take full advantage of the£1.51m (2016: £10.7m) on a for 2017, the group continued in new driveline technology upturn in the market whenreduced group wide turnover of to invest strongly in research places us at the forefront of trading conditions improve.”£227.16m (2016: £264.38m). and development to safeguard our ability to continue to The total equity on the group’s compete in markets worldwidebalance sheet at the 2017 year- in the long term, withend increased to £42.33m (2016: expenditure in 2017 standing£40.91m), with a £4.83m net at nearly £5m. All of this R&Dcash inflow (2016 net outflow: spend continues to be written£13.96m) from operating off against profit in the years inactivities during the year. which it is incurred, in line with our cautious accounting policy. Wrightbus Ltd accounted foralmost 80% of turnover across “On a consolidated basis,the group in 2017 – £181.33m Wrights Group balance sheet(2016: £214.61m). It delivered remains exceptionally strong,a profit before tax of £5.02m with net assets of over £42m,(2016: £6.09m). robust liquidity with a currentLothian plays host to 8,000 visitors at Vintage Running DayAlmost 8,000 people attended and all the usual family fun Seen heading down Leith Walk is 1964 Leyland Titan PD3/6 665 (ASCLothian’s Central garage on including a bouncy slide, face- 665B). This bus has the distinction of being the very last Edinburgh busSaturday 29 September for painting and trips through the to have a conductor on board and was the company’s final front-engined,Doors Open Day, raising £2,300 bus wash. manual gearbox vehicle. RICHARD WALTERfor Macmillan Cancer Support,the company’s current charity Richard Hall, Lothian’sof choice. Managing Director, said: “Over the last few years our Doors This year’s vintage running Open Day has become a keyday was also popular, with date in many people’s diariesthousands of customers and we are always delightedtravelling across 12 historic to see how many people comebuses running on the company’s from far and wide to see behindservice 7 route between the scenes of our operation.Burdiehouse and Newhaven,including a 1949 Daimler. “Lothian is an integral part of the city and our services Visitors were able to enjoy are used by over 350,000open top tours of the garage, customers every day. We pridebuy the new limited edition ourselves on being part of theLothian merchandise, get their community and it’s a great dayname programmed on the bus for all of our amazing staff asdestination screen for a photo well as our guests.” Call 07710 088674 simon.mathewsclosebrothers.cLooking to lease a coach or bus?For good advice and a great deal, call 07764 [email protected] www.closebrothersvehiclehire.co.uk12 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

The number Join the discussion on Find us on Facebook Join our flickr group. of vehicles in Twitter by following us at www.facebook.com/ Search groups: coach the fleet of Fo6llo,6w53ers at @cbwtweets L5,i4k3e6s coachandbusweek Jogirnouthpe and bus week magazine15 TJ’s TravelWhippet deregisters Cambridgeshire Guided Busway routeEast of England’s Of�ice of Volvo B7RLE/Wright Eclipse 2 WG102 is seen operating a Sunday evening service C at Drummer Street Busthe Traf�ic Commissioner Station, Cambridge. RICHARD SHARMANNotice and Proceedings reportdated 3 October recordsWhippet Coaches Ltd ofSwavesey as deregisteringits Cambridgeshire GuidedBusway service route Cbetween Fenstanton-St Ives-Swavesey and Cambridge from10 November. Route C, which is operatedin partnership withCambridgeshire CountyCouncil, currently operates at afrequency of every 30 minutesand hourly on a Sunday usinga mix of Volvo B7RLE/ WrightEclipse 2s and Volvo B8RLE/Wright Eclipse 3s.Glider sees growth of 30,000 passengers every weekOne month on from the launch coming back and build on passengers for their patience Northernof the Glider service in Belfast, the early success. We have and continued support; this Ireland’sTranslink has released early also already purchased two has been a complex project Department forpassenger �igures suggesting a additional vehicles and are to deliver but it is clearly Infrastructurerise of 30,000 more passengers looking forward to their arrival delivering results. has investedevery week – an increase of in the spring next year. £90m in theover 17%. “Glider is just part of our Glider service, “The growth brings good plans to deliver on the draft which is being Chris Conway, Translink’s news for the city of Belfast as Programme for Government, operated byGroup Chief Executive, said: more people using the hybrid and transform public Translink“We are very pleased with the Glider vehicles means less transport in Northern Ireland,initial response from the public congestion on our roads. These encouraging a culture shift we saw impressive growthto Glider, we have had so much increased numbers equate in how we travel. Last year notching up over 81 millionpositive feedback. to removing over 4,000 car passenger journeys, the highest journeys every day and 300 number in 20 years and the “The strong passenger growth full Gliders of extra passengers second year in a row that faremeant we had some bedding in each week. paying passenger numbersissues to manage capacity, but increased.we have added extra vehicles “Glider’s new off-vehicleand re�ined network schedules ticketing system was the �irst “We look forward to buildingto manage busy periods and major milestone in our Future on this and will work withare now achieving 90% on time Ticketing System and this is all our stakeholders to keepperformance. also working well as more Northern Ireland moving and people gain con�idence in how growing,” Chris concluded. “We continue to monitor to use it.capacity and will respond todemand so we keep passengers “I would like to thank all ourTrent Barton industrial action cancelledTrent Barton has stated that previous month due to Unite rejected a 2.5% pay rise, as no disruptions due to industrialthe union Unite has cancelled the Union, which represents reported in CBW1359 and action. We’d like to thank ourindustrial action planned for Trent Barton’s workforce, CBW1360. customers for their patienceOctober and November. This previously calling for ‘a fair pay and understanding over thefollows strike action in the deal’. This came after members Trent Barton said: “We’ll be past four weeks.” back to a normal service, withwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 13

NEWS ›INTERNATIONAL Join the discussion on Find us on Facebook Join our flickr group. Twitter by following us at www.facebook.com/ Search groups: coach Fol6lo.6wkers at @cbwtweets L5i.k5eks coachandbusweek Jogirnouthpe and bus week magazineGas Citaros for MadridLatest order for Citaro gas EMT bought its first Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGTs in 2016 when it placed an order for 82 buses. DAIMLERbuses will bring the totaloperated by EMT, Madrid to maximum torque of 1,200Nm the front via an inward folding separate air-conditioning. Thearound a third of the fleet enables the engine to achieve door and in the middle via an driver sits behind a protective the same performance as a electrically powered swivelling- door with a partition window SPAIN EMT (Empresa Municipal diesel engine. sliding door. Cassette and that covers the full width of thede Transportes de Madrid) of folding ramps are provided for door. Another window above theMadrid is set to receive 276 In natural gas operation, wheelchair users. Passengers front-end sill then closes off theMercedes-Benz Citaro NGTs CO2 emissions are up to 10% sit on sculptured seats and cab completely. Video camerasover the next two years. It’s the lower than a diesel. When using have access to five double enable the driver to keep an eyethird time that EMT has ordered biogas, a NGT bus is almost USB sockets for charging their on what’s going on onboard.Citaro NGTs and brings the completely CO2-neutral. Noise portable devices.number it operates up to 672. emissions are also up to 4 dB(A) EMT is Spain’s biggest urban lower which corresponds to Eight hinged windows operator with 2,000 buses and “We are particularly pleased roughly half the subjectively and an enhanced passenger it employs over 9,000 staffwith the order from Madrid,” perceived noise level. compartment air-conditioning including 6,000 drivers. Itssaid Till Oberwörder, Head of system allows the Citaro NGT network comprises 209 routesDaimler Buses. “It clearly shows The rear end of the EMT Citaro to cope with hot conditions with over 10,000 bus stops andthat our Citaro NGT is proving its NGT buses is closed with the during the Madrid summer. 430m passenger journeys areworth. EMT placed its first order usual rear window omitted. The driver’s cab has its own made annually.two years ago for 82 urban buses Passengers enter the vehicle atof the newly launched CitaroNGT model. The following year,the company ordered another314 buses. The current ordermeans that there will be a totalof 672 environmentally friendlyCitaro NGT buses operating inMadrid from 2020.” The vehicles are two-doorand 12m. Power comes froma Mercedes-Benz OM936Gnatural gas engine thatundercuts the Euro VI emissionlimit by a significant marginin some situations says themanufacturer. Its output andVDL Citea Electric range new developmentsThe latest developments in the field of energy density have meant that to reduce total operating costs. bus with a pantograph with athe capacity of the basic battery pack used by VDL has increased by The introduction of the new 450kW charger, the vehicle canaround 20%. VDL battery systems and inverted receive a top-up charge in just pantograph compatibility are 45 minutes and increases its NETHERLANDS More than E-Mobility is of key importance the clear result of our efforts.” range to up to 500km per day250 VDL Citea electrics are if we are to maintain our lead per vehicle. For the operatorsin operation across Western in the field of zero emission The latest developments in this means added flexibilityEurope and VDL Bus & Coach public transport at VDL,” the field of energy density have in operation, charginghas expanded the product said Alex de Jong, Business meant that the capacity of the possibilities that specificallypackage with a new generation Manager Public Transport at basic battery pack used by VDL match the customer’s wishesof batteries and a charging VDL Bus & Coach. “As transition has increased by around 20%. and more favourable total costconnection for an inverted partners, we are constantly Two new air-cooled battery of ownership.pantograph. striving to further optimise the systems with an energy capacity usability of electric buses and of 216 and 288 kWh have now By introducing a new “Continuing to innovate in been made available. With an charging connection for admissible C-rate of 1.5C, the the inverted pantograph, battery packs can be charged to VDL Bus & Coach says it a capacity of between 300kW has responded to market and 450kW. The new battery demand for integration with modules also satisfy the R100.2 existing systems. Further safety requirements imposed on standardisation within the battery systems. market will make it possible for the inverted pantograph The 288kWh battery pack to be employed on a broader on VDL Citea 12m buses scale. The most suitable delivers a range of between type of pantograph, either 150 and 200km without the roof-mounted or inverted, is need for top-up charging. The selected according to the mode only charging required is via of operation. a CCS plug. By equipping the14 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

highlightof the yearThe new Volvo 9900 The all-new Volvo 9900 is lighting up the coach landscape. Brilliant design and industry-leading technology unite with comfort and luxury for the ultimate travel experience. The LED headlights are just one of the many modern touches that set the new Volvo 9900 apart. More efficient and longer lasting thanconventional bulbs, they will also bring down your maintenance costs.What’s more, they illuminate the road, with the high quality output of light providing drivers with a crucial advantage,especially in poor visibility conditions.We’ll be shining a spotlight on the new Volvo 9900 at Euro Bus Expo 2018. Come to Hall 5, Stand D50 for a closer look.VOLVO 9900For your ultimate journeyWedgnock Lane, Warwick CV34 5YA Tel: 01926 401777, www.volvobuses.co.uk

OPERATOR PROFILE › MEGABUS.COM The most recent batch of Elitei coaches were named following a ‘name the bus’ competition on megabus.com social media sites. 54289 has been named Poppy and had Poppy vinyls fitted. It is seen operating a Silverstone Service for the F1 Grand Prix. RICHARD SHARMANmegabus.com delivering megabus.com has justinnovation in the expresscoach market and beyond celebrated 15 years ofT he megabus.com UK network are now served with an operating area that delivering innovation to has vastly expanded over the now covers from Falmouth, Cornwall to years with vehicles now Inverness, Scotland with many cross-country the express coach market; operated from Stagecoach UK routes also being added. it has come a long way Bus depots in Barnsley, Airports served by the network, including partner routes and connecting services, since it started in 2003Cwmbran, Cumbernauld, Hull, Inverness, include Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester and by operating ex-HongPerth and Rugby, with others involved for Southampton. Ferry Ports are also well served with Hull, Liverpool, Pembroke Dock, Kong Leyland Olympiansovernight parking, driver cover or Plymouth, Portsmouth and Southampton on the network. between Oxford andengineering support. Partner operators on London. Richard Sharmanthe network are also located in Norwich, speaks to ManagingBristol and Huddersfield. Director Mark VenablesExpansion means that over 90 locations and Operations Director Tony Simmons to find out how far it has come16 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

Service From To Service From To Arriva the Shires Green Line 757 operatesM6 London Falmouth M25 Gatwick Airport Cardiff a frequent service from London to LutonM7 London Aberystwyth M31 Bristol Barnstaple Airport, with its Mercedes-Benz TourismosM10 London Swansea M33 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cardiff now featuring small megabus.com vinyls on theM11 London Glasgow M34 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Portsmouth rear and sides to promote this partnership. TheM11A London Preston M35 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cardiff latest partnership is with easybus.com, whichM12 London Newcastle-upon-Tyne M36 Leeds Plymouth will retail tickets for the M25 service betweenM14* London Gloucester M37* Birmingham Norwich Heathrow and Gatwick Airports on the easybus.M15 London Liverpool M38 Nottingham Bristol com website. Tickets have been available since 1M16 Stratford Norwich G/M92 Edinburgh Aberdeen October for journeys on this service.M20 London Glasgow MP1+ London HullM22 London Nottingham MP3+ London Hull Another innovative additional customerKey benefit includes the recently announced+ megabusplus.com service (combined train and coach service) partnership with stasher.com, allowing* Operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only megabus.com customers to store their luggage between journeys or whilemegabusplus.com few years in that passengers are now able sightseeing for the day at a discounted price to book selected local Stagecoach journeys at a stasher.com location.The megabusplus.com services offer to join up with megabus.com services.connections to the East Midlands Trains They can also book tickets on the following Standardising the fleetnetwork, offering integrated journeys coach services: Stagecoach East’s X5 frombetween Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and London Cambridge to Oxford, Stagecoach Oxford’s New vehicle purchases since 2012 haveby coach and train. Additionally, from 15 frequent Oxford Tube London service, seen the Plaxton’s Elitei coaches become theOctober the network will be expanded to Stagecoach Devon’s South West Falcon standard single-decker coach for the majorityinclude Nottingham, connecting with one Plymouth to Bristol service and Scottish of the UK network. With 74 seats, theseM38 outbound and inbound trip per day Citylink. vehicles offer large capacity without the needwhich will allow passengers from Norwich, for double-decker coaches. Megabus.com wasPeterborough, Lincoln, Newark, Mansfield, As well as booking on the website or by also the first operator to take the Plaxton Elitei,Matlock and Derby to connect to the phone, new self-service ticket kiosks are to with the first one debuting at the NEC show.megabus.com network to/from Birmingham, be installed at Heathrow Airports CentralBristol UWE and Bristol City Centre. Bus Station and Gatwick Airports South Delivery of a further eight Plaxton Elitei Terminal. Megabus.com recognises that coaches are about to commence with twoWorking with partner international visitors would appreciate the going to Cwmbran and the remaining six tooperators convenience of using this type of kiosk. Rugby Depot, to be followed by two more in the new year. A ‘name the coach’ competitionOn a daily basis, megabus.com works with Innovation through is currently underway on social media,partner operators Freestones Coaches of partnership following the success of the last one for theDereham in Norfolk to operate the M16 67 plates.service from Norwich to Stratford, London Megabus.com has shown that it is more thanand the Friday to Sunday M37 service from happy to work with operators and groups The left-hand drive Elitei coaches and VanNorwich to Birmingham via Cambridge. Four outside of the Stagecoach empire if it benefits Hool TDX21s that were operating on theScania Irizars are used on these services in its customers. For example, passengers can European Network are now in service withmegabus.com livery. now book Transdev Blazefield group services partner operator SGBC on the network. operated by subsidiaries Cityzap, Keighley South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach (SGBC) Bus Company and Yorkshire Coastliner Double-decker coaches are still requiredof Bristol operates a large number of services to allow connections for megabus.com on the Scotland to London services of whichin the South West, Wales, London and Midland customers in Yorkshire. 29 Van Hool TD927s and TX27s are operatedareas using 17 Volvo/Caetano Levantes, and in total with a higher capacity of 87 seats.16 Stagecoach-owned left hand drive coaches All bar one is operated from Cumbernauldequally split between Van Hool TDX21s and Depot, with the other one being based atVolvo B11R/Plaxton Elitei coaches. E.Stott & Cwmbran, Wales.Sons of Huddersfield is currently operatingmegabusplus.com services with two VolvoB12B Plaxton Panthers.Scottish Citylink A common site on UK motorways is the large megabus mascot, Sid. Recent deliveries have featured a slightly scaled down version to allow the rear window and rear LED destination to remain clear.A joint venture exists between Scottish RICHARD SHARMAN Citylink and megabus.com on the M11 andM20 services. Scottish Citylink, in its currentform, was formed in 2005 with ownershipbeing split between Stagecoach (35%) andComfort Delgro (65%). Stagecoach has operational control on aday to day basis and vehicles are operated inScottish Citylink and megabus.com livery. Additionally, as with megabus.com, partneroperators also provide vehicles in ScottishCitylink livery for some services. The call and control centres for megabus.com and Scottish Citylink are both locatedat Glasgow.Connecting with megabus.comThe website has developed a lot over the lastwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 17

