Renowned London operator Redwing Coaches has received 14 new Mercedes Tourismo luxury coaches. Ordered last September at a cost of £2.8m, the vehicles arrived on schedule in March.
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77 VDL Citeas for Arriva in Sweden
The order from Arriva is one of the largest in VDL’s history SWEDEN Arriva has signed a contract with VDL Bus & Coach for the delivery of 77 Low Entry Citea XLEs for operation in Stockholm. The order is the largest in VDL’s history for buses in the Swedish market. In addition, VDL has received [...]
Daimler Buses announces increased unit sales
Daimler Buses’ 2011 annual report revealed increased vehicle sales and investment in property, plant and equipment. However, Daimler also reports “structural shifts in unit sales had an adverse impact on revenue and earnings.”
New Citaros for the Isle of Man
Bus Vannin, the Isle of Man’s municipal operator, has placed an order for Mercedes-Benz Citaros for the second consecutive year. Ian Longworth, director of public transport at Isle of Man government, said: “The Citaro offers a better passenger experience, they are more economical and meet the latest Euro 5 Emission Standards”.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid artic for Wuppertal’s WSW Mobil
Vehicle is 70th hybrid bus in the Rhein Rhuhr area since promotion began in 2009 GERMANY: WSW mobil GmbH has taken delivery of an 18m Mercedes- Benz Citaro G articulated hybrid with the aid of funding through the Rheine-Ruhr transport association. The Rhein-Ruhr transport association (VRR), of which WSW mobil GmbH is a member, launched [...]
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Mercedes launch city bus in India
INDIA After its entry into the longdistance inter-city bus segment, Mercedes-Benz announced the launch of its city bus. The 37-seater, low-entry bus is priced starting at nine million Rupees (£113,938). The company launched the intercity bus in 2008 and it sold 150 vehicles last year. Hartmut Schick, head of Daimler Buses, said: “India is seeing [...]
Travego gains Coach of the Year award in