OPERATOR PROFILE › MEGABUS.COM Stagecoach owned and operated vehicle fleet list for megabus.com as of October 2018 (excludes partner operator and Scottish Citylink vehicles) Fleet Notes Reg Body 50234 MB 50238 MB,DT CN61 FAJ Van Hool TD927 50241 MB 50244 MB CN61 FAU Van Hool TD927 50245 MB 50246 MB CN61 FBC Van Hool TD927 50247 MB 50248 MB SV12 BZN Van Hool TDX27 50249 MB 50250 MB SV12 DVW Van Hool TDX27 50251 MB 50252 MB SV62 BBJ Van Hool TDX27 50253 MB 50287 MB SV62 BBK Van Hool TDX27 50288 MB 50289 MB SV62 BCZ Van Hool TDX27 50290 MB 50291 MB SV62 BDX Van Hool TDX27 50292 MB 50301 G SV62 BFF Van Hool TDX27 50303 G 50305 G YJ14 LHC Van Hool TDX27 50306 G,DT 50309 G YJ14 LHD Van Hool TDX27 50310 G 50311 G YJ14 LHE Van Hool TDX27 50312 G 50313 G YJ16 EJE Van Hool TDX27 52567 MB,DT 53601 MB+ YJ16 EJF Van Hool TDX27 53602 MB+ 53605 MB+ YJ16 EJO Van Hool TDX27 54052 MB+ 54077 MB+ YJ16 EJK Van Hool TDX27 54079 MB+ 54118 MB YJ66 FFS Van Hool TDX27 54119 MB 54120 MB YJ66 FFT Van Hool TDX27 54121 MBTo get a further look into current and future Managing Director of megabus.com (UK) Mark 54122 MB SF13 FMC Van Hool TDX27developments at megabus.com, I sat down Venables is seen with Operations Director Tony 54201 MBwith the Managing Director of megabus.com Simmons at Rugby Depot with the very first 54202 MB SF13 FME Van Hool TDX27(UK) Mark Venables and Operations Director Elitei to be delivered, which has just returned 54203 MBTony Simmons for a Q&A at the company’s from repaint. RICHARD SHARMAN 54204 MB SF13 FMJ Van Hool TDX27Rugby Head Office. 54205 MB CBW: Do you have any particular concerns 54206 MB SF13 FMK Van Hool TDX27CBW: You recently celebrated 15 years of about the industry looking forward? 54207 MBmegabus.com, how did your customers react 54208 MB SF13 FMO Van Hool TDX27to this? MV: Yes, always. We think clean air zones are 54211 MB badly needed and are the right thing to do. 54212 MB SF13 FMP Van Hool TDX27Tony Simmons (TS): We celebrated with We hope the way in which those zones are 54213 MBroadshows around the country which were rolled out shows support for public transport 54214 MB YJ64 AUT Van Hool TDX27really popular, with a lot of interest in the operators, and are done in a way that doesn’t 54215 MBvehicles on show. People were surprised to have any unforeseen consequences. Operators 54216 MB YJ64 AUP Van Hool TDX27see how the fleet has moved on and how shouldn’t have to pull out because the penalty 54217 MBmodern it is. As part of the celebrations we regime is so harsh that it is no longer viable 54218 MB YJ64 AUR Van Hool TDX27also surprised and delighted some of our running to those cities. I think that is probably 54219 MBcustomers by giving out special cupcakes an issue that affects the wider industry and 54220 MB Y966 PHL Plaxton Paragonat Leeds, Manchester and Victoria Coach local bus as well. We are working very closely 54221 MBStation. Additionally staff at each of the with some of the local authorities. 54263 MB KX58 NBJ Plaxton Pantheroperating companies involved in megabus. 54264 MBcom also received the cupcakes. We also held We are delighted to work with them 54265 MB KX58 NBK Plaxton Panthera staff party at head office. and welcome the engagement but one of 54266 MB the things we are asking them for is to do 54267 MB KX58 NBN Plaxton PantherCBW: Travelling around the country for things in a way that helps us to achieve the 54268 MBthese events, have you found a new audience modal shift that they are seeking to achieve. 54269 MB KX09 NCF Plaxton Panther 15mfor megabus.com? We need them to continue to support the 54270 MB communities and groups of people who 54271 MB SF59 FYW Plaxton Panther 15mMark Venables (MV): Yes, people who use our services already. If possible, we can 54272 MBwouldn’t normally consider coach travel work with them to help promote public 54273 MB SF59 FYY Plaxton Panther 15mrealise that it is safe and comfortable way transport over other modes. With their help, 54274 MBto travel – there is an awful lot going for it. we can compete with private cars. There are 54275 MB SP62 CFE Plaxton Panther 15mA lot has changed since megabus.com first potential challenges there but we think that 54276 MBstarted – the world is a different place and so things are going the right way, certainly in 54277 MB SP62 CFM Plaxton Panther 15mis coach travel. We are a different entity now, terms of the engagement we are having with 54278 MBour vehicles are high quality. some specific local authorities in the country. 54279 MB SP62 CGV Plaxton Panther 15m 54280 MBCBW: With another 10 coaches currently on CBW: In terms of vehicles, you are rapidly 54281 MB SP62 CGY Plaxton Panther 15morder, where do you see megabus.com in five moving towards a fully Euro VI fleet. How are 54282 MByear’s time, further network expansion? you going about this? 54283 MB SP62 CHH Plaxton Panther 15m 54285 MBMV: We retain that start-up mentality. We MV: It is a serious amount of investment for 54286 MB SF62 CLV Plaxton Eliteimay have been doing this for 15 years but we any company, no matter how big or small. 54287 MBtry to think in a way that a challenger would 54288 MB SF62 CMV Plaxton Eliteithink in this industry. Key 54289 MB MB megabus.com livery 54290 MB SF62 CMZ Plaxton EliteiTS: We have started operating at the Airports MB+ megabusplus.com vehicles 54291 MBnow – we have a chance to expand the DT Driver training vehicle 54292 MB SF62 CPU Plaxton Eliteinetwork there. We have a reputation for G Gold vehicle/convertible to 48 beds 54293 MBbeing a student brand but at the same time Eliteis 54601-08 due for delivery this month SF62 CPV Plaxton Eliteiwe carry all sorts of customers. 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OPERATOR PROFILE › MEGABUS.COMAny new coach is an awful lot of money, so CBW: Another recent start up in the budget The standard megabus.com interior featuresit’s not something that companies can do express coach market is Sn-ap, how do you USB ports (and plugs on some older coaches),overnight and we try to keep our ticket prices feel about this kind of competition? WiFi, a sunken toilet, double glazing, recliningas affordable as possible so we can’t suddenly seats and metro papers are now also availablejust increase prices to recover any costs that TS: There is competition out there and on board. RICHARD SHARMAN are put on us by clean air zones. Having said competition is healthy, but we are verythat, clean air zones are absolutely the way to confident in the product, service and standard CBW: The most recent partnership route isgo, the world needs them. we provide. Our vehicles are very modern and the Arriva Green Line 757 service, how did offer everything most of our competitors offer. this come about?CBW: Beyond Euro VI, are you looking at They might decide to package their offeringsother technologies? in a different way to us but the reality is there TS: We had a relationship with Arriva is not a lot of difference in our vehicles that we retailing our megabus.com tickets throughMV: Yes we are always thinking about it. operate, and we offer it at great value fares. their outlets. We had a conversationStagecoach has announced the development with them and they asked if we would beof the in-depot autonomous bus. MV: Sn-ap has marketed itself as an on-demand interested in retailing their 757 tickets service, but it is clearly now moving towardsTS: Stagecoach has always been leading the more scheduled services. Does that mean itway with innovation, with different systems no longer thinks that on-demand can work?and ways we can develop things. We will If you look at the general coach market on thejust continue to always look at what the best M4, for example, there is a coach probably onceoptions are open to us. every half an hour at the moment. I’m not sure if there is demand for an on-demand service onCBW: What future developments are in the a corridor like that where there is already suchpipeline? a high frequency. They are a start-up, and the way we respond is that we need to think like aMV: We have just announced that we are start-up. We are only 15 years old, we need toworking with a company that help people make sure we keep the innovation going andwith their bags when they have nowhere to create opportunities to stay young and fresh.put them in a city for a day or a few hours.The company is called stasher.com. It has CBW: You offer a number of partner routeswhat it calls stash points around the UK, as – a good example is the Transdev Blazefieldwell as in Europe and US. Any customer of arrangement with joint ticketing. How didours who clicks through from our website to this come about?stasher.com will be given a 10% discount onany purchase they make. This would benefit TS: This came about because of thethose who may have six hours in London megabusplus.com routes, we were reviewingbetween journeys or wish to explore the the service and didn’t want to cut York offcity before they check in at a hotel. It is a from the network so we contacted Transdevfast growing start up and I think it is a really to see if there would be a through ticketinggood fit with our brand. possibility. That developed into offering the other locations such as Scarborough andCBW: Are you considering bringing in a Whitby. It is another great example of usvehicle tracker for megabus.com so that demonstrating that, just because it is notcustomers can see where their service is? part of our group, it doesn’t mean we won’t work with them. We want the best for ourMV: Yes, we have plans to bring this in. megabus.com customers and if that involves operating with another group or local operator we are happy to talk to them.20 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

through our website. I think people havenow realised we are happy to partneroutside of Stagecoach. It has been a greatsuccess and almost from the word go wewere getting very positive figures.MV: It helps them, it helps us and it helpspeople who want to travel – there is nonegative. I think the more arrangements wehave with others the better as far as we areconcerned. We will speak to anyone.CBW: In terms of partner operators, for Partner operator South Gloucestershire Bus & Coach (SGBC) operates 17 Caetano Levantes on theexample Freestones and SGBC, do you network. SG14 is seen arriving in Bristol from Barnstaple. SGBC vehicles feature SG prefixed fleetthink it makes more sense geographically numbers. RICHARD SHARMANto use contractors as opposed to your ownsubsidiaries? CBW: You operate services to a number of CBW: How do you go about finding the special events, for example the Silverstone operators for these services?MV: Certainly geography is one reason; British Grand Prix. How long does it take toanother reason is we know that those guys plan for these events? TS: A lot of the work is contracted out.run a very efficient, very professional service We have a large database of third partywhich is why it works. TS: We start the planning a year in advance. contractors we can call on, which over the We are already planning for Silverstone years we have built a good relationship with.TS: It is not always on a contractual basis 2019 and at the same time we will get the We know we can pick up the phone and theyeither, we are happy to be approached by any tickets on sale for that as soon as we can. A already have the date in their diaries. noperator on a partnership basis, as well as lot of work then happens in the last couplecontracting out to other operators. of months, meeting with Silverstone and arranging contractors for the services.MV: We are conscious that our brand goes On the actual weekend we have a largeon the side of coaches that are driven by team of people on the ground to ensure itdrivers employed by contractors and we are all goes smoothly. These are operationalnot unique in that, but it’s important to us staff and people from many other areas ofthat our reputation and customer experience the business. We also operate services tois maintained and its fundamental that MotoGP and various concerts around theexperience keeps getting better. We have country.been working with some of these people fora number of years. SGBC has worked with MV: Operationally at Silverstone we haveus for 18 months and they are great, really got a way of managing customers as theyprofessional and positive. There is a high are waiting to board. We work closely withlevel of trust between us and our partners. Silverstone so that people can leave quickly and safely. LEFT: Only a handful of the 15m Plaxton Arriva Green Line Mercedes-Benz Tourismos on Panthers now remain in service, the original the 757 now have megabus.com vinyls fitted batches being replaced by Plaxton Elitei the sides and rear as it is now a partner route. coaches. 54077 can normally be found on RICHARD SHARMAN megabusplus.com services but is seen here on the A43 heading through Northamptonshire for the Silverstone F1 Grand Prix, having worked in from Oxford on the special GP8 service. RICHARD SHARMANwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 21

NEWS FEATURE › MEGASIGHTSEEING ALX400 Sir Christopher Wren 18496 is seen having just circled around Marble Arch to head towards Buckingham Palace. RICHARD SHARMANA mega tour de forceRichard Sharman took a tour on megasightseeing. Aesys DC600 LED destination display at thecom to see how the two hour tour provides value for front that alternates between the tour it ismoney in the capital operating and a very smart London skyline graphic which makes these vehicles reallyT here is a new player in the taking in 50 tourist attractions with three stand out around the city. London open top tour market, joining points: the Tower of London, Park megasightseeing.com. Services Lane and The London Eye. An Easy Guide commentary system, which is began on 23 April this year, operated seamlessly by GPS, is utilised by the Sourcing the fleet vehicles, along with a P/A system which the operated by Stagecoach driver can use to provide an introduction and Nine Alexander ALX400s were sourced from safety messages. The iBus system has beenLondon from its Bow depot. Stagecoach London for conversion by ADL removed and replaced with a two way radio at Anston and Harlow. The conversions are a system that allows communication betweenFour months into the operation, I tried out mix of fully open and half open top with some Bow depot, the driver and the customer including conversion to a single door layout. service advisor who is situated on the route.the tour for myself to see how it was running. The vehicles have also been equipped Each vehicle is named and the driverMegasightseeing.com is unusual in the with a Stagecoach Group first: a full colour informs customers which vehicle they are travelling on during the introduction, as wellLondon open-top market in that it is not the as telling them to look out for the others whilst on the tour.traditional hop-on hop-off type of tour. Itoffers a two-hour non-stop tour of the city,22 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

The EasyGuide commentary system. RICHARD SHARMANAshley and Larry with King Charles II at the Park Lane stop. RICHARD SHARMAN18467 LX55 EPV Part Open King George V Vehicles are named after members of the Royal18471 LX55 ERK Part Open Queen Elizabeth II Family. RICHARD SHARMAN18473 LX55 ERU Part Open King Charles II18474 LX55 ERV Open Top Queen Victoria18475 LX55 ERY Open Top King Henry VIII18457 LX55 ESF Open Top Lord Nelson18482 LX55 BDZ Open Top Sir Winston Churchill18496 LX06 AHC Part Open Sir Christopher Wren18497 LX06 AHD Part Open King William ICustomer service training every now and then to deliver interesting megabus.com adverts feature heavily on thepays off information for any children on board. No interior. RICHARD SHARMAN headphones are provided as the commentary A quality finish to the ADL conversion to openThe entire driving team at megasightseeing. is played through speakers, meaning that the top. RICHARD SHARMANcom performs dual roles – they are both tour is only available in English.drivers and customer service advisors. Eachdriver’s rota is split between the two roles. Value for moneyThey could be driving one day and carryingout the customer service advisor role on the The tour that I was booked on was sellingtour route on another. tickets for £5 a week prior to departure. The hop-on hop-off competition’s cheapest The driver also gives a welcome through standard adult fare for one day is £25.the P/A system and can give alternativecommentary if the vehicle is diverted off Nine other customers were on board.route.On the morning of my visit a terrorist Speaking to a family consisting of one adultattack had taken place in Parliament Square, and three children, they had paid £34 on theresulting in the area being closed to all day and were very impressed with the tourtraffic. Our driver, Ashley, skilfully carried and what they had seen in the two hours.out the diversion and provided us with The cheapest alternative on a hop-on hop-offentertaining, factual commentary ensuring service would have been £75 by bookingthat we had something to look at while stuck online, so the saving is significant if you onlyin diversion traffic. intend on going around a full tour once. The dual role of driver/customer service Consolidation in the marketadvisor is a good move by megasightseeing.com, in that they have a full understanding of The other three operators in the open topthe tour and how it is managed, pulling the market in the capital are RATP Group-team together. owned Original London Sightseeing Tour (OLST)/London City Tour, Big Bus ToursThe route and Golden Tours.The two-hour non-stop tour takes in 50 Since megasightseeing.com started in April,points of interest all over the capital. Two London City Tour has merged with OLSThours may sound like a long time, but there (CBW1355) which led to consolidation in theis so much to see that it does not feel like it. market, with OLST currently in the processThe commentary is read by Marilyn and of rebranding some of its vehicles into Citymegabus.com character Sid, who pops up Tour livery.www.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 23

NEWS FEATURE › MEGASIGHTSEEINGA side view of themegasightseeing.com livery. RICHARDSHARMANComment from the Managing Will megasightseeing.com take a break Will the brand see expansion in the future?Director of megabus.com (UK) during the winter months? TS: If London is a success it may be rolledI asked Managing Director of megabus.com TS: It was initially planned for the tour to out to other cities in the future, there are(UK), Mark Venables (MV), and Operations to run until October but it has since been opportunities out there.Director, Tony Simmons (TS), to comment on extended until the end of December. If theremegasightseeing.com. is a market there and a way of extending it MV: megabus.com is all about making things we will always look at it. easier for the customer and looking afterHow are operations at megasightseeing. them, which keeps them happy and alsocom going? attracts new customers – we are always looking for new ideas. nMV: Fantastic, we are delighted with it. It is adifferent product to what is out there already London Bridge seen from the rear of the tour bus. RICHARD SHARMANbecause it is two hours and not hop-onhop-off. You see 50 sights in two hours andyou are not waiting for customers to pay atevery stop. We worked with Stagecoach inLondon to create this product and it’s goneexceedingly well.How did you select the drivers?TS: In terms of drivers and training, at themoment London bus drivers do not have alot of interaction with the customers as theyare using oyster cards etc, so they are notnecessarily used to talking to passengers inthe same way that tour bus drivers do. Welooked at a different way of training them forcustomer service. We held a one day training course for allthe new drivers run by East Midlands Trainswhich empowered them to make theirown decisions, putting customers first andmaking sure that when they get on that busthey have the best time, so that they leaveafter their tour thinking that was one of thebest things they did on that trip and have areally happy memory. The results have beenvery positive, with lots of positive commentson Trip Advisor and the feedback from thedrivers has also been fantastic.24 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

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OPERATOR PROFILE › TJ’S TRAVELJamie tends to favour Mercedes-Benz Sprinterswhen it comes to minibuses. PETER JACKSONAgainst the odds“I didn’t ever desire to own company’s story. the week – whenever they required it – and coaches or minibuses – I off the back of that start doing things like never thought I’d be in the A surprise discovery airports, race days and nights out. transport industry at all,” Jamie never made it his mission to run a “We ran one or two vehicles for around explained Jamie Ndlovu, coach or bus company; instead, the industry four years, trying to build the business up kind of found him. and get the name out there. But in 2013, IManaging Director of TJ’s Travel. Despite not was made redundant; I had been working forever expecting to �ind himself involved in the “I used to work for a recruitment company, a different transport company at the time, North and South Recruitment, which used trying to promote their work.coach and bus industry – let alone running a to hire in minibuses to transport staff to and from work,” he explained. “I thought, if we’re “I got a little bit of redundancy pay and,business in the sector – Jamie has achieved paying a company to hire a minibus – which because I started out with a restricted we also had to drive and fuel – I might as license, I took my transport manager testan impressive amount with TJ’s Travel in a well make the offer to do it myself. and passed that. Following that, we set up as a limited company later that year – and thisless than ideal economic climate. “I could get my O-licence, they’d pay me is the product of those �ive years. rather than this other company – so that’s Starting out in 2008, in the midst of the what I did. “Now, 15 vehicles later, we’re up andglobal �inancial crisis, TJ’s Travel has grown running and this is what we do independently. “We started with just the one minibus to It was a bit of an ‘idea in the night’ butinto a 15-vehicle operator with an ever- cover the recruitment company work. The transformed into what it is today. I’d always idea was to do the contract work duringexpanding number of happy customers and –crucially – the �irm has found a place in whatis an increasingly competitive market.I visited the TJ’s Travel depot in Lofthouse,West Yorkshire, to learn more about the26 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

‘It’s like going into a supermarket; you’ve got a choice of own-brand stuff or Heinz. It’s about giving people the choice. Some people just want to get somewhere cheap as chips, but people going to the races or celebrating a 50th or 60th birthday want a bit of luxury’ ‘I’d always wanted to have my own business, but – like a lot of people – I never really thought I would,’ said Jamie. PETER JACKSONJamie Ndlovu, Managing Director of TJ’s Travel, never expected to be running a transportoperation. But now, 10 years and 15 vehicles later, the West Yorkshire-based firm is goingfrom strength to strength – as Peter Jackson found outwanted to have my own business, but – like a which part of the market you want to occupy vehicles on the motorway. They’re all namedlot of people – I never really thought I would.” as well; that bit of personalisation on each of is far from straightforward. them gives them a bit of extra character, and TJ’s Travel does a mixture of different work, Jamie explained: “There are a lot of ‘one-making use of its varied fleet: “We don’t do people notice.any service work, but we do a lot of private man bands’ out there with Transits and LDVs “There’s the entry-level market Ihire (stag and hen nights, that type of thing),”explained Jamie. that can charge less because they’ve only mentioned earlier, and there’s companies got themselves to pay. Whereas if you’re like Parrys International on the opposite end “We also do a lot of private hire work for a company, you’ve got the drivers to pay, of the spectrum. For us, it’s about finding aFirst, taking children out on day trips or to place somewhere in between those two. Icentres during the school holidays to keep facilities to pay for and maintain – things like don’t profess to be a Parrys International – Ithem busy. We’re getting more and more don’t want to be – but I know my market, Iinvolved with a number of local schools – that. So, it’s a bit of a distorted market.often taking them to sports events or on “There are people out there who will do know the local area and I know charge rates.trips – but we don’t tend to do a lot of home “We do alright, we know where we stand,to school contracts.” stuff for nothing, just to be busy – busy fools, and we help other operators as well; weKnowing your place as I call them! I might charge more, but I’ll must be doing all right because other also be offering 17 or 18-plate vehicles;With so many coach and bus operators out there’s a market out there for you, you’ve operators come to us to cover their work.there, identifying a niche and working out “I think we’ve got a foothold in the market just got to know where your place is. “People do notice the age of the vehicles, now, people know where we are and what and I think that’s helped us a lot. We get we do. If you go on the website, you’ll see no end of people ringing up or leaving messages, telling us they’ve seen one of ourwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 27

OPERATOR PROFILE › TJ’S TRAVELlots of reviews – all four or �ive stars. for a Ford Transit next. Nowadays, we’re Javelin, which is a high-capacity 3+2 seating “A lot of people out there have the exec coaches buying brand-new, purpose-built Mercedes- coach used mainly on school work. It’s been Benz Sprinters. well looked after, so I don’t worry too muchwith toilets, but that’s about as good as it gets. about the age of that one.Maybe they can’t justify buying a 16-seater for “Currently, we’ve got a �leet of 15: �ive£50-60,000 because they can’t get enough work coaches, four midibuses and six minibuses. “Our ‘frontline’ vehicles are all 16 orfor it. A lot of people think ‘I can spend the same The minibuses are either Transits or 17-plates, but I’m thinking of renewing twoamount on a coach and still do 16-seater work, Sprinters, and all are 15, 16 or 17-plate. The or three of those next year – a lot of thembut also use it as a 49-seater.’ Sprinters are typically extra-long 16-seater run out of warranty soon. I generally try to versions with the big boot, making them renew vehicles every two or three years. “It’s like going into a supermarket; you’ve ideal for airport work. We do have somegot a choice of own-brand stuff or Heinz. It’s smaller minibuses though that are used on “I’ve built up the minibus �leet quite quickly.about giving people the choice. Some people school runs or eight-seater work. It was reactive – when I needed anotherjust want to get somewhere cheap as chips, minibus I bought one. I bought four of thebut people going to the races or celebrating a “For the smaller stuff, Mercedes-Benz are Sprinters in the space of around 18 months.”50th or 60th birthday want a bit of luxury – good; every mechanic knows how to work onyou’re just giving them that option.” a Sprinter and parts are readily available. Yu can’t complainTools of the trade “The midibuses are made up of one 19-seater, Jamie was eager to share his experience of one 32-seater, a 33-seater and a 41; they’re running Yutong Coaches: “With the biggerKey to any successful business in the coach perfect for ‘classroom-sized’ trips, so a lot of stuff, it’s more about warranty and backupand bus industry is vehicle choice – perhaps schools use them. One is a Mercedes-Benz because they are the ones which are going outnow so more than ever in light of changing Sitcar Beluga, the others are Yutong TC9s. on tour. Everybody knows DAF and Cumminsemissions legislation and low-emission zones. engines, and the backup of Pelican and YutongCurrently, Jamie’s vehicles of choice are “We purchase the Yutongs from Pelican, with the bodywork side of things is reallypredominantly Mercedes-Benz Sprinters and which is ideal for us as they’re only based good. It’s no good having a brilliant vehicle if,Yutong midi-coaches, but his �irst vehicle was at Normanton (around �ive miles away). when it breaks down, nobody can �ix it.a little more modest: “I started off with a 2002 The TC9 is good; it’s a proper coach, not aLDV Convoy. I think everybody’s got to have conversion, and is out on tour constantly. It’s “Yutong are quite aggressive in the wayan LDV at some point! All I could afford at the also got a Cummins engine, so it’s all local they’ve entered the UK market. They havetime was a bog standard one; it was �ine for stuff we can get repaired if we need to. to be – they’re competing with names likethe workers, all they needed were seats. Volvo, Plaxton and Scania – so they have “As far as full-size coaches go, I’ve got three things like leather seats, USB sockets and 12- “But when it came to doing things like 51-seaters, a 61 and a 70. Two of those are volt plug sockets �itted as standard. They’veairport work and covering race days, the LDV Yutong TC12s, both with DAF engines which had to really step their game up to competewasn’t really good enough; it didn’t have a are easily recognised by most mechanics. with those established manufacturers.boot, and people were getting in wearing The white TC12 is on a 16-plate, and wasdresses and suits which didn’t seem right. around six months old when I bought it. “For a 12m coach you’re looking at around £200,000, whereas Mercedes-Benz are “Then it came time to upgrade, so we went “I’ve also got a Jonckheere-bodied Volvo around £230,000 and Plaxton is around and a 2005 ex-Ministry of Defence Dennis £220,000. If you’re running a �leet of �ive, that’s potentially a £100,000 saving – a lot Looking good in the sun is B17TJT, an unusual of money, especially if you’re renewing them short wheelbase, 41-seater Van Hool Alicron every two or three years.” T911 new in 2006. PETER JACKSON Another major plus point which Jamie pointed out was Yutong’s willingness to take onboard feedback from operators – and address some of the vehicles’ shortcomings: “After Yutong sends a batch of, say, 15 vehicles across to the UK, they’ll send over a technician to talk to the operators running them. The technician will be sat there with a tablet, noting down operators’ feedback and detailing how their experiences have been. You wouldn’t get that with any of the long- established companies. “Once they’ve established what you’re happy or not happy with, they’ll go back to the factory and make the recommendations. Then, the next batch that comes over to the UK will often have been revised with the feedback in mind.” One notable example Jamie mentioned involved revisions to the toilet on earlier- generation Yutongs: “Because the toilet is over the engine in Yutongs, it used to be boiling hot in there. Now, they’ve put a window in there and a heat shield over the engine to divert the heat. There was also an issue with the demisters – they weren’t very good – so they put a more powerful motor in. It’s little things like that, but they’re open and willing to make changes based on feedback. “They’re quite reactive, which is a good thing. I’m not saying they’ll do every change, but if it’s viable and it makes sense they will.28 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

“If you ask other operators, probably Papped! Spotting bus spotters of you pulling in! At first, I thought ‘what50-60% of what they’re looking for is good are you doing?’ Next thing you know, youaftersales service – good backup. That’s “I stumbled across bus spotters about twosomething Pelican really delivers on. years ago,” Jamie said. “There are hundreds “Pelican are working hand-in-hand with of pictures of coaches taken from motorway go on Flickr and there you are!Yutong, and they have three or four vans nowfor ad-hoc breakdowns. It’s simple stuff, but it’s bridges and things. I never knew this world “They index them all as well – ‘B17TJTwinning them customers. If they can keep up existed – I thought it was bizarre at first!the level of service they’re currently giving – and was at Leeds railway station on such andget the product spot-on – they’ll set themselvesapart from the other manufacturers. Any coach “You can pull up at York Races and such a date.’ Don’t do anything naughty,is going to have its problems, it’s about how well because they’ll find you!”they’re dealt with.” there’s blokes stood there taking picturesFinding an audience The firm has an on-site mechanic who can rectifyWith the growth of TJ’s Travel since it was borna decade ago, I was keen to ask Jamie how he minor issues to keepmarkets the business: “Social media has been vehicles on the road – buta big thing for us – Facebook, Twitter and the emphasis is always onLinkedIn. That’s the way forward,” he said. preventative maintenance. “People might be looking at booking PETER JACKSONsomething over the weekend, and want tomake the decision there and then. If you cost probably £15,000 apiece. But at around breakdowns are few and far between. So, Idon’t have an online booking system – and £200,000 per vehicle, it would cost £7-8m to haven’t necessarily got to have a brand-neware only open nine to five – they can’t do that, replace the vehicles. And you’ll still only get fleet; they’re only going to earn the sameso they’ll probably go and look elsewhere. the same money for the work. money as a brand-new coach, after all.“People want answers straight away; if youdon’t get back to them quickly enough, they’ll “Because of examples like that, I think “To be honest, as long as they’re clean andend up booking with someone else. we’re going to see a fair bit of change in the tidy, if you stick a private plate on nobody next 18 months. I’m halfway there already, knows the age of them anyway! As long as “You don’t have to be the cheapest. You because I’ve got six or seven Euro VI vehicles I know that each vehicle is clean and tidymight be £30 or £40 more, but if you’ve got – so it doesn’t faze me. before it goes out, that’s the main thing.nice, shiny vehicles, good reviews and yourespond quickly, they’ll book. “In terms of size, I don’t want to get any “In five to 10 years’ time, I’m sure I’ll have bigger. If I can, I’d like to get everything newer vehicles and will have sold some of “We also use sponsored listings on Yell. new – or nearly new – but because we do the older ones. I expect I’ll still be doingcom quite heavily. You can buy sponsored a good job with the maintenance of our the same type of work; I’m happy with thelistings for both minibus and coach within vehicles (doing preventative maintenance work we get and the prices we get. I don’ta certain geographical area. That way, if to pick up on problems before they happen) particularly want to get any bigger.” nanyone searches ‘minibus hire Doncaster’ forexample, your name will come up. Then, theycan go straight through to the website andbook online or make a phone call.”Exciting timesFinally, I asked Jamie where he sees thebusiness going in future. “We’ve only beengoing properly since 2013 – five years thisyear,” he said. “What will happen in anotherfive years? Will the company be twice thesize? Will it have all brand-new vehicles andnew premises? You don’t know, but that’s theexciting thing for me – it can go any way youwant it to. “The industry’s forever changing in termsof legislation, tachograph rules and operatingrules. There’s always changes when it comesto testing vehicles; parameters have changed,and different things get checked. “I think in business as a whole you neverstop learning, but it’s certainly the case inthis industry. “Personally, I think things are goingto change quite a bit because emissionsregulations – and Low Emission Zones – aregoing to have a big effect on people. If you’regoing to be anybody, you need to be goinginto the bigger cities. “Will a lot of people decide not to invest?There’s a nearby operator which has no EuroVI vehicles – and has a fleet of around 50.How’s he going to replace them all? Is hegoing to retrofit them all? Even that wouldwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 29

OPINIONOP›IXNXIXOXNX›XPAILTON ENGINEERING Taking charge of the electric bus revolution Transport accounts for almost a quarter of global carbon emissions, 4.7 million tonnes of which are emitted by buses. As the world begins investing in electric alternatives, Cy Wilkinson, Managing Director of steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, explains why bus manufacturers cannot dismiss quality engineering in favour of an eco-friendly fleet Pailton Engineering says its new bevel box has been developed with improved sealing capabilitiesG lobally, there are carbon emissions and meet enthusiastic important investment, with the majority of ownership would be an operator’s around 386,000 fully targets means the pressure is on to of manufacturers commissioning a worst nightmare. electric buses in move to electric, but what can bus bespoke design. During the transition operation — and 99% manufacturers do to avoid missing the to electric buses, steering systems To avoid this challenge, bus boat? Or in this case, the bus. will remain just as important to the manufacturers often choose advanced of these are in China. drivability of the vehicle. bevel boxes, which once fitted, are Firstly, fleet managers should assess sealed for life. Pailton Engineering’sThe country is leading the green the full price of going electric. On average, a typical urban bus will most recent bevel box release was operate for up to 85 hours per week, developed with improved sealingtransport revolution, but mostly Capital costs for electric buses can be experiencing a multitude of weather capabilities. The design eradicates the up to four times that of conventional conditions and varying terrains. To likelihood of water ingression whenbecause it has to. China’s industrial diesel models. Perhaps more withstand this operation, coach and bus exposed to salt, water and grit out on importantly, these vehicles also need engineering specialists have traditionally the road, therefore making it a no-zones are among the world’s most costly new infrastructure to support developed bespoke steering systems to maintenance product. constant charging. The batteries will ensure these vehicles can remain agilepolluted areas, forcing its government require replacing at least once during when driving at speed, changing lanes These traditional components the lifecycle of a bus and currently, or manoeuvring. have long remained a priority for busto invest in low emission transport. batteries for these vehicles cost almost manufacturers. However, the transition half the total price of an electric bus. Electric vehicles will require the same to electric vehicles could begin toChina’s strategy for green transport is agility in their steering. In fact, as some decrease budgets for these essential Clearly, embarking on an electric bus of these vehicles are being designed parts in favour of infrastructuremirrored around the world, albeit on a project can be incredibly expensive, for autonomous driving, they may be changes and high capital costs required and this does not even consider the required to operate for even longer for electric vehicles. To maintain asmaller scale. New York City is currently regular maintenance costs associated hours. However, increasing costs for successful electric fleet, vehicles must with upholding a municipal bus — the electric transition must not displace be of the same agility and quality aspiloting five electric buses, with a goal electric or diesel. What’s more, in investment in quality engineered parts. traditional diesel models. the transition to electric fleets, busto transition by 2040. London plans manufacturers cannot dismiss the Reduced investment in traditional Without government investment, it is traditional engineering elements parts could also result in extended unlikely that other nations will replicateto beat this target, by achieving an required to make the manufacture of a downtime for bus maintenance. Due China’s rapid uptake of electric buses. bus robust and cost effective. to the weight and size of standard Instead, the transition will be gradual.all-electric fleet by 2030. In fact, it is buses, maintaining concealed parts Consider bus steering systems as can be costly and problematic. Take the It is estimated that almost half of theestimated that the number of electric an example. Large passenger vehicles bevel box for example; this contains world’s buses will be electric by 2025. are required to undertake long vital grease to ensure low torque During this process, manufacturersbuses globally is set to triple in the journeys, often carrying heavy weights. steering. Water ingression or grease must not cut corners to achieve fully Therefore, the steering systems displacement after just a few years electric fleets. Mechanical engineeringnext seven years, and nearly half of all for buses have long remained an should remain a priority. ■buses will be electric by 2025.But, shifting from conventionaldiesel to electric buses isn’t easy, noris it cheap. The sweeping change thatoccurred in China was supported bygovernmental and local subsidies.Before 2016, each electric bus launchedin Shenzhen received a governmentgrant for more than half the vehicle’stotal cost.Without this kind of support, it isunlikely that other nations will achievesuch rapid change. Plans to reduce30 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

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TRAPEZE COLUMN › MANAGING YOUR TIMEFreeing up more time to ensurestaff receive due care andattention can help to raisemorale and reduce staff turnoverToo busy to manage Trapeze’s Pete Adney discusses how depot managers can more effectively manage their time to get more value out of their working hoursU K traffic offices was so time consuming that I talented workers who are left me. This is not uncommon; are notoriously rarely got round to the second. unable to do the jobs they were many depot managers rely on challenging employed for. In this article I an array of self-built tools and workplaces. I see the same issue today explore the issues surrounding workarounds, typically involving Operations in traffic offices up and down manual processes in the traffic spreadsheets, documents, onlinemanagers, traffic managers, the country. Occasionally office, and point to a better way notebooks and so on.forward allocators and it can affect experienced of working.controllers strive to oversee allocators armed with the The problem is that suchcoalface operation – frequently latest technology, but this Manual operations systems easily get out of hand,under extreme pressure. issue is at its most debilitating proliferating and expandingBut as challenging as this is, in organisations with no Most depot managers are good until there are countless chainsit’s actually not new. I faced payroll and duty allocation with numbers, but you don’t to manage. Systems don’tthe same challenges when software. In such situations, have to be a mathematician support each other, so beforemanaging a depot almost 30 I frequently find reliance on to know that traffic office you know it these intendedyears ago. My objective was to manual processes critically workload just doesn’t add up: support tools have actuallymake the operation as efficient undermining efficiency, there’s too much work and not begun working against oneas possible and then to drive leaving the business prone to enough hours in the day. other. Combine this with oftenbusiness development. The expensive manual errors. inexperienced workers andproblem was that the first task When I worked in a traffic ‘cascaded’ training, and you But perhaps most office, I developed a basic have a perfect environment for depressingly, this damages technology system to support32 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

inefficiency. And it is rife in our Commercial back office is vital, but you can’t getting out to understand theindustry. implications make a successful business local community, identifying there – for that you need to get pockets of demand and The implications here For the business there are people riding buses. mapping it against current andare most commonly found clear implications here. Firstly potential services.in organisations without – and most obviously – traffic I know managers who havespecialised technology. To office managers are valuable their traffic office working Technology to supportillustrate, I recently visited a resources. Spending hours a so effectively that they havedepot manager hamstrung by day on allocation and payroll been able to wrestle back Correctly implementedadmin overload, spending hours administration is simply control over their time. They specialised technology reducesa day processing payroll and wasteful misallocation. are able to get out of the office the legwork of managing amaking manual corrections. and undertake the activities traffic office. There will alwaysUnable to perform the highly Additionally, manual data that really have an impact – be tasks that humans are bestskilled job they were employed entry inevitably incurs risk of generating revenue, increasing placed to do, but the bestto do, this committed and costly data entry errors. But staff morale, reducing driver technology ensures traffic officehighly competent manager is it is the unknown errors that sickness and ultimately managers’ time is reserved forspending much of their day impact most. With multiple attrition. I see three golden only such activities.functioning as an overpaid isolated systems there is no rules here:depot administrator. means of assessing the quality 1. M anage the people – One of the most significant of decisions being made, benefits relates to payrollSigns or identifying, tracking and Managers with sufficient time rules, which are hard coded to eliminating the countless raise morale by ensuring eliminate any interpretation.There are so many signs I could inefficiencies that can occur – all staff receive due care and Thus armed, managers knowpoint to, but here are some that of which add up to a significant attention. This is especially that all is well, regardlessI see most regularly. reduction in profitability. true with corrective attention, who allocates the work; and1. U ntouchable task lists – which is undertaken with managers have a clear dividing But arguably the biggest issue the utmost focus, affording line between administration Issues arise in any role, but is hardest to measure: what staff the time required to and management. depot managers without the is the lost opportunity cost of get things right. This is not right tools frequently find managers not doing work that only the right thing to do; Making the business the working day gone before would fundamentally benefit it also serves the business case they have touched their the business? Perhaps we by reducing bad decisions. task list. If you can’t tackle should flip the question: ask Nobody wins when an As much as we may wish your workload then it is yourself what job you would operator has to lose someone. for allocators to enjoy a less impossible to find room for like managers to be doing 2. M anage existing service – stressful working life, few would strategic thinking. instead? Later we will explore Freed from admin overload, implement new technology for2. M is-employing staff – The how to free them up to do so. managers can focus on that objective alone. Fortunately main goal of the traffic office understanding how well there is a clear and measurable is to cover mileage, so re- Personal implications people are served by the business case for this type of allocating staff to plug gaps existing service. There are investment. reduces overall efficiency. But what of the personal many modern means of On occasion I’ve even seen implications? The pressing sourcing data, but don’t Savings here relate to better drivers taken off the road concern here relates to the overlook the value of asking allocation of management to complete admin work impact on office managers and passengers about current time, reductions in fines for not relating to drivers not being their staff. Mistakes caused by patterns and service levels. running vehicles, reduction in on the road. admin overload often involve 3. Generate new business – driver payments (ensuring the3. L ack of new business – double bookings, duties left Buses are rarely used for right driver for each duty), and Back office inefficiency open, and unsupported staff. leisure; they take people to reallocated staff. A good duty prevents the generation This is depressing and career places. If managers are to allocation system will pay for of new business. If the limiting for managers, and also expand their operation there’s itself through cost savings in allocation processes were impacts drivers who suffer nothing more valuable than one to two years – as well as streamlined, not only would the mistakes, or struggle with saving managers time to start you win more tenders, office managers too busy to be as focusing on driving business managers would also have responsive as they would like. growth. n time for designing profitable new routes and ensuring In extreme examples, drivers In a traffic office, a backlog of incomplete tasks can quickly customers are happy. whose holiday requests have accumulate if efficient ways of working are not found4. C omplaints – There is been left unaddressed can react nowhere to hide in the traffic by not showing up for work. office: mistakes will happen The resulting disciplinary and and are usually highly visible. likely attrition could so easily But while some complaints have been avoided. are inevitable, issues in the traffic office can also mean But for the managers spending more time on themselves, the impact is the administration than essential daily drudgery of overwork: tasks like training staff. longer hours, with working5. B usy but not productive – days eating into evenings and You know you are busy, but commutes as pressures mount. are you actually helping None of this is healthy – not for the business? If you can’t the business, and certainly not measure the impact of your for managers. work, can you be sure the time was well spent? A better way So how should a bus depot manager spend their days? I believe the job involves far more than the back office. An efficientwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 33

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COACHING › MARKETING YOUR BUSINESSThe freedom of the press releaseAlan Payling considers I was speaking to a coach themselves or get a copy of the one thethe opportunities for free operator’s son the other day, supplier takes and send it in themselves. Thepublicity that are available who was wondering why the editor will then decide whether or not toto coach operators via press coach trade press hadn’t publish the story.releases for their local publicised the fact that thenewspapers family firm had recently bought a new coach. I also suggested that while they were I had always assumed that it was the supplier, who, after taking a photo of a new sending a copy of the story about their new coach with the purchaser standing proudly coach to CBW, that there could also be some next to it when it was being collected, would benefit to be obtained by sending the story then submit a print to the editor of CBW. I and a photo to the local newspapers in the suggested that the next time they bought a area where they pick up passengers. The new coach that they either take a photo outcome could be some very welcome free publicity. Existing and potential customers would be informed that the coach operator36 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

free publicity could be writing a press cost, so that cuts out the ‘how much’ from the release. Fear not. This is not hard. Trust me. story. But, as many people I speak to outside The aspect of writing a press release that the industry don’t realise how much a brand some might find difficult is not just writing new coach costs and are very surprised one, but fears about using the right grammar indeed when I tell them, then that very fact and the Queen’s English correctly. Fret not. might help an operator justify the prices Don’t worry about it. Why? Firstly, operators of their holidays and private hires when would be doing their local newspaper a someone calls them up to make a booking. big favour by submitting a story in the first If anyone wants to tell the story about a place. While the paper would prefer it if new coach – and that’s what an operator is operators were calling about placing an doing, telling a story – as they are the expert here, then they should just remember the ad, they are also publishing a newspaper, facts – and not just the facts about their new so without local news about people in their area, they’re going to have a very dull coach, but about their business as well. They publication. In other words, they have to fill could start by reminding the reader how space with stories. One such story could well long their firm has been serving the local be about the £300,000 a local operator has community; so add a sentence about the just spent on a new coach that isn’t going company’s history. What make and model to contribute to the polluted air in places is the new coach? Why have they chosen like London, as it complies with up-to-date that make and model? What are the features emissions standards. about the coach that will appeal to the So, the reporter who’s sat at their desk reader of the paper? There might be some at the local paper is just waiting for stories who will be thrilled that a local operator has bought a coach that is fitted with a particular to pop up in their email inbox. When the make of tyre – probably the local tyre fitter reporter reads a press release, they might cringe a bit at the grammar – if they do, – but my guess is that the number of seats, then tough – but if they the air-conditioning, the are going to use the on-board toilet, the free story, then they will WiFi, the forward facing punctuate it according ‘Just remember, cameras, the servery, the to their interpretation fridge and the extra leg of what constitutes the it’s the paper that room of a tri-axle will Queen’s English these all be of more interest to days. For many people is going to write the readers of the local who write for a living, paper. grammar is an art, not the story – all the When drafting a press a science. You only have operator has to do to read a book about is supply the facts’ release, if push comes grammar to realise that the punctuation of today to shove, an operator could just say they have bought a new is not what it was 50 coach, list the coach’s years ago and as such, features, add their grammar, like language, contact information, changes over time. Professional writers sort out a photo and send it in. Before they themselves have differing views about do, an operator would do well to call the commas, for example, so don’t get bogged paper’s newsroom and make contact with down with all that. If the story is going to be a reporter, and then email the press release used, the reporter or the sub-editor may well across. If an operator hasn’t had much to do Local newspapers are full of photos redraft the whole thing anyway and it will with the local paper, chances are that the of local people like Torquay’s mayor end up looking very different to the piece an paper’s reporter will call back anyway to meeting a local hotelier, their staff and guests. ALAN PAYLING operator submitted. double check the source of the story and to As a very simplistic rule of thumb, if an ask a few more questions. But above all else,has a brand new coach, with all the latest just remember, it’s the paper that is going tosafety features and modern facilities to make operator is going to submit a press release,their journey safe and comfortable. Also,there would be some worthwhile brand they should remember three things about write the story; all the operator has to do isrecognition going on. Having a ‘good news’story in the local press can only be seen as grammar: start a sentence with a capital supply the facts.attracting positive kudos to the operator,simply by being featured in the paper. letter, end it with a full stop, write short Illustrate the press release sentences and let the spellchecker work outCoverage in the local press the rest. Above all else, don’t worry about Any story is going to be vastly improvedFor a story of an operator’s choosing andover which they have some degree of control written English: if a letter has grammatical if there’s a photo to accompany it. If anto appear in a local newspaper, two thingswill be required: one, a press release; and errors, no newspaper is going to include operator has a good photo from the suppliertwo, a photograph or two that illustrates thestory the operator wants to tell. To some, the them. Well, not deliberately anyway. of their new coach, then great. If there ismost daunting part of the process of getting someone in the firm with a half decent Get the facts right camera, then get them to take a photo of the coach and send that in. Try to find a decent What an operator does need to concentrate on in a press release are the facts. This location for the photo and not in a yard shouldn’t be too hard. An operator could fenced off with corrugated iron sheets that apply the old yardstick of the five ws and the is full of old engines, gearboxes and puddles. h: the who, the what, the where, the when, Do it on a sunny day as well. Alternatively, the why and the how much – if they want to you could ask the paper if they could send be scientific, that is. But again, don’t worry a staff photographer along. If anyone is too much about it. An operator might not going down that route, then it would be want to disclose how much their new coach worthwhile thinking about the theme ofwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 37

COACHING › MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS We covered the delivery of Alexcars Coaches’ MOBIpeople Explorer from BASE Coach Sales in CBW1356. SARAH DAYthe story and thereby of the photo. A story about local people for a paper that wants to hotel had just bought. In addition toabout a new coach on its inaugural journey fill up the sports pages. photographing the new coach, the localthat is full of local people is a gift to a local mayor was invited to pose along with thenewspaper. In itself, it could serve as a Local love group that was visiting the hotel that week.promotional outing in more ways than one. That’s always worth noting: local councillorsAn operator could send an email to their A couple of things to bear in mind: people just love getting their picture in the paper.passengers saying the first 50 people to reply just love seeing themselves or people they When I was talking to the hoteliers, wewill get a free trip to a local garden centre. know in the local paper – when they haven’t decided to send the photos I took and aHey presto, the new coach is in the local broken the law, that is. Have a look at your press release to the local paper as well.paper full to bursting with happy, smiling local paper. It will be full of stories about local Shortly afterwards the paper ran the storylocal people. While we’re on the subject of people. There are of course no guarantees and a photograph taking up half a page. Howphotos, if an operator has photos available that the local paper will run a story, but if much would it cost to place a half page addating back to when his/her parents or they don’t hear from coach operators, then in a local paper? Well, if operators call theirgrandparents started the firm, send them in. for sure they won’t print anything about the local paper, they’ll soon find out, and they’llA bit of fresh news coupled with a bit of local coach trade; they’re far too busy sorting out also find out that to get that sort of coveragenostalgia is gold dust here. everybody else’s press releases. virtually free of charge is one of life’s absolute bargains. n There are plenty of other stories that Finally, a few years ago I was writing awould be of interest to the local press. Coach story for CBW about a new coach a localoperators and their staff are always winningawards for something or other. Again, this CBW’s Deliveries section and news pages cover operators’ new acquisitions each weekis bread and butter for the local rag. Justwon coach of the year award? Bang it in.An operator will get some very welcomekudos with that sort of story. Where anoperator already has a relationship withthe local newspaper because they regularlyplace adverts for their holidays with thepaper, then getting a better deal should beno problem. What about a feature about theoperator’s new brochure that has just beenlaunched? What about all those new holidaysthe operator is offering next year? Hagglingwith a newspaper should not be a problemat all for someone who spends their timebuying and selling as part of their workinglife. I’ve noticed that lots of operatorsprovide sponsorship in one form or anotherto local sports people. Again, it’s local news38 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

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IGNDUUISDTREY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGYDigitaldevelopmentsThis week’s Industry Guide examines suppliers of digital technology and how itcan enhance coach and bus operationsNowadays, an overwhelming people’s smartphones as well, providing in recent years. number of people carry them with a noti�ication when they reach There has been no shortage of smartphones in their pockets their stop. This can be a huge help for – ultra-slim devices which developments when it comes to back-of�ice have the kind of power to those unfamiliar with the area or bus route technology, either. Scheduling softwareembarrass full-size desktop computers has been designed to, once again, makefrom only a decade ago. Clearly, we live in a (such as tourists) or even blind people who operators’ lives a great deal easier; theydigital age, and this kind of technology isn’t can avoid clashes, allocate vehicles forgoing anywhere. Coach and bus operators cannot see when the stop is approaching, maximum ef�iciency and see patterns ofhave to move quickly in order to keep demand.pace with the rapid advances in digital traditionally having to rely on the driver totechnology. Even better, many of these systems can WiFi is an excellent draw for passengers, tell them. be integrated beautifully into an operator’sas it allows them to make the most of own website, making it possible fortheir time and remain productive while Digital technology can help out when customers to quickly and easily book toursthey’re travelling – something impossible and holidays straight into the company’sto achieve while driving a car. Even if they it comes to vehicle maintenance, too. records. Not only is this easier for thehave mobile data on their phone, this customer than ringing up or sending anallowance can soon disappear. Applications exist to digitise maintenance email, it saves valuable staff hours and Audio-visual systems can link into reduces the risk of human error when records, meaning no need for folders upon booking. folders of paperwork. Operators’ lives are made much easier, as they can �ind out speci�ic information quicker than ever before – helping them to remain compliant. Digital CCTV has bene�its for both passengers and drivers, helping to keep them safe and combat the dreaded ‘crash for cash’ schemes which have become rife40 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

21ST CENTURY CCTV solutions. The solutions exercise, with a exciting time for 21st Century communicate over Ethernet, large initial outlay as system integration becomes21st Century Technology has meaning that the CCTV data can that can sometimes more relevant to our customershighlighted connected system be integrated with other on-board dissuade operators and they require our services tocapability. systems, whilst safeguarding for from adopting assist in the design, installation future technology developments. new technologies. and on-going support for a Operators have long known This not only reduces the For 21st Century, number of technologies that arethe bene�its they can realise by hardware architecture required existing on-board fast becoming essential to theintegrating on-board systems, on the vehicle and lowers the technology should not safe, ef�icient and reliable runningand 21st Century Technology requirement for numerous be an obstacle that of their �leet. Whether that beunderstands this. The transport routers to get data off-board, but prevents operators replacing essential elements oftechnology integrator has, in also means operators can bene�it from bene�iting from the latest an existing on-board technologyrecent years, repositioned itself from the cross-pollination that developments. It was this thinking or ensuring that all technologiesto demonstrate to customers can come through integrated data that led 21st Century to create its on and around the vehicle arethe bene�its it can bring to their systems. adoptive warranty scheme. ready to communicate overoperations by integrating systems. standardised, ITxPT compliant As an integrator, 21st Century The scheme ensures that 21st platforms.” 21st Century already offers a is uniquely placed to assist Century will not only enter anumber of on-vehicle solutions for operators to get the best from maintenance contract with T: 0844 871 7990its customers, including mobile what were previously disparate operators for any technology that E: [email protected], next-stop announcement, technologies. Rather than they install, but will also care for W: www.21stplc.comtelematics and passenger directing customers to individual any existing technology that it hascounting systems. The company systems, 21st Century holds integrated with to the same highmaintains, however, that where key relationships with the standard.it truly excels is its ability to manufacturers of some of theintegrate technologies, and to best equipment in the industry, The integrator can even connectassist operators in getting the allowing their customers to have a legacy systems to the IoT, utilisingbest from their �leet. Integration solution built from ‘best-of-breed’ the Journeo RCM (Remotecan take a number of forms, from systems. Condition Monitoring) platform,upgrading existing systems to full allowing them as maintainer andITxPT compliant platforms. At the other end of the the operator, to remotely monitor integration spectrum, replacing the health of the equipment. 21st Century has been installing systems on a vehicle for the latesthybrid and full IP CCTV solutions technology can be an expensive Mark Johnson, Director of Fleetto its customers in Scandinavia Systems, commented: “It’s a veryfor many years and UK operatorsare increasingly opting for HD Bu s Depa rt ures for S tand A Du e Se rv Destinatio n 11.5 8 455 We st C roydon 12.04 289 PurleyW: 21stplc.com E: [email protected] Our Services Installation, testing and commissioningT: 0844 871 7990 @21stCenturyLtd Consultative design Maintenance and support Integrated solutionswww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 41

IGNDUUISDTREYDIGITAL TECHNOLOGYMOBILE ON BOARD Beam Next Stop works on screens and passengers to access. content directly on their mobile passengers’ smartphones Power to the passenger devices while built-in HDMI enablesConnected Buses, Connected it to easily connect to existing andPassengers and Connected Systems passengers alike. Mobile Onboard A connected bus equipped with retro-�itted entertainment systems. have embraced these opportunities BEAM Wi-Fi can power real-time Tour operators have enhanced their Mobile Onboard is one of the few by developing beamOS, an open passenger information. Mobile passengers’ journey even furtherspecialist suppliers to the passenger operating system that takes their Onboard’s BEAM smartLINK and by using GPS to trigger automatictransport industry who manufacture BEAM Wi-Fi capabilities far beyond BEAM NextStop utilises live data to playing of videos, sponsoredtheir own hardware and also just passenger Wi-Fi. give passengers the power to travel destination videos, promoteddevelop purpose built systems to with con�idence with real-time tours and attractions when the busconnect buses and passengers. BEAM Wi-Fi enables operators information before and during reaches key locations.Their widely respected BEAM bus to add value to their on-bus Wi-Fi their travel. A full-service solutionWi-Fi technology has evolved into investment while further enhancingan impressive range of powerful their passengers’ journeys at BEAM smartLINK is a Real-Time Mobile Onboard provide a full-connectivity hubs for any size bus the same time. Multiple Wi-Fi Passenger Information (RTPI) service solution to support theirfrom minibuses through to tour channels enable secure connectivity platform that powers live bus connected bus BEAM Wi-Fi systems.coaches. Establishing themselves to on-board systems including tracking, travel apps, departure Flexible 4G data plans from as littleas one of the UK’s leading suppliers smart ticket machines, talking bus screens, travel kiosks and as 30p per GB, dedicated support,of bus Wi-Fi systems with a announcements, GPS tracking, integration with operator websites. systems management, lifetimecomprehensive portfolio of services passenger information and BEAM NextStop integrates with warranties and on-site engineerand systems for full-featured infotainment. BEAM Wi-Fi can also BEAM Wi-Fi hardware to provide support are key bene�its of theirconnected bus solutions. run applications and seamlessly a talking bus system for next stop connected bus solutions. OperatorsIt all starts with connectivity integrate with third party platforms announcements plus personal can concentrate on running their to offer valuable GDPR compliant announcements on passenger services while Mobile Onboard Passenger Wi-Fi is now an data collection, revenue generation smartphones with options for ensure their passengers andexpectation and Mobile Onboard and local of�line content for detailed stop information. systems stay connected.have recognised this by developing That’s infotainmenttheir BEAM Wi-Fi systems to power For more information visita connected bus with excellent Infotainment allows passengers mobileonboard.com.passenger internet access. to access media without connecting to the internet and reducing the T: 0333 335 3345 More interesting however is consumption of 4G data. BEAM Wi-Fi E: corbin.adler@connected buses can send and receive has an integrated media server aptly mobileonboard.comreal-time data, allowing connectivity named BeamTV. With Wi-Fi media W: www.mobileonboard.comto on-board and cloud-based systems, streaming passengers can accessopening up exciting opportunitiesthat bene�it both operators andYSPSOAMMURSAASRRETTNTWGIECI-RKFIEINTFINOGRMATION SOLUTIONSOur fully managed on-bus Wi-Fi, smart ticketing andpassenger information systems provide operators withconnected buses and connected passengers.With full integration capabilities our systems providea single solution infrastructure that is not only easy tomanage but also cost-effective and future-proof.Trusted transport technology for the smart operatorLet's talk. Call us 0333 335 3345 mobileonboard.com42 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

SYNECTICS CCTV, vehicle tracking, telematics, Greg continued: “Integration work more collaboratively with ticketing, journey management, with speci�ic systems, as well as external services and agencies toIBetter bus services: unlocking passenger info, and passenger the ability to translate real-time ensure the safety and security ofsolutions set to transform WiFi – to gain an accurate picture data into action and respond passengers at every stage of theirtransport of service usage, passenger safety, to threats, presents so much connected journey.” and vehicle performance. opportunity for the converging Three technology worlds of on-vehicle and It is a collaborative, connectedadvancements are set to Greg Price, Lead Account infrastructure. future Synectics feels will onlytransform the bus sector and Manager at Synectics, said: be further strengthened withthe wider transport industry, “Many customers, including “Real-time, precise service the adoption of cloud-basedcommand and control technology, bus operators, already use updates for passengers solutions.connectivity, and the cloud. our on-vehicle solutions to do (including details of connecting exactly this. They can investigate transport services for more Iain concluded: “Connecting Iain Stringer, Divisional Director incidents more quickly, integrate streamlined transfers), location- IoT devices and transmittingat Synectics, said: “Members with third-party systems, reduce based advertising, and improved information securely to theof the public want seamless fuel consumption through passenger help services are cloud has signi�icant advantagestravel where they are informed informed service and route demonstrable bene�its that for managing and sharingat every stage, and con�idence planning, and even improve improve customer satisfaction. information. For example, itthat operators are working in a training for staff using the data Command and control technology allows operators to rapidly andcoordinated way to deliver safe, gathered. However, where also facilitates major security con�idently share video and dataef�icient services. Furthermore, things get even more interesting improvements such as persons evidence with relevant externalthe global focus on transport is when you start looking at of interest tracking and incident parties including emergencysecurity is pushing organizations vehicle-to-ground connectivity.” response. Bus operators have the services and authorities.and agencies to look at how they functionality at their �ingertips tocan work more collaboratively According to Synectics, Synergy “The net effect is a highlywith emergency services, local 3 is an integral component in connected, highly effectiveauthorities, and each other. this logical progression, enabling transport network where all static, centrally based teams relevant parties can work “Meeting these expectations can to gain this same uni�ied view together to improve passengerseem a daunting prospect, but by in real time, over a WiFi or experience and safety.”using the right technology in the cellular network. This opens up aright way, it needn’t be.” considerable amount of potential T: 01253 891222 for operators. E: [email protected] According to Synectics the �irst W: www.synecticsglobal.comstep for many is to adopt a ‘backof�ice function’ that can unifydata from on-vehicle systems – Smarter technology. synecticsglobal.com Smarter transport. 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 43 See how connected surveillance solutions help vehicles, operators, and cities become safer and smarter. Visit Synectics at Euro Bus 2018. Stand T20. T: 01253 891222 E: [email protected]

GINDUUISDTREYDIGITAL TECHNOLOGYDISTINCTIVE SYSTEMS drivers log in securely to an new structure for scheduling and Finally, the latest version of the intuitive desktop and mobile recording brake test results. In award winning and free of charge Distinctive Systems has released friendly website where they can addition Distinctive System’s Tyre Driver Walk-around Check Mobileseveral major new additions to its view an online diary showing Management module has now app has been very well received.range of industry leading software. the bookings they have been been incorporated into VMS as The app has bene�ited from aThese game changing new features allocated to. Clicking on a booking standard. number of enhancements since itscan bring signi�icant ef�iciency will immediately bring up the launch at the end of last year andimprovements and easier ways of full details of its work ticket. is now available for both Apple andworking to your business. Drivers can also print their work Android mobile devices. tickets directly from the website, For users of the widely used or download them to a desktop,Coach Manager private hire and laptop or mobile device.contract booking system, thereare now three cloud-based portals The Driver Online Portal followswhich run in a web browser on hot on the heels of Distinctivea smartphone, tablet, laptop or System’s recently releaseddesktop computer. Client Online Portal, which lets your clients request and accept These portals are fully integrated quotations, list and check theirand between them they bring bookings, view a statement ofpowerful and extensive cloud- account and make secure onlinebased functionality to Coach payments via the same desktopManager that is of huge bene�it to and mobile friendly interface.any operator looking to modernisekey areas of their business. A further new enhancement is the addition of an electronic job The Operations Online Portal card to the Vehicle Maintenanceis the latest addition and will be System. The electronic job cardlaunched at Euro Bus Expo on 30 not only allows your workshop toOctober. It allows users to view become paperless, but also goesall the bookings for a given day in way beyond what can be achieveda grid and add, or change, vehicle with the original paper document.and driver allocations. To simplifyselection it can �ilter down to The job card is implemented asshowing just available vehicles and a web page running in a browserdrivers. on a laptop or tablet device. Inspection and maintenance Vehicle allocations are checked to items can be ticked off as they areensure they match the requested completed, plus any faults andvehicle type and are not in the work done can also be recordedworkshop. Driver allocations are item by item. Any costs incurred orchecked for driving hours and parts used can be recorded directlylicence compliance. Work tickets into VMS.can be pushed to the company’sDriver Online Portal. Beyond The latest version of VMS itselfthis core functionality, the portal features enhancements whichreplicates virtually all the features have been added to help operatorsand tools that are in Coach gain DVSA Earned Recognition.Manager’s back of�ice allocations The update to VMS includes agrid. The Driver Online Portal lets T: 01904 692269 E: [email protected] W: www.distinctive-system.com44 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

DISTINCTIVE SYSTEMS INDUSTRY LEADING SOFTWARE FOR COACH & BUS COMPANIES Powerful. Affordable. Integrated.Coach Manager is a start Our Tour Booking System Our Vehicle Maintenanceto finish solution for the is a complete management System is a purpose designedmanagement of private solution for individual workshop management andhire and contract work for passenger reservations on maintenance planning packagecoach, minibus, chauffeur extended tours, day excursions for vehicles subject to DVSAand community transport and express services. annual inspection.operators. SOFTWARE FROM ONLY £97.50 PER MONTH FREE WALK-AROUND CHECK MOBILE APP Our new Walk-around Check Mobile App is available completely free of charge† to every operator using Coach Manager, TBS or VMS. Find out more at distinctive-systems.com/walk-aroundCONTACT US TO ARRANGE AN ON-SITE DEMONSTRATIONFor further details, or to arrange a no obligation demonstration at your own offices call us on 01904 692269 or email [email protected] www.distinctive-systems.com† A current monthly subscription or software maintenance agreement is required for one of our three main systems (Coach Manager, TBS or VMS).Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.www.cbwmagazine.com Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 45

GINDUUISDTREYDIGITAL TECHNOLOGYTIMESPACE operators considering replacing Bridge Clear data. an object-blurring tool – helping Timespace X200 CCTV systems. Timespace’s operators to comply withTimespace Technology is The new R500 DVR, with four the General Data Protectioncontinuing to respond to the analogue camera inputs and four PCLink and LANLink Regulations. LANLink alsoneeds of the bus and coach IP camera inputs, provides an software is compatible provides options to set access/industry with new developments option to introduce IP cameras with all Timespace security passwords on individualin its digital video recorders into vehicle CCTV. DVRs and together or multiple DVRs.(DVRs) and software products. provide operators The new DVRs build on the with comprehensive All products are developed, Timespace, which has been reliability of Timespace X300 CCTV data for their manufactured and supported bydeveloping and manufacturing and V400 DVRs, now used in entire �leet. LANLink Timespace in the UK. TimespaceDVRs for vehicle CCTV since thousands of vehicles world- enables operators works closely with long-standing1997, has increased the choice wide, which are recognised for to see at a glance the status of installation partners to providefor users by adding two new their compact ‘one box’ design all installed CCTV systems via users with product training,DVR products to its range – the and reliable performance. Both ‘traf�ic light’ health indicators telephone/email technicalX300-16M and R500. The new DVRs have removable hard and daily camera snapshots. support, service repair and fullX300-16M, with 16 channels drives and up to 2TB recording LANLink features also include product documentation.of video, a power-down circuit media, with additional back-up geo-fencing, vehicle GPS trackingand con�igurable alarms, is SD cards. and email reporting. Footage T: 01480 414147compatible with all existing can be downloaded manually E: [email protected] accessories and With watermarking, SHA- or automatically, triggered W: www.tspace.co.uksoftware – making it an attractive 256 authentication, embedded by GSensor, alarm or CANdrop-in replacement for thresholds. Vehicle CAN data can vehicle data and GPS, now be included via Timespace’s date, time, speed and CANLink unit, allowing CAN data location, Timespace to be viewed in sequence with DVR footage meets video footage. evidential requirements for court proceedings. Timespace’s proprietary Optional integration PCLink video viewing and with Timespace’s analysis software now includes Bridge Alert provides �ile password protection and early warning of low encryption features, along with bridges using updatedTHE COMPLETE PICTURELANLink REMOTE MONITORING SOFTWARE Now including vehicle CAN engineering data VEHICLE CAN DATA CCTV HEALTH & CAMERA SNAPSHOTS DOWNLOADS (GPS/DATE/TIME)V500/V400 DVR CANLink WiFi/3G/4G LANLinkFind out more call: +44 (0)1480 414147 email: [email protected] www.tspace.co.uk46 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

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THE BIG PICTUREIn Industry Heritage (CBW1359) Nick Larkin flagged up how the DelaineHeritage Bus Running Day on 29 September would be an opportunityto mark 90 years of Loughborough coachbuilder, Yeates. Two YeatesEuropa-bodied vehicles, an AEC Reliance owned by Fowler’s Travel ofHolbeach Drove and this former Delaine Leyland Tiger Cub photographedby David Bell operated well patronised trips to Rippingale on the day.Delaine’s own heritage vehicles ran between Bourne and Stamford.

SUPPLIER PROFILE › UK BUS AWARDSRecognising the bestThis year’s UK Bus Awards ceremony is fast The technical and professional awards areapproaching. Steve Cresswell, Director of Sales at the for: Sustained Marketing Excellence; Marketingorganisation, spoke to John Lewis about the work Initiative of the Year; Bus & Community;involved to decide this year’s winners Environment; Making Buses a Better Choice; Putting Passengers First; the Road Operators’A ny initiative which encourages An awards event was needed they believed, Safety Council (ROSCO) Award for Innovation the pursuit of excellence in the so a body was established to organise one. “It in Road Safety; and New Horizons. The road passenger transport was set up as a not-for-profit organisation, last-named is for an original or novel idea or industry should be applauded. with any money made being ploughed back the application of a technological solution into the event,” he said. that either improves the image of buses or That is what the UK Bus Awards stimulates interest in them or enhances the The same approach is taken today. “As a viability or efficiency of the bus industry.are designed to do, and why they deserve the consequence the event can keep growing and growing,” he pointed out. The people in the industry awards arebus industry’s wholehearted support. for: Engineer of the Year; Leadership and “We get backing from all the major players Inspiration; Services to the Bus Industry;Not surprisingly, that is the view of Director in the sector who provide funding to Top National Bus Driver; Unsung Heroes support what we do,” he continued. “They’ve and Young Manager of the Year. The Londonof Sales, Steve Cresswell. been fabulous and their support has been awards are for the Top London Bus Garage unwavering.” and the Top London Bus Driver.“Our aim is for the very best to be The awards Judging the entriesrecognised and rewarded and for award The 21 awards are split into three categories “The entries – there are 200 this year – arewinners to inspire themselves and others to – operator; technical and professional; and scrutinised by completely independent panels people in the industry – with an additional of judges from the industry,” said Steve.greater things,” he said. “What we also do is category for London supported by Transportprovide a high-profile and enjoyable annual for London. The judges represent all aspects of the bus industry including local authorities, tradeevent which celebrates their achievements The operator rewards are for: Top City bodies and passenger groups. Operator; Top Independent Operator; Topand allows best practice to be shared. Shire Operator; Top National Bus Depot and “We find that all the entries are worthwhile the big one, UK Bus Operator of the Year. and represent the vast amount of work that“People can see all the good things that go goes on to provide the UK with a first-class public transport service,” he commented.on and then they can replicate them.” Candidates for the 21 awards can beThe UK Bus Awards were started 23 yearsago by a group of senior industry executiveswho felt that there were a lot of positive thingshappening in the bus industry that were notbeing highlighted. “They thought that suchthings needed shouting about,” said Steve.50 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

For details of this year’s shortlist, turn to page 10nominated by for example a supplier who Open to all This year it will take place on Tuesday,thinks they are worthy of one, or in some 20 November at Troxy, an extraordinarycases they can nominate themselves. One of the key advantages of the awards is and completely restored Art Deco Grade II that they allow a spotlight to be directed listed building at 490 Commercial Road in “In fact we can accommodate all manner towards the achievements of all operators, London’s East End.of nominations,” Steve said. “Members of the irrespective of their size. Achievementspublic can nominate drivers or a particular which might otherwise be ignored. Troxy was originally constructed as a hugeservice. It is incidentally a free-to-enter cinema in the early 1930s. “The first film itscheme,” he added. Isn’t there the danger that smaller bus ever showed was King Kong,” Steve said. firms will simply be outclassed? That is When nominations and any supporting simply not the case, said Steve. With BBC newsreader Jane Hill as the host,material that accompanies them are initially the event will start at 1145hrs with lunch atsubmitted, they are carefully checked by the “It’s true that some companies put together 1230hrs and a bar open until 1800hrs.UK Bus Awards administration team. fantastic presentations with videos and what almost amounts to a small magazine,” The individual awards are sponsored “One of the things the team looks for is he observed. “However we look at each and and other sponsorship opportunities arewhether they are being entered for the every nomination on its merits, no matter available as well. “You can have your logoright award,” he said. “For instance, as how big or small the business concerned is. displayed on each of the tables for instance,”highlighted earlier, we’ve got two different Steve said. Tickets for the ceremony mustmarketing awards.” “We’ve given awards to firms with no be booked in advance. So what does it cost more than three vehicles for promoting to attend? Not as much as you might think,A full assessment themselves effectively using a combination of he replied. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter co-ordinatedAround 40 judges are involved across the with leaflets,” he added. “A table for 10 costs £2,050 plus VAT,” hevarious categories. All the nominees are said. Individual tickets cost £210, againassessed and given a ranking which determines The announcement excluding VAT; visit www.ukbusawards.org.which ones will go on to become finalists. uk for details. In a departure from past practice, the 2018 In some cases mystery shoppers are sent awards shortlist is being announced this “Remember that you can use the awardsout to verify some of the claims made by month (9 October, which falls after this issue as an additional employee reward scheme,”entrants in line with a pre-determined set goes to press) under The Big Reveal banner he said. “You can bring your colleagues toof criteria. “It’s a very important part of the using social media. our ceremony as a thank-you, to recognisejudging process,” Steve said. their efforts.” “Once again the quality of the entries has “A mystery shopper might ride one or two been outstanding and the judging panels If they are sufficiently impressed – and itbus routes and among other things look at have certainly faced a challenge,” said UK Bus is likely that they will be – then they may bewhether the driver waited until passengers Awards Chairman, Mark Yexley. “Excellence motivated to enter the awards themselveshad sat down before he drove off,” he observed. is at an all-time high.” next year. n“Remember that not everything in life can bejudged by facts, figures, statistics and data.” The awards ceremony is usually held in the Troxy – where it is and how to get there third week of November at a London venue. Bus routes 15, 115 and 135 serve the stops In other cases judges may want to interview “Last year over 700 people attended and outside Troxy. Bus D3 also stops at the nearbysome of the nominees. Each award has gold, attendees can of course use the networking Docklands Light Railway Limehouse station –silver and bronze categories. “We occasionally opportunities that are available to expand the closest station to the venue.add a commended category too,” he said. their company’s industry profile,” said Steve.www.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 51

INDUSTRY HERITAGEtShheowmbouvse on Voted Best in Show was the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Group’s newly restored 1949 ECW- bodied Bristol K5G. NICK LARKIN Nick Larkin finds out that Britain’s biggest bus rally is moving south after three years in LeicestershireShowbus, Britain’s biggest rally anniversary of British Leyland Showbus organiser Dr Martin Isles: ‘The new venue has been upgradedfor modern and preserved buses being commemorated. Also and is easy to get to.’ NICK LARKINand coaches, is moving to a new celebrated was Nottingham Cityvenue further south. Next year’s Transport’s 140th anniversary,event will be held for the first time with a fine display of vehiclesat the Hertfordshire Showground, from the company, including twoShowbus organiser Dr Martin in commemorative liveries.Isles has confirmed. Showbus hasbeen held at Donington Park for National Express Westthe past two years. Midlands featured vehicles in the colours of former “Everyone seems to have municipal operators Walsall,enjoyed the 2018 event, but the Wolverhampton and Coventry.problem with the Doningtonvenue has been that there’s not a Voted Best in Show was thelot to do for anyone who isn’t into Lincolnshire Vintage Vehiclebuses,” said Martin. “The new Society’s new to Eastern Nationalvenue has been upgraded and is 1949 ECW-bodied Bristol K5G,easy to get to, just off the M1.” ONO59, the subject of a just- completed major restoration. Showbus dates back to 1973,when a small group of vehicles Delaine Buses of Bournefrom preservationists and managed a double scoop withoperators gathered in the staff its new Wrightbus-bodied Volvocar park at Brunel University. B8RLE, registration AD68DBLThe event has been held at taking the award for best modernvarious locations since then, bus, and owned from new 1972including Hillingdon, Ensign’s Leyland Atlantean with NorthernPurfleet headquarters, Woburn Counties bodywork, ACT540L,Abbey and the Imperial War being voted the best preservedMuseum at Duxford. double-decker. Arriva Midlands took the Big Group Award. This year’s event saw 110years of Bristol and the 50th Showbus details at: www. showbus.com52 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

Contact Nick on: 07950643065 or [email protected] Metrobus haven coaches used by G H Watts on hire work in Britain and Europe.Leicester operator G H Watts is National Express West Midlands. In particular there is double- Two G H Watts Metrobuses were atstill running four early 1980s The others are ROX660Y, deck MAN RR4 with Beulas Showbus this year. NICK LARKINMCW Metrobuses and has no ROX636Y, and B840AOP. “We Jewel bodywork, WW15GHW.plans to withdraw them. The have four Volvo B7TLs in the The total fleet numbers some including West Midlands PTE,four Gardner-engined buses, all schools fleet that are also ex- 30 vehicles, including heritage London Transport and Greaterimmaculate inside out down to West Midlands,” John added. fleet members such as Plaxton- Manchester. Visit G H Watts attheir specially fitted wheel rims, “We must have bought 20 odd bodied Seddon Pennine XJF130J, www.ghwatts.co.ukwere all new to West Midlands vehicles from that source over owned from new.PTE. the years, some being passed to other operators. We will keep G H Watts was set up by George “They are well behaved, the Metrobuses for as long as Henry Watts in 1961, originallyrelatively straightforward to they are viable to run. We still as Park Taxis. George bought hiswork and are excellent for have a good stock of spares for first coach in partnership with hisschools transport,” said the firm’s the vehicles.” future son-in-law, John WilliamManaging Director, John Keeber. Keeber, father of the present MD. These buses represent a stark LOA400X was the last Mk1 contrast to the various top More than 4,000 MetrobusesMetrobus to remain in service specification modern executive were built by Metro Cammellwith the operator that today is Weymann between 1978 and 1989, with major customersLooked after Leopard three vehicles from the current local bus services. fleet at the event, and was Visit Dudley’s Coaches at www.A Worcestershire coach last vehicle in Royal’s colours, delighted to be reunited with theoperator was delighted to be was withdrawn in October 2009 dudleys-coaches.co.ukreunited with one of his favorite after having been retained for Leopard. Dudley’s Coaches Managingformer vehicles and seeing it school contracts. Director, Chris Dudley, has happycontinue an active career in “We were very fond of this memories of operating thispreservation. The coach was sold to the Leyland Leopard. NICK LARKIN Leyland Leopard Society, a vehicle and it gave excellent Leyland Leopard with Plaxton group based around Evesham, service, so it’s good to see theSupreme bodywork, STO244X Worcestershire, including several coach being so well looked afterwas new to Wilfreda Coaches of former Dudley’s drivers who and enjoyed,” he said. “I’m alsoRanskill, near Bawtry, Doncaster own preserved lorries. More pleased to keep in touch with thein March 1982. The coach, recently, some framing work andwhich has a six-speed manual a respray have been carried out new owners – and the Leopardgearbox, passed to Royal Motors and the Leopard is now regularly does seem to still find its way(Redditch) Ltd in April 1985. used to attend shows and other back to our depot on occasions!”This operator was bought by events, including the recentDudley’s Coaches of Inkberrow, Showbus at Donington. Dudley’s Coaches was foundedWorcestershire in March 1986. by Chris’s father, Ernie, who setThe Leopard, which would be the Dudley’s Coaches Managing up a repair workshop in 1938 Director, Chris Dudley, displayed and bought his first coach, an old Chevrolet for a school contract in 1954. Today, Dudley’s has a fleet of 15 vehicles, operating everything from daybreaks toDelaine Tiger Cub returnsA legendary former member stylish designs. Yeates-bodied line-up, Delaine Leyland PD3/1 from 1960 and two 1958of the fleet has returned to its Also present was the only vehicles, a Leyland Tiger Cub and AEC Reliance. NICK LARKINoriginal depot on long-term loanto the Delaine Heritage Trust. Yeates double-decker ever our history.” display. The Delaine Museum,MTL750 was the only Leyland built, RCT3, a Leyland PD3/1 Yeates-bodied vehicles home to the heritage fleet andTiger Cub ever to be bodied by owned by Delaine from new. where the Tiger Cub is beingYeates, having been finished Andrew Fowler of W H Fowler of operated a tour between Bournewith 43 dual-purpose seats. Holbeach Drove brought along and Rippingale, while members displayed, was open to visitorsNew to Delaine in April 1958, VBT191, a 1958 AEC Reliance of the Delaine heritage fleet ranit was sold to Vagg of Knockin with 41-seat Europa coachwork a 30-minute service between throughout the day ahead of itsHeath, Shropshire, in 1969. new to Boddy of Bridlington Bourne and Stamford. Other official opening next year. in May 1958. The fourth preserved vehicles were on The Tiger Cub was saved from Yeates-bodied vehicle was Visit Delaine Buses at www.being scrapped by the late Hugh former Barton Bedford VAL14, delaineheritagetrust.orgDelaine-Smith and returned to registration 966RVO, and nowDelaine in 1982, before being owned by Brian Marshall.passed on to Leicester Museumsin 1984. Now magnificently “It was a very successful and wellrestored, it was one of four attended running day and thanksYeates-bodied vehicles at the to everyone who came along,” saidDelaine Heritage Running Delaine Buses Managing Director,Day on 29 September, which Anthony Delaine-Smith, who iscelebrated 90 years of the much- also the Chairman of the Delainemissed Loughborough-based Heritage Trust. “We’re delighted tocoachbuilder – renowned for its have the Leyland Tiger Cub back on loan. It’s an important part ofwww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 53

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Have you taken delivery of a new vehicle in association with and want to tell the world about it?NDELWIVSE›RXIXEXSXXXEmail all the details and pictures to [email protected] TRAVEL Llanidloes, Powys-based and have been extremely Celtic Travel has recently happy with their operation, purchased three new Volvo so when it came time to B8RLE buses for various expand our fleet, specifying Trans Cymru service bus the upgrade on that same routes. vehicle was an easy decision. The family-run firm needed three new vehicles FACT to meet the needs of a new FILE bus contract. BODY/CHASSIS: The new vehicles feature MCV eVoRa Volvo B8RLE the MCV eVoRa bodywork, ENGINE: wheelchair accessibility and Volvo D8K 280 6cyl 7.7 litre three-point seatbelts. Euro VI TRANSMISSION: Phyl Davies, Director of ZF Ecolife 6AP1200 B 6-speed Celtic Travel, said: “We automatic have always had a great SEATS: 46 experience with all our SUPPLIED BY: previous Volvo vehicles, our Volvo UK Bus 02476 210250 fleet is 50% Volvo which www.volvobuses.com/bus/ underlines this. uk/en-gb “We purchased three B7RLE buses back in 2012SEAWARD TRAVELTwo new Plaxton Panthers on tours, excursions and It also has a real streethave been delivered to airport transfers and I’m presence, which says all ofLondon-based operator confident they will bring an the right things about ourSeaward Travel. added dimension to our business.” business. Our relationship Both coaches are 61-seat, with Plaxton goes back FACT12.8m, Euro VI B8R models many years and we are FILEwith seatbelts, DVD and delighted to have anotherentertainment systems, two state-of-the-art BODY/CHASSIS:leather headrests, air vehicles in our line-up. Plaxton Panther/Volvo B8Rconditioning throughout, ENGINE: D8K 7.7 litreI-Shift transmissions and “The great thing about TRANSMISSION:alloy wheels. the Panther is that it I-Shift transmission combines style and SEATS: 61 Richard Cassell, General performance, all of which SUPPLIED BY:Manager at Seaward makes it popular with both Plaxton Coaches 01909 551166Travel, commented: “Our drivers and passengers. www.alexander-dennis.comnew Panthers will operateBLAKES COACHES engines and ZF AS-Tronic Both coaches have drinks coach that our second automated transmissions. machines, driver’s bunks, tri-axle is virtually identical,Tiverton-based Blakes from other manufacturers The 13.2 metre tri-axle toilets, heated windscreens and we’ve also acquired aCoaches has taken delivery on the fleet of 15. has the MX-11 340 462 and front and rear safety second two-axle Integral.”of two new Irizar i6 Integrals, hp engine, while the 12.9 cameras.which replace older coaches Both coaches have metre two-axle has the FACT advanced DAF MX-11 MX-11 320 435 hp unit. Blakes took delivery of its FILE first i6 Integral, a tri-axle, Both coaches feature 53 last year, and the passenger BODY/CHASSIS: i6 seats with magazine- response led the operator Irizar i6 Integral holders, tables and multi- back to Irizar (UK) when ENGINE: DAF MX-11 340/ DAF position footrests. the time came to order two MX-11 320 new coaches for this year. TRANSMISSION: ZF AS-Tronic Each seat has a USB automated transmission charging point, and AC Hannah Blake, Financial SEATS: 53 mains-power inverters Director of Blakes Coaches, SUPPLIED BY: Irizar UK 01909 and three-pin plugs are commented: “We were 500514 www.irizar.co.uk provided for driver use. so pleased with the first “We are extremely proud of our Scania gas-fuelled buses.” Mark Fowles, Managing Director Nottingham City Transport56 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

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In association with www.evmdirect.co.uk Tel: 01685 377818 MMA, Redbarrel House, Pant Road, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3SH Just off the A465 at Pant Ind Est. Sat Nav: CF48 3SH THOUSANDS Direct Company / Council üWe only sell One Owner,SAVE ON GARAGE PRICESHUNDREDS OF MINIBUSES & COACHES WITH SERVICE HISTORY üNOPrivateEntries Minibuses & Coaches üNO Trade Entries & üpm , Auctions Every Monday 6 Wednesday 7 Saturday 2 Well maintained, one owner & pm pm most with service history Garage Facilities at Auction PricesLOW RATE FINANCEFROM2.9% No Deposit Finance - Driveaway Auction DayTerms and Conditions Apply. Subject to Status. Subject to Availability. UK residents only. üüRefused Finance / Bad Credit / CCj’s üWe accept most applications - Apply Online 2012-2015 - Mercedes Sprinter 313 2014 - Ford Transit T430 135ps2.2CDI 13 Seat Minibuses (Choice 8) 17 Seat Minibus ü FREE Warranty ü Type Approved ü One Owner ü One Owner ü Service History ü Service History ü Low Mileage ü Low Mileage ü MOT ü MOT ü Large Choice No Reserve - Highest BidderGuide Price From £7,000 2015 - VW Transporter Shuttle 9 Seat Minibuses ü FREE Warranty ü One Owner ü Service History ü Low Mileage ü MOT ü Large Choice Guide Price From £10,0002009 - Temsa Opalin Auto 201220-12301- 3Fo-rFdoTrrdaTnrsaitnTsi3t0T0430 2010 - Ford Transit Connect 37 Seat Mini Coach 2.21T7DSCeIa9t SHeiagthSThoupttMleinMibinuisbeusses Tourneo 8 Seat Buses ü Direct Council ü FREE Warranty ü Direct Council ü One Owner ü One Owner ü One Owner ü Service History ü Service History ü Service History ü Low Mileage ü Low Mileage ü Low Mileage ü MOT ü MOT ü MOTNo Reserve - Highest Bidder Guide Price £7,000 - £8,000 Guide Price £3,000 - £4,0002010-2011 - Scudo / Expert / Dispatch 5 Seat 2011 - Peugeot Boxer / Citroen / Ducato 7 & 8 2006-2008 - Renault Master 2.5DCI Disabled Disabled Access Seat PTS Buses Access PTS Minibuses ü Access Ramps ü Access Ramps ü Tali Lifts ü Direct NHS ü Direct NHS ü Access Ramps ü MOT ü MOT ü Direct NHS ü Large Choice ü Large Choice ü MOT ü Large ChoiceGuide Price £1,500 - £2,500 Guide Price £3,000 - £4,000 Guide Price £1,000 - £2,000Three Auctions a Week We only sell one owner, direct company / council minibuses & coaches with service history. This is just a small selection of our stock, please call or visit our website for more information.Every Monday 6.00PMEvery Wednesday 7.00PM www.auctioneers.co.ukEvery Saturday 2.00PMViewing 3 Hours before Auction Mercedes 516 CDi Ferqui Soroco DL – EURO 6 19 high back reclining seats, 3 point belts, air conditioning, double glazing, forced air, reading lights, curtains, power door and boot. Contact Steve Peach : 01405 814064 / 07836 551020 [email protected] • www.connaughtpsv.co.uk

Call Gemma Ireland Tel: 01733 293247 E: [email protected] Irizar i6 2007, 07 Iveco Daily 45C15 2009, 59 Iveco Daily 45C15 2013 King Long XMQ6900 61 seat, Full exec, 1 owner, DVD/Toilet/ 3.0HPI agile, LWB, 16 seater minibus, 3.0 HPI LWB minibus, welfare/accessible 31 Seat Executive Coach, Leather SeatsWater Boiler/USB Sockets/Climate control/ welfare/accessible, front entry n/s power STANFORD BUILT, low miles (73K), Reclining seats, W/C, 12 Months MOT, door, digi tacho, low miles (Stanford build) N/S power door, eberspacher, ULEZ Compliant, MOT Sep 19, 6 speed manual, tacho,COIF 219,000 km, Cummins Engine, very high spec vehicle available now COIF/mot ZF Auto Gearbox £9,950 + VAT OIRO £142,995 + VAT £7,450 + VAT £44,995 + VAT Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 Call Galleon 01992 890225 Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 or mail [email protected] T: 07796846468 or Email [email protected] or mail [email protected] E: [email protected] MAN Neoplan Coach Wrightbus StreetLites 2011 Mercedes (MF11 LVH) Optare Tempo Immediate delivery Mileage 425,522 KMs, MOT 04/19, Tronic 12 metre, low mileage 190k, one owner,Gearbox, 44/49 Seats, TV & DVD player, Toilet, 12 months test, just serviced this week at Mercedes, working programmable display Climate Control, in excellent condition. Livery now removed ready for sale. £34,950 + VAT £70,000 (+ VAT) O.N.O. Priority Hire Ltd - 01527 837399 Contact Angela Coaches 2007 Mercedes Benz Sitcar Beluga Tel: 023 80403170 Email: [email protected] 2005 Mercedes Benz Plaxton Cheetah 33 Seater + crew, with AIR Con, Weekly costs from* 3 Years 5 Years 7 Years 33 red cloth seats with 3 point seat belts, large rear manual, 3 point belts, tidy coach, New: 10.8m Cummins Euro 5 £329 £309 £288 boot, 394,000 km’s (244,000 miles). Resprayed just drives well, may px. New: 9.5m Daimler Euro 6 £338 £318 £295 over 12 months ago, PMI’s every 8 weeks New: 10.8m Daimler Euro 6 £377 £354 £329 £18,999 + VAT 2012: 11.5m Cummins Euro 5 £325 £286 £232 £34,500 + VAT 2015: 10.8m Daimler Euro 6 £340 £309 £278Call Tim 01404 47502 / 07790 966667 2015: 8.8m Cummins Euro 6 £323 £296 £259 Call Jamie on 07740 482869 [email protected] Email [email protected] Call 07764 987771 for details2004 Mercedes Sprinter 2012, 12 Mercedes Sprinter [email protected] 16 seats, Manual transmission, 513Cdi 2.1 Treka Xlwb 17 seater minibus welfare/ 3 points seat belts, Tachograph *3 monthly payments in advance / 60,000 km p.a. / Subject to acceptance accessible 2012/12 auto 1 owner 35753 miles flat Full terms & Conditions - www.closebrothersvehiclehire.co.uk floor fully tracked and fully seated PLS wheel chair lift Price on request eberspacher n/s power door digital tacho COIF/PSV Z&S Transport Ltd Call 01296 415468 £22,495 + VAT Visit www.zandstransport.co.uk Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 or mail [email protected] MAN AS-T - Van Hool T916 Astron 2004 Mercedes Benz Sitcar Beluga 2 13.2mtr - Euro4, 53 Royal reclining 25 Leather reclining seats seats with leather, Reclining courier with 2 point belts, seat, Double Glazing, Air Con, Centre Courier seat, sunken toilet, Continental exit with Plug entrance door, power door, water boiler & fridge, Double glazing, CD audio, DVD through 3 powered AIR CONDITIONING, monitors, Crew Bunk, Reverse Radio/PA/CD/DVD, camera, Navigation,Rack doors, Vacuum, Webasto, Coach wash, Alloy Reverse camera fridge, wheels, AS-Tronic, Retarder Automatic transmission Moseley South - 01823 653000 Moseley South - 01823 653000 Ferqui SR 29 or 33 seat luxury coach on Iveco 70C18 chassisHigh back reclining seats, 3 point belts, air conditioning, double glazing, power door and boot. Contact Steve Peach : 01405 814064 / 07836 551020 [email protected] • www.connaughtpsv.co.uk

In association with www.evmdirect.co.uk Mercedes Benz Sprinter2005 54 Mercedes Sprinter 2007, 56 Mercedes Sprinter 2014 Mercedes Sprinter413CDI 2.1 Auto/Sprintshift 513CDI 413 CDI W/V 2.217 seater minibus LWB welfare/accessible Auto, TREKA LWB, 17 seater minibus, wel- 22 seater + driver, Auto, EVM conversion, Extended 2 owners, Partial service history, Goodflat floor fully tracked PLS wheel chair lift fare/accessible, PLS, lift front entry, flat floor body (300mm), Power door, Front & rear air con, bodywork, Interior - Good Condition, rear heater nearside power door digital Tow bar, Leather Seats, Wheel trims, 3 Point belts, power door, digi tacho, A/C + eberspacher Tinted glass, DVD, Stereo, Microphone, Chrome Long wheel-base, White tacho low miles 120K COIF/MOT heating, 90000 miles, COIF/mot extras, One owner & parking sensors, 213615km £1,500 + VAT £5,995 + VAT £9,950 + VAT £49,995 Chelston Leisure Limited Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 KB Coaches Ltd - 01453 825774 Call Derek: (07747) 032659or mail [email protected] or mail [email protected] 2015 Mercedes Sprinter 2002 Neoplan 2008 Mercedes Benz 2009 Mercedes Benz 519 CDi Skylinner Sprinter 515 CDi Sprinter 515 CDi 16 seater minicoach, Power entrance door, 16 seater minicoach, Air con, Heated driver’s Automatic gear box, 16 leather passenger seats, c17li27mmsattrt,resmclooannnt,gra,outlo,toiIln,etrg,eowaorhdseteceloetnrr,dimlietizso,,naapifroprcrooaxng.,eAir con, DVD, coach rear with huge drop well seat, DVD, coach rear with huge drop well boot, rear drop boot, power entry door with 3 stage entryboot, reclining seats, 6 speed manual, electric reclining seats, 6 speed manual, electric windows step, panoramic double glazing, air con, rarely used £16,500 + VATwindows & mirrors, remote central, locking, & mirrors, remote central locking, Fridge, drinks dispenser, Chrome mirrors & grill, wheel trims. for anything other than airport shuttle work. Barker Bus - 01279 793800 Chrome mirrors, wheel trims £19,999 + VAT £49,995 + VAT 2003 Optare Solo £19,999 + VAT Call Tim 01404 47502 / 07790 966667 First Class Cars - 07774 554342 Call Tim 01404 47502 / 07790 966667 [email protected] [email protected] 2003 Optare Solo Cyclone Hurricane 2015 Mercedes Benz Voyager 2008 Mercedes UNVI29 seater, MOT May 2019, Air conditioned, PA system, 34 seater, MOT March 2019, Air conditioned, Mercedes Engine, Valid MOT, Hanover Mercedes Engine, Valid MOT, Hanover Air-suspension, Large boot, New Engine, Full size PA system, Air-suspension, Large boot, Full size destination blinds-front, side and back, destination blinds – Front, side and back, leather coach seats, Mileage 459,652km Approx leather coach seats, Mileage 58,076 miles approx 26 seats, WITH WHEELCHAIR access 26 seats, WITH WHEELCHAIR access £37,500 + VAT £95,000 + VAT Pric(2e9 soeants irnetoqtaul) est Z&S Transport Ltd Pri(c2e9 soeants irnetoqtaul)est Call Hailstone Travel LTD Call Hailstone Travel LTD Call 01296 415468 Z&S Transport Ltd 01268 561305 ~ www.hailstonetravel.co.uk 01268 561305 ~ www.hailstonetravel.co.uk Visit www.zandstransport.co.uk Call 01296 415468 Visit www.zandstransport.co.uk 2004 Mercedes Vario 0814 2009 Executive Neoplan Tourliner + Man Chassis Auto, welfare/accessible, genuine 2 49 reclining seats, crew seat, owner with low miles approx 150K Air-Conditioning, lap belts, toilet, fully seated 32 all with belts nearside screens + DVD player, PA system, power door analogue tacho PLS ACCESS wheel chair lift flat floor AIR side continental door, fridge, suspension LEZ FRIENDLY fitted trap curtains, cruise control, RPC cert till Dec 2018 COIF/PSV mot large luggage space, wheel trims, expiry September 2019 alloy wheels, i-shift autobox. £14,450 + VAT £40,000 + VAT Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 [email protected] - 07787 510 558or email [email protected] 2006 Optare Solo WANTED MERCEDES 2006 Optare Solo M780SL 24 COACHES M780SL 2424 Seats, 15 Standees, 3 tip up seats, 2000 to present year, 9 to 45 seats, 24 Seats, 15 Standees, 3 Tip Up Seats, Wheelchair, Mobitech Destination, Finance settled, with or without mot, Mobitech Destination, FSH MOT 06.18, Full Service History Accident damaged ect £7,000 + VAT ONO £7,000 + VAT ONO ContactTimforanimmediatedecision Chelston Leisure Limited Chelston Leisure Limited Call Derek: (07747) 032659 Call Derek: (07747) 032659 Tel:0140447502/07790966667 Email:[email protected] 0114 275 7076 Out of hours: Mobile : 07966 139 669 Gower Street Sheffield S4 7JW www.minibuses.co

Call Gemma Ireland Tel: 01733 293247 E: [email protected] Optare Solo M850 29 2006 Optare Solo 2003 Optare Solo M850 2002 Optare Solo M850 29 M850SL 28 25 (Belts)29 Seats, 20 standees, 2.5 WIDE, 3 Tip up 28 Seats, 13 Standees, 3 Tip up seats, 25 Seats, 13 Standees, Wipe clean seats, 29 Seats, 20 Standees, 2.5 WIDE,seats, Mobitech Destination, Wheelchair, Mobitech destination, MOT 24.09.17 23, 3pt Seat belts, Removable seats, 3 tip upseats, Mobitech Destination, to be renewed, Full Service History. MOT 24.09.17 to be renewed, FSH for more wheelchairs, MOT 08-18, FSH Wheelchair, Full Service History. £7,000 + VAT ONO £7,000 + VAT OVNO Chelston Leisure Limited £7,000 + VAT ONO £7,000 + VAT ONO Chelston Leisure Limited Call Derek: (07747) 032659 Chelston Leisure Limited Call Derek: (07747) 032659 Call Derek: (07747) 032659 Chelston Leisure Limited 2005 Optare Solo Slimline Call Derek: (07747) 032659 2006, 55 Optare Solo 2007 Optare Solo Slimline M850SL 28 2010, 10 Renault Master 28 Seats 12 Standees, 3 Tip Up Seats, M850, Mercedes 4250cc OM904 engine, Allison M880, MAN Engine, 25 Seats, 12 Months MOT, DCI120 LM35 2.5 LWB, 10 seater minibus, Mobitech Destination, FSH 2000 Automated gearbox, New CCTV, New Relatively Low Mileage, Ready For Work welfare/accessible, internal chair lift, SLD, £7,000 + VAT ONO Retarder, 25 seats, 3 tip-ups, 12 months MOT £11,995 + VAT 80000 miles, digital tacho, COIF/mot Chelston Leisure Limited £8,995 + VAT T: 07796846468 £8,950 + VAT Call Derek: (07747) 032659 E: [email protected] T: 07796846468 Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 6162010 Scania Irizar Century E: [email protected] or mail [email protected] K360 ZF Auto euro 5 (no addblu) 63 2004, 54 Scania N94UB 2012 Scania K340 Irizar 16belted seats plus courier seat, Wheelchair lift Radio, PA, DVD, MOT October 2018 12m, 52 seats Mileage 402,988km, 72 Pedal Opticruise, 49/53, ZF gearbox, Mobitech LEDs Date of Registration 2012, LEZ Compliant, Euro £72,500 + VAT DDA compliant 5, 49 Recliners with leather Headrests, Grab Call Mark at Carvers Coaches on Handles, Magazine Nets, Courier Seat, 3 Point 0151 355 8888 for more pics or details £POA Seat Belts, Air Conditioning, Tinted Double 2003, 53 Scania N94UD Ensign Bus - 01708 865656 Glazed Windows + Curtains, Rear Emergency / Omnidekka’s Continental Door, N/S Wheelchair Lift, Tracking 2003 Setra 315 GT HD for 1 Wheelchair, 2 sets of spare sets, Reverse Dual door, 74 seats, Hanover LED’s, can be upseated to 80 after single door CHOICE OF 2 Camera + Dashboard Monitor 49s exec all working, MOT April 2019 conversion. Belts can be fitted. £95,000 + VAT £20,000 + VAT £POA [email protected] - 01184 676 412 Call Ken Ensign Bus - 01708 865656 01728 830414 / 07887898425 1999 Scania Berkhof Axial Double Decker 2008 58 Van Hool Belle Coaches 74 reclining seats + leather headrests, T917 Acron x2 crew seats, forced air, lap belts, 66 REG, Vauxhall Movano toilet, PA system, side continental DAF engine, 63 seats, air-con, LM35 door, fridge, table/seating area ZF auto, Euro 4, DDA compliant, downstairs, curtains, cruise control, 2.3 ltr, PAS, manual gear box, lwb, mellor minibus large luggage space, wheel trims, MOT July 2019. conversion, side loading door with manual step, 12 reconditioned gearbox, high back removable seats, fully tracked unwin floor private number plate not included, £POA new ricon tail lift, air con front & rear, rear luggage new MOT & LEZ Ensign Bus - 01708 865656 racks, one owner. low miles only 5,169 miles £25,000 + VAT VDL 200 Wrights £POA [email protected] - 07787 510 558 Commander H.W.Pickrell - 01268 521033 13 REG, Vauxhall Vivaro SL2844 Seats, 12 Meters Long, DDA Compliant, New Centrad White LED Destination Kit 2010/10 Volkswagen 1.8td, 6 speed g/box, low roof, Fitted 12 months ago, MOT July 2019 Crafter CR50 2.5TDI LWB gowerings minibus conversion, twin side loading door, avs step, £9,950 + VAT 17 seater welfare/accessible fully seated flat 4 rear high back seats fitted with floor PLS internal lift side loading door, rear solo & tracked floor, rear ramp, T: 07796 846468 E: [email protected] aircon, 6 speed manual, digital tacho, in silver COIF/NEW PSV TEST (Stanford conversion) electric winch, air con, one owner, only 32,939 miles, £13,995 + VAT choice of 3 Call 0208 363 8572 or 07896 266 616 or mail [email protected] £POA H.W.Pickrell - 01268 521033 2011 VDL Bova Futura FHD 127.365PR Auto 12.7mtr Euro 5, 53 Reclining seats with leather, Courier seat, Double Glazing, Air Con, Centre sunken toilet, Continental exit with powered door, Water boiler, Fridge, Radio/p.a/CD audio, DVD & 2 monitors, Webasto, Reverse camera, Automatic with Intarder, Cruise control. Moseley South - 01823 653000

In association with www.evmdirect.co.uk14 REG, Volkswagen 64 REG, Volkswagen 2011 Volvo 9700 B13R Crafter CR50 Crafter CR50 2.5cdi, euro 5, manual gear box, lwb, 2.5cdi, euro 5, manual gear box, lwb, treka bus ● 53 Seats ● DVD 2 Screens vdl low floor conversion, twin side loading door conversion, front entry slam door with low step, ● Euro 5 ● Hot drinks machinewith fold out ramp,16 remobable high back seats, 16 remobable high back seats, fully tracked flat floor, ● New MOT’s ● Air Confully tracked floor, unwin tracking, climate control, unwin tracking, pls tail lift, climate control air con & ● Recent Retrim by Duoflex ● Dura Bright Alloys heater, coif, new psv, very hi spec, 25,218 miles only ● WC ● Immaculate very hi spec, 56,442 miles only £POA £POA H.W.Pickrell - 01268 521033 H.W.Pickrell - 01268 521033 2004 Volvo B12B / 65 REG, Volkswagen Caetano Enigma LEZ Transporter T30 2.0 ltr, PAS, manual g/ box, high roof, lwb, ZF Auto, 49 recliners + Crew Seat, £105,000 + VAT scw conversion, side loading door, avs step, Centre-Sunken toilet, Air Con, Drinks,5 rear high back removable seats, fully tracked tested Fridge, DVD, CD, Radio, PA, Choice of 3 Swallow Coach Co. floor, ricon internal tail lift, webasto heater, dash air £29,000 + VAT 01708 630555 / 07872 967777 con, one owner, 28,939 miles only Contact Pete Hallam on: 2008 Volvo B12BT 2002 Volvo B7TL ALX400 £POA 07764 661 073 or [email protected] Berkhof Axial 100 Double Deck H.W.Pickrell - 01268 521033 2007 Volvo B12B 78 Reclining seats with seatbelts, Air Long MOT, RPC I-Shift Plaxton Panther Conditioning, DVD & 4 monitors, Servery unit compliant (Euro 4), DDR 2010 Volvo B12B with boiler & fridge, Toilet, Navigation system compliant, ramp at centre I Shift Plaxton Elite door, modified to include Moseley South - 01823 653000 2 tables on upper deck, 54 Leather Seats, Rear Toilet, Drinks, 65 re-trimmed seats, Rear Toilet, A/C, Fridge, Microwave,CD, Radio, PA, DDA with front lift, long MOT. Can be monitors on upper & painted in one base colour, Choice of 2 lower decks, Drivers PADVD 1 x Monitor, A/C, DDA With front lift, system, luggage racks Long MOT, Choice of 2 £49,000 + VAT on lower deck, USB £89,000 + VAT Contact Pete Hallam on: programmable front & 07764 661 073 or [email protected] rear Hanover display Contact Pete Hallam on: destination equipment07764 661 073 or [email protected] £POA Bath Bus - 01225 3304441997 Volvo B12T Van Hool Astrobel CH69CT 2003, 53 Volvo B7TL’s 2005 Volvo B7TL 70 seats with belts ZF gearboxes, full Euro 4, Alexander Volvo Euro 4 engine, Voith gearbox, double decker coach, ALX400 bodies, LWB, can be 80 seats as Wrights Gemini body, 63 seats dual door Ex - Eddie Stobarts and Ex - Middlesborough FC, DDA or 82 seats as non-DDA. or 70 seats converted to single door. Lower decker tables and W/C, £POA £POA DVD, Microphone system, Ensign Bus - 01708 865656 Ensign Bus - 01708 865656 Aircon £Price on request Contact Z & S Transport Ltd on: 01296 415468 2010 Volvo B9TL’s 1999 Volvo Berkhof Axial 2007 Volvo Jonckheere B12M (Choice of 2) Euro 5, ZF gearboxes, Wright Gemini 51 reclining seats, crew seat, bodies, currently 2 door 62 seaters, but Air-Conditioning, lap belts, toilet, I-Shift, 53 reclining seats, Choice of 2, Executivecan be single doored and upseated to 73. screens + DVD player, PA system, Coach, Digital Tacho, 3 Point Belts, Arm & side continental door, fridge, curtains, Seatbelts can be fitted cruise control, large luggage space, Foot Rests, Sunken Mid Toilet, Double Glazed wheel trims, sold with new MOT, Windows with Curtains, Centre Continental Door, £POA Hot Drinks Boiler, Thermo King A/C, DVD/CD/PA, automatic gearbox, Ensign Bus - 01708 865656 MOT, Plain White LEZ compliant £12,500 + VAT £66,500 [email protected] - 07787 510 558 W & H Motors Ltd - 01293 510220 Refurbished Volvo BM10 1995 Volvo Olympions 2014 Yutong TC12 ZF Re-painted deep green and 74 seats with seat belts, Good reliable Auto in white, 51 seater plus courier refurbished to transport large vehicles vehicles, Long MOT’s (Choice of 5) seat, air conditioning, cummings such as tractors. Can hold up to 2 small £5,000 + VAT engine, w/c, coffee machine, recliners, cars inside. Complete with 8 seats, alloys, webasto, dvd and 2 monitors plus small sofa areas, a kitchenette Contact Pete Hallam on: with working electricity and drivers 07764 661 073 or [email protected] £99,000 seat. Bus is currently located near KB Coaches Ltd - 01453 825774 to Bremen Germany. £15,000 + VATContact F Walter on 07713 496111

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PSV PSV PSV PSV PSV2010 10 VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER 2009 09 VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER 201212MERCEDESSPRINTER313CDI 201212MERCEDESSPRINTER313CDI2009 09 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER T5 23 SEAT LOW FLOOR WELFARE 2006 06 PLATE MERCEDES BENZ 616CDI SPRINTER LOW FLOOR 2007 57 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER CR50 AUTOMATIC 21 SEAT 2007 07 PLATE VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER CR50 AUTOMATIC 21 SEATCR50 XLWB CR50 XLWBHighroof 17 BUS WITH COIF AND PSV roof 1e27n.7trCysDediotauortrbs,owrdehiaerseeeelm1le6cr0hgpeasneciynrAgeCaixnCiectE,dcS6oeSossIrpB,sefLieoEbdldSlaoeEuuRtotmVmwIhaCietnEiecl,iBcbdhUoauSuirbsal,ecceelsesctrraicmfpro,nlotwacfcleososrMpwluiWtghdBiesheigl h12f3r.r5on0oTtDoepIntfsturryb1edo3ondoireg,ssaeieclnc1ea3ses4t,upmns,6d6eirssfnplopeoieWrbedrEaueeLuaFdtsroAt,maRaial2EtluiicfM.t2,gtIecoNucarIrmdrBbeoUnixatS,ltywtufhiitcirtteebd, dowigitihta1l0tascehaotgsrbauptha, neolMetchterWircdBiesheigl h12f.3r5roTn0oDt 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months nationwide parts and labour warranty £ 9,995 + VAT print out, ex MOD, excellent condition, supplied with 12 months PSV or MOT, fully serviced PSV or MOT, fully serviced to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts to Good Garage Scheme standards, 3 months nationwide parts and labour warranty and labour warranty and labour warranty £ 9,995 + VAT £ 9,995 + VAT £ 9,795 + VAT PSV PSV PSV PSV2009 09 FORD TRANSIT MWB 2008 08 IVECO DAILY 45C15 2007 57 FORD TRANSIT XLWB 2012 61 FORD TRANSIT2007 56 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER T5 16 SEAT WELFARE BUS WITH 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TENDER SALE Ex Contract 2012 4 x Euro 6 ADL E400V PLUS 8 x 2012 ADL E400 SLF DDA busesDual door ex London Spec buses, with MOT to 2019 (can be converted and or up-seated) Tender closes Sunday 5pm 21st October 2018 Sale by tender under the instruction of Finance Co. Dual door or can be converted to single door. For sale OR rental / rent to buy options available. Rental FROM £1,250.00 + VAT pm, min 3years. Terms & Conditions apply and subject to status, please ask for details for either options. CONTACT MARK FOR MORE INFORMATION E: [email protected] T: 0791 961 2374 V190 MEV A9 UKC, NJ52 UMH R469 LGH BEZ 7262 1999 REG DENNIS 2000 REG VOLVO B7 TL 2002 FORD TRANSIT DENNIS DART 1993 DAF TRIDENT 76 seats, DDA compliant Spares or repairs 33 seats, 57 seats,80 belted seats, none DDA, choice of 3, no belts, no engine and non DDA no MOT no tacho no gearbox MOT: 21/10/2018 £3,000 + VAT MOT: 13/09/2019 £9,500 + VAT £1,800 + VAT £10,000 + VAT £ OFFERS + VAT Y237 DRC L102 VDM TT10 GER NK02 EZA MERC ENGINE OLYMPIAN 17 seater, cctv, FORD TRANSIT42 seats, optare excel, no MOT, Cummins engine, 78 seats, 72 digi tacho, PSV, 15 seater , 3.5 ton tacho, mercedes engine belted, tacho, MOT :07/09/2018 well maintained PSV, well maintained £1,200 + VAT £2,750 + VAT £7,000 + VAT £2,500 + VAT Contact Dusty or Mac on 0115 9404060 / 07831 846000Unit E, Private Road No. 4, Colwick Industrial Estate, Nottingham, NG4 2JT135w9 Twigewr..icndbdw1magazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH07/&09B/2U01S8 W15E:2E5K:21| 83

2015 Mercedes 2006 Mercedes-Benz BCOUASMCHA&RKETPlaxton Cheetah XL Plaxton CheetahAuto EURO 6 AARTETYHOISUALDOVOEKRINT?G Dec 2006, 29 + crew, one owner36 seats, WC, very modern two from new, later model with 6 ...so are new potential customers.tone leather recliners, 3 point belts, speed gearbox, LEZ Compliant, 3fridge, low mileage, electric window, point belts, low mileage, digi tach, To advertise yourmirrors and blind, lane change extremely good condition, inside product or serviceindicators, digital dash display, and out, a credit to its former here, please calldigi tach, keeper, GEMMA onhigh spec, straightexcellent Honest 01733condition, one vehicle 293247owner fromnew, may px £16,999£84,9992009 Mercedes Benz 2006 Mercedes-BenzSprinter 515 cdi Plaxton Cheetah16 seater minicoach, air 56 reg, automatic, COIF,d for 29conditioning, heated driver’s seat, + crew, but currently 25 + crewDVD, huge drop well boot, reclining fitted for more leg room, recliningseats, 6 speed manual, electric Seats, LEZwindows and mirrors, remote Compliant,central, locking, fridge, drinks 3 pointdispenser, belts,chrome digi tach,mirrors and drives wellgrill, lovelycoach, great £12,250condition£19,999Call Tim on 01404 47502 / 07790 966667 or Leon on 07856 867388Email: [email protected] www.parnellscoaches.co.uk JUNE 2013 REGISTERED JUNE 2014 TXASTRONEF 17 TX16 VAN HOOL 580 bhp MAN engine, AS Tronic gearbox, very low mileage, 58,000 from new, owner driven, only workedMAN engine, euro 5, immaculate condition. 53 leather recliners, carpets, fridge, in the summer, 37 seats, 15 are armchair seats, sky TV, wifi, broadband, apple TV, 15 Futura TVs for themicrowave, digital TV, toilet, drivers bunk. armchair seats, Corrian tables, 4 fridges, one freezer,Usual Van Hool refinements, inverter, plug microwave oven, hot drinks facility, plug and USB sockets, land line, alloy wheels, owned for each seat, coach wash fitted, drivers bunk with from new, serviced by Van Hool annually, TV and air con, silent generator, 5kw interverter, can be MOT’d for 12 months and painted which equates to 10kw, 11 TV screens, rear lounge in own colours, low mileage 130,000 kms. which seats 8 with large table, own PS4 in the lounge, Needs to be sold as new vehicle is arriving curtains. Driver seat is air conditioned and heated. 360 degree satellite camera imaging, corner cameras, soon. large luggage space. Serviced annually at Van Hool, £165,000 + VAT Belgium – nothing to fear from MAN. Beautiful (painted in one colour). vehicles. Cost new in excess of £460,000. Massive saving against a new vehicle. £SERIOUS OFFERS.Call Geoff Goodwin for more information on 07590 209 94184 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.com

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H. W. PI MINIBUS AND WHEELCHAIR Tel: 01268 521033 • Mobile: 07860 894331 • Fax: 01268 284951 Gardiners Lane North • Crays Hill • Billericay • Essex • CM11 2XESPECIALIST SUPPLIER OF NEW & USED STANDARD AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUSES13 REG VAUXHALL 62 REG MERCEDES 64 REG, VAUXHALL 65 REG, VOLKSWAGEN VIVARO SL28 SPRINTER 513, 2.2 MOVANO LM35 2.3 LTR TRANSPORTER T30 1.8td, 6 speed g/box, low roof, gowerings Euro 5, auto gear box, ex LWB, atlas minibus PAS, manual gear box, lwb, g&m minibus 2.0 ltr, pas, manual g/ box, high roof, lwb, minibus conversion, twin side loading door, conversion, side loading door with low entry conversion, side loading door with electric scw conversion, side loading door, avs avs step, 4 rear high back seats fitted with step,14 remobable high back seats, fully step, 14 high back seats 4 x removable step, 5 rear high back removable seats, fully solo & tracked floor, rear ramp, electric tracked flat floor, unwin tracking, pls tail lift, seats, tracked at rear, set of ramplets, one tracked tested floor, ricon internal tail lift,winch, air con, one owner, only 32,939 miles, eberspacher heater, coif, 33,233 miles only webasto heater, dash air con, one owner. owner. very low miles only 6,522 miles 28,939 miles only choice of 22015 64 REG, MERCEDES 313CDI, EURO 6 63 REG, PEUGEOT BOXER 3500, 2.2 LTR manual 6 speed gearbox, PAS, manual gear box, ex lwb, mwb, welfare /mess unit g & m minibus conversion, side conversion, side loading door with step, 6 rear high back seats + loading door with auto step, table, microwave, hot water, 12 high back removable seats, wash sink, rear chemical toilet, fully tracked tested floor, ricon rear storage, heater, tail lift, one owner. low miles cruise control, bluetooth, only 19,529 miles 27,177 miles64 REG, PEUGEOT BOXER 3500, 2.2 LTR 63 REG FORD TRANSIT T430 125BHP L4 PAS, manual gear box, 6 speed g/box, high roof, ex lwb, g & m minibus euromotive minibus conversion, conversion, side loading door side loading door, 14 rear high with auto step, 12 high back back seats fitted with all age seat removable seats, fully tracked belts, auto lights, heated mirrors, tested floor, ricon tail lift, one pls underfloor tail lift, fully tracked owner, only 32,721 miles floor, one owner, 25,550 miles, choice of 3.64 REG, VAUXHALL MOVANO, LM35 2.3 LTR 13 REG FORD TRANSIT T420 135BHP 2.2TD PAS, manual gear box, lwb, 6 speed g/box, high roof, g & m minibus conversion, side factory minibus conversion, loading door with manual step, 12 high back removable seats, side loading door, fully tracked unwin floor, ricon 14 rear high back seats fitted with tail lift, one owner, tacho fitted, all age seat belts, low miles only 5,529 miles auto lights, heated front & rear screen, electric windows & mirrors, 15 REG, PEUGEOT BOXER 440 , 2.2 LTR one owner, 20,539 miles, PAS, manual gear box, lwb, psv tested till nov 2018 g & m minibus conversion, side 17 REG, MERCEDES 516, EURO 6 loading door with auto step, 12 high back removable seats, Auto gearbox, ex lwb, fully tracked tested floor, ricon super luxury scw minibus tail lift, one owner. low miles conversion, side loading door with only 6,529 miles low entry step, 15 high back leather seats + driver, flat floor, fully tracked floor, eberspacher air con & heater, lots of extras, coif/ iva cert

CKRELLACCESSIBLE VEHICLESEmail: [email protected] • Visit: www.hwpickrell.co.ukFinance available on all vehicles (subject to status) Written details on request. For latest stock arrivals follow @h_w_pickrellSPECIALIST SUPPLIER OF NEW & USED STANDARD AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE MINIBUSESNEW UN REG RENAULT 14 REG, RENAULT MASTER, 2017, FIAT DUCATO, 40 MAXI MASTER LM35 2.3TD LM35 2.3 LTRSemi high roof LWB, PAS, new pts ambulance PAS, manual gear box, LWB, Low floor low entry coachbuilt, conversion, side loading door, avs step, mellor minibus conversion, manual gearbox, ex lwb, 4 -8 seats plus driver, fully tracked m2 tested floor, side loading door with electric step, front power door with low entry stretcher position, 12 high back removable seats, step & ramp, 16 high back seats storage units, amf heavy duty ramp fully tracked tested floor ricon tail lift, + driver, tracked floor, climate one owner, low miles only 15,109 miles control, cctv, front & rear sensors,17 REG FORD TRANSIT T460 125BHP L4 rev camera, only 3,716 miles 14 REG MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 513, 6 speed g/box, air con, high roof, Euro 5, automatic, exlwb, scw cotrim minibus conversion, side conversion, low front entry slam loading door, 7 rear high back door, 16 high back removable seats fitted with all age seat belts, seats, flat floor unwin tracking, auto lights, heated mirrors, braun pls tail lift, climate control air con inboard tail lift, fully tracked flat & heater, 40,166 miles, coif, psv floor, one owner, 9,450 miles tested. high spec 66 REG, VAUXHALL MOVANO, LM35 2018 UN REG, IVECO DAILY 50C150 3.0 LTR 2.3 ltr, PAS, manual gear box, Euro 6, automatic gearbox, lwb, LWB, mellor minibus conversion, new euromotive conversion, power side loading door front entry door with low entry with manual step, step,16 high back seats + driver, 12 high back removable seats, flat floor, fully tracked flat floor, fully tracked unwin floor, eberspacher heater, braunabilty ricon tail lift, tail lift, coif/ iva cert air con front & rear, rear luggage racks, 63 REG VAUXHALL VIVARO SL28, 1.8TD one owner, 6 speed g/box, low roof, low miles only 5,169 miles gowerings minibus conversion, twin side loading door, avs step,63 REG FORD TRANSIT T420 135BHP 2.2TD 4 rear high back seats fitted with solo & tracked floor, rear ramp, 6 speed g/box, high roof, 17 seatfactory minibus conversion, electric winch, air con , one side loading door, 14 rear high owner, only 85,939 miles, back seats fitted with all age seat belts, auto lights, heated front & 13 REG RENAULT MASTER LM35, 2.2 LTR rear screen,electric windows & mirrors, one owner, 20,539 miles, LWB, high roof, 6 speed manual, pts o&h conversion, side loading coif/psv door with fold out step, 8 high back removable seats, tracked unwin 14 REG, VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER CR50 floor, roof vent, cheesewedge 2.5cdi, Euro 5, ramp, eberspacher heater,one manual gear box, LWB, VDL low floor conversion, owner.43,566 miles twin side loading door with fold out ramp, 16 removable high back seats, fully tracked floor, unwin tracking, climate control, very hi spec, 56,442 miles only

Double Decker Sales We have a range of VOLVO B7TL/ALX400 YEAR 2003/04 ex Dublin Bus complete with wheel chair ramp. Seating capacity in 76 including wheel chair space and can be up seated to 86 if required. All these buses had a midlife over haul in 2013. Buses were underbody treated with wax every 3 years and are in great condition underneath. Buses are all very well maintained throughout their life. Buses are in great condition and are available now. These buses are all 2003/2004 and can be seat belt fitted to new VOSA standard with certification. Can be delivered to Dublin or Belfast Port. ContactFrank: [email protected] or call: 00353872426245 Eoin: [email protected] or call: 00353857414313

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Seen something interesting? Send it to peter.jackson@cbwmagazine. com or write to: Last Stop, Coach & Bus Week, 3 The Office Village, Cygnet Park, Forder Way, Hampton, Peterborough PE7 8GX 1 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY ■ 13-14 October Isle of Wight ■ 10 November The People’s Beer and Buses Weekend Performance A running day held iwbeerandbuses.co.uk/ by People’s Bus in Aintree. Pickup ■ 14 October Wythall Autumn from Liverpool Lime Street Station Running Day Transport Museum at 1030hrs Wythall. Buses running into the ■ 11 November South Yorkshire countryside with a miniature train Transport Museum Open day at operating all day Aldwarke premises, RotherhamThis former Arriva East Lancs-bodied DAF single-decker met an unusual ■ 20-21 October Plaxton Heritage ■ 13-16 November Introductionend last week, being put on display in Liverpool sliced in two with a Coach Gathering Kirklees Light to Bus and Crew Scheduling Callgiant butter knife sticking out of its roof. The reason? Street theatre Railway car park, Clayton West, West 01905 613527 or email courses@company Royal Deluxe held its Giants event in the city from Thursday 4 Yorkshire. Call 07753118043 or email qv-associates.comto Sunday 7 October, with giant marionettes being paraded through the [email protected] for details ■ 18 November Dewsbury Busstreets in front of thousands of onlookers. To promote the event, artist ■ 21 October TransportFest Museum Autumn Open Day at theand creator of the show Jean-Luc Courcoult placed installations like this 2018 London Bus Museum, Museum Building, Ravensthorpearound the city. GIANT SPECTACULAR Brooklands. londonbusmuseum. ■ 18 November Classic Buses com/transportfest-2018 and Coaches Display at Ipswich ■ 28 October Basingstoke Transport Museum Special Bus Running Day A new ■ 20 November UK Bus Awards event for 2018 hosted by the Troxy London Southdown Preservation Group. www.ukbusawards.org.uk Based in Basingstoke’s Leisure ParkPam’s penguin raises £7,500 for Maggie’s ■ 28 October Autumn Heritage ■ 25 November AldridgePenguin Parade charity auction Bus Running Day North West Transport Museum Collectors’ Museum of Road Transport, Hall Fair Aldridge, near Walsall WS9 8TPThe Maggie’s Penguin Parade for Maggie’s, such a worthy cause, St, St Helens. Call 01744 451681 ■ 27-30 November Route andcharity auction, which was hosted and one that’s close to my heart ■ 30 October - 1 November Timetable Planning Call 01905on Monday 24 September, saw a personally. Euro Bus Expo Current trends 613527 or email courses@qv-penguin statue designed and painted and future developments in associates.comby Pam Kelly, Xplore’s Customer “I really enjoyed creating this the bus and coach sector. NEC ■ 2 December EnsignbusService Adviser, sell for £7,500. penguin and it was great to work Birmingham eurobusxpo.com Vintage Bus Running Day with my colleagues in the bus ■ 3 November The Conquering Experience some nostalgia riding The £7,500 sale made a significant industry on this project. I hope the Coachman An enthusiast visit to on vintage buses from the 1930scontribution to the overall total of owner of ‘Ticket to Ride’ will find 2 Way Transport, using six of their to the 1980s.www.ensignbus.£540,000 raised at the auction. a good place to display their new vehicles. Pick up is at 1015hrs at com/runningday.html penguin!” Scunthorpe Railway Station or ■ 9 December South Yorkshire The ‘Ticket to Ride’ penguin was 1025hrs at Lakeside Retail Park Transport Museum Open Daysponsored by the All Bus Company The ABC project also supported the ■ 3 November Aldenham Event running at the Aldwarke(ABC) bus ticket partnership including charity event by producing a map of Transport Spectacular Allum Hall, premises in Rotherham. www.Xplore Dundee, Stagecoach, Moffat & the Penguin Parade, showing which Allum Lane, Elstree oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk/Williamson and Dundee City Council, statues were accessible by bus,and was designed and painted by helping local people to find their way ■ 4 November The North ■ 22 December Depot DiscoveryXplore’s Customer Service Adviser to as many penguins as possible. Hykeham Express Visit to the Tours London Transport Museumand local artist Pam Kelly. Lincolnshire Road Transport tours at Acton Depot Pam Kelly, Xplore’s Customer Museum Transport Festival. ■ 25 December Black Prince The design of the statue highlights Service Advisor, designed and Pickup is at 0900hrs at Doncaster Morley & Leeds Christmasthe wide area covered by the painted the ‘Ticket to Ride’ penguin railway station Running Day Free X51 hourlymulti-operator ABC bus ticket, ■ 4 November Transport service from Morley’s Tingley Millswhich is on routes operated by all Festival Lincolnshire Road to Leeds and nearby hospitals,three companies: Xplore Dundee, Transport Museum, Lincoln provided by volunteer staffStagecoach and Moffat & Williamson. ■ 10 November Yardley ■ 29 December Mid Sussex The money raised will go toward Wood Bus Garage Open Day Transport Fair Clair Hall,the funding for Maggie’s Centres, Celebrating the 80th anniversary Haywards Heath. 07932812268which provide free practical, social of the National Express Westand emotional support for people Midlands depot. 1000-1500hrs.with cancer and their families and 0121 254 6430friends. Send your event details to [email protected] The Maggie’s Centres cost £540,000per year to run and the aim of theparade is to raise enough money tokeep them running. Pam said: “It’s fantastic to seemy design raise so much moneywww.cbwmagazine.com 9 October, 2018 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 91

DEADLINES Booking: Monday 5.00pm Full artwork: Monday 5.00pm CONTACT Gemma Ireland T: 01733 293247 THE LATEST RECRUITMENTE: [email protected] In association with T: 0300 333 2000 W: www.tbf.org.uk Follow us on social media Coach & Bus Market @CBJtweetsContact Gemma Ireland Tel: 01733 293247 Fax: 0845 280 2927 Email: [email protected] DEADLINES Booking: Monday 4.00pm Full artwork: Monday 4.00pmKEY FT Full-time PT Part-time TEM Temporary APP Apprentice FXD Fixed term School Minibus Driver (Full Time), Field Service Engineer (Based Driver, FT, Stevenage, Big Minibus in The South East of The UK),Cleaner Drivers (Thurmaston, Leicester), School Minibus Driver (Part Time), Engineer, FT, South East, Irizar Driver, FT, Thurmaston, Arriva Midlands Driver, PT, Stevenage, Big Minibus Electrician, Engineer, FT, Gateshead,Night Time Cleaning Shift Trainee & Experienced PCV Coach Drivers (Dublin), Driver, FT, Go North EastSupervisor (Dublin), Cleaner, FT, Drivers (Wigston, Leicester), Driver, Dublin, Dublin Coach Fitter, Engineer, FT, Gateshead, GoDublin, Dublin Coach FT, Wigston, Arriva Midlands North East Trainee & Experienced PCV Bus Electrician Coach Builder, Engineer, FT,Controller Drivers (Tamworth, Staffordshire), Gateshead, Go North East Driver, FT, Tamworth, Arriva Midlands Auto Electrician (Dublin), Electrician, Semi Skilled Fitter, Engineer, FT,Revenue Controller (Fulwell), PCV Drivers Required (Full Time), FT, Dublin, Dublin Coach Gateshead, Go North EastController, FT, Fulwell, RATP Dev London Driver, FT, Stevenage, Big Minibus Skilled Shift Engineer (High PCV Bus & Coach Drivers - 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120 routes • 7,600 sta • 2,300 buses • visit www.goaheadlondon.com Bus Operations with London’s biggest £Competitive + benefitsRunning a quarter of the London Bus network, our success at Go-Ahead is measured by the qualityof our services as we take care of our customers’ changing needs, now and in the future. As London’slargest bus company, we’re always on the lookout for talent and here are some great opportunities tojoin our brilliant team at one of our garages.Operating Manager Assistant Operating Manager Accident Prevention ManagerRef 18LG067 Ref 18LG068 Ref 18LG069Take full responsibility for the day-to- Support the Operating Manager with As a key manager within the Depot youday operation of your garage. This will your garage’s day-to-day operation. will play an essential role in the successfulinclude managing the performance of Managing the performance of operational delivery of Go-Ahead London services foroperational colleagues, ensuring that colleagues, you will make sure they TfL and the travelling public. You willtheir management leads to a service that have the required skills and knowledge investigate any incidents that occur whilstis safe, punctual, reliable, cost e ective to deliver a safe, punctual, reliable, cost our colleagues are out driving. You willand e cient. You will sometimes deputise e ective and e cient service. You will additionally have an essential role in ensuringfor the General Manager to cover holiday also cover the Operating Manager colleagues are coached and developed toor any unplanned absence. during holidays. improve their driving standards.All these roles will proactively drive and demonstrate the Go-Ahead Visions and Values to ensure that they become embeddedin the culture across London. For more information please contact our HR Manager on 0208 545 6121. In addition to acompetitive salary, benefits include a contributory pension scheme, concessionary travel on the TfL network and, currently,reduced rate concessions on Go-Ahead rail services.To apply please visit goaheadlondon.com/careers and search for the relevant vacancy reference number.Closing date: 26th October 2018. We’re part of the Go-Ahead GroupGo-Ahead London values diversity and promotes equality and we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

DEADLINES Booking: Monday 5.00pmFull artwork: Monday 5.00pmCONTACT Gemma Ireland T: 01733 293247E: [email protected] Manager PSV (Liverpool Group Engineering Director Memory lane trip for Brighton & Hove– Part Time), Management, PT, (Nationwide), Director, FT,Liverpool, Operator Licensing Service (PSV) Nationwide, HCT group Brighton & Hove Buses’ vintage photos on board the Routemaster.Transport Manager PSV (Cardiff – Engineering Manager (Stamford Routemaster bus took thirty older Then it was all aboard again for thePart Time), Management, PT, Cardiff, Brook), Management, FT, West people on a nostalgic trip down return trip via the seafront.Operator Licensing Service (PSV) London, RATP Dev London memory lane around Brighton andTransport Manager PSV (Darlington Hove on 28 September, as part of Caroline Ridley, CEO of Impact– Part Time), Management, PT, Mechanic this year’s Older People’s Festival. Initiatives, who run the festival, said:Darlington, Operator Licensing Service (PSV) “It was great to have this event in theTransport Manager PSV (York – PCV (Heavy Vehicle) Mechanic, The bus began at Churchill Square, festival again this year, as it was soPart Time), Management, PT, York, Mechanic, FT, Edinburgh, Edinburgh went along the seafront and then popular last year.Operator Licensing Service (PSV) HGV Mechanic (Dublin), Mechanic, headed over to Conway Street busTransport Manager PSV (Leeds – FT, Dublin, Dublin Coach depot for an ‘access all areas’ behind “People told us they enjoyed beingPart Time), Management, PT, Leeds, the scenes tour. The tour included a on the bus but also finding out aboutOperator Licensing Service (PSV) SALES visit to the engineering department how it all works behind the scenes.Transport Manager PSV (Lincoln – and a drive through the bus wash They got a fantastic goodie bag tooPart Time), Management, PT, Lincolnshire, Sales Executive, Sales, FT, West on a more modern bus, followed by and we’re all hoping it runs againOperator Licensing Service (PSV) Sussex, EVM next year.”Transport Manager PSV(Peterborough – Part Time), Fitter The event returned after it proved popular in 2017Management, PT, Peterborough,Operator Licensing Service (PSV) Skilled Shift Charge Hand (Derby),Transport Manager PSV Shift Fitter, FT, Derby, Arriva Midlands(Colchester – Part Time),Management, PT, Colchester, Operator TechnicianLicensing Service (PSV)Transport Manager PSV (Oxford – Master Technician, Technician, FT,Part Time), Management, PT, Oxford, Cardiff, N.A.T GroupOperator Licensing Service (PSV)Transport Manager PSV Assistant(Maidstone – Part Time),Management, PT, Maidstone, Operator Garage Support AssistantLicensing Service (PSV) (Stamford Brook), Assistant, FT, WestTransport Manager PSV (Exeter – London, RATP Dev LondonPart Time), Management, PT, Exeter, Garage Support AssistantOperator Licensing Service (PSV) (Tolworth), Assistant, FT, South WestEngineering Manager, London, RATP Dev LondonManagement, FT, Alfa travelService Quality Manager (Dublin), Health & SaftyManagement, FT, Dublin, Go Ahead Ireland Head of Safety and Risk (Fulwell), Health & Safty, FT, London Borough, RATP Dev LondonWe are recruiting! Group EngineeringService DirectorQualityManager UK, competitive salary plus benefitsGo-Ahead Ireland is the country’s HCT Group is an award-winning social enterprise in the transportnewest private operator. We now industry, operating from depots in London, West Yorkshire,have a vacancy for a Service Quality Humberside, Bristol and the Channel Islands. We deliver a rangeManager. This important role develops of high quality transport services – from London red buses; socialsystems and process to continuously improve services transport; community transport to education and training.the performance of the operation and mitigatesthe impact of any recurring traffic issues or We are now seeking an experienced and dynamic Group Engineeringshort-term issues. Director to join our senior management team. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the post holder will leadFor more information or to express an interest in the above position, our drive to continuously improve Engineering, Health, Safety andapply to [email protected] or visit our website at Environmental across the Group.goaheadIreland.ie The successful candidate will have a proven track record of Engineering excellence, preferably in the UK bus industry, combiningClosing date 10 October 2018 strong business acumen, financial management/cost control skills and the ability to drive up engineering performance in a way that makes aWe welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. real difference to the bottom line. ...connecting people to places As the Group continues to grow rapidly, the post holder will need a high level of strategic awareness and the initiative to develop and implement new systems, policies and processes as necessary, effectively managing change. For the full job description and person specification job description, please visit www.hctgroup.org/jobs. No agencies please. To apply for the post, please send a CV with covering letter to the Group Head of People and Talent – [email protected] Closing date for applications is 17th October 2018. Interviews 23/24/25 October. www.hctgroup.org 94 | COACH & BUS WEEK | 9 October, 2018 www.cbwmagazine.comGAIreland_ad_Service Quality Manager_A6_0918_V5.indd 1 20/09/2018 14:53:59

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Director, Stagecoach North East, said:When the 65-year-old began his “Alan has been a valued member of Road Transport Industry Engineering SupporthcaerePweoreroknerd2f2fooJruSlryum1n9d6e8ralaannt dthcCeoearpgoerMoatfio15na,, nagtAhlaeenteraa,remHaflowraamycsandkyifnfyiecuaelrtsyt.oPereoppllaecelike Skilled Transport Engineerswh£ichcboecammepTyenetaintdiWveaer and Diagnostic Technicians and he will be missed by me and thePassenger Transport Executive in 1973 depot engineering management, as PCS is presently seeking highly skilled Engineers and Technicians with either ZF or Cummins experience, having worked in bustbheAefoWolbarueunesrSsstaagaeigdrrrve:eoic“coIewtlaoahcichanorsoNgksbosienrtttehehgneaEaacfmisotryte.rtaoolaolyfknsouevepxr perevriiswtreehoetneilrrlecvsameesrtedyohnbitsiec.n”csoodt lnflioevtrariagdoululoensaa.gnlWatdenodwlhiesahaphpdiym industry and being involved particularly with these products.goordegteaumlattoewoorukrwbithuasnydrweedgebt us routes in London. All applicants should hold suitable automotive qualifications such as NVQ level 3 or equivalent, have also completed a full mechanicalthwohnaoinvLrTrvekgeeohstarconyesnoubddwcrseetohduhldlneac.oisI-ncijnohbpegbaldau.svsImeessocefmbleauiindnvenlj’tegtohcb,yjriunaeeiusnldgnetsgcsotdhtirotreii;efcdipIaxxailenctgreealtlweonirllSAMtathlbnaaaaigndonevtSnceeacounonaaastctnhi,rpncCeeN-rotodoEaurncevtrhghenpinBEnsteuaheaistlrrtdt,afeohacrrakasnrdetired apprenticeship and gained at least 4 years post apprenticeshipor buunilddinegrsretpaanirsd. iTnhge joobfhtahse TfL peraffoterrm50anyecaer-srelated experience, and having attended either ZF product or Cumminsregulatory framework. Central to this role is an eye for training, preferably Euro 6 and experienced in working in the field on these products.detail and an ability to identify and deliver key The candidate must hold a full car driving licence, whilst holding aimprovements to EWT andHoenatlitmh,ewpeelrffaorremaanncde. aivTnmoThdcpisBarotjociFvobeonmawmvleilllneicebtesrem,nscwceaobtmrwhkepoienarugilsgdmmnhaoalisebnpodimlebRcecbo&aarnesrRyatriwnd,sgovtrajokhnuu,ttaeusgdstieiirna,gg£bpnp1uoratsontardiocuttscnw,etspedesrioraeedgnutnkicaotls.ticYwanowduwcc.ohancvtegfrinrloedutatpe.jroowrbgit/dhjoeysbocsru.iprTtsofftiaioohnalneraaprtnfppyhoclueoryiabx,tshplpeliibeclsewcertatonroasaleertenikfosisaitnneptsngiondricntaluCdeVd anedqudipmeepnteannddtheenintcucmhbielndt’srespnec.ialist skills. Interested: Then please submit a Curriculum Vitae, including copiesto [email protected]. pJuenoep2le018. Helping to make a differenceof your Certificate of Apprenticeship/Training, qualifications, andInterviews are scheduled toliktaekyeopula! ce on 21 and 27 training courses to Mr Paul Clark, Managing Director by email to [email protected] or if you would wish to discuss this opportunity further then please call our offices on 01793 850137. Closing date for applications is 15th June 2018 Tel: 0845 6060 474June. If you wish to have a confidential discussion0300 333 2000about the role please telephone Lawrence Wilson,Director of London, on 020 7275 2409 after 5 June.www.tbf.org.ukNo agencies please. www.hctgroup.oTrrangsport Benevolent FundwCwIOw,.kpnoawunlacslTaBrFk, isservices.co.uk ISO9001 & 14001 Member a registered charity in England and Wales, 1160901, and Scotland, SC047016. OHSAS18001wwwwTwBwF..c_cBbbawwnnmmera_aAggdaavzzeiirntnse_e1..cc8ooX3mm_180x60.indd 1 9 OJcutnoebe5r,,22001188||CCOOAACCHH&&2BB9U/U0S8S/2WW01EE8EEKK1|4|:949015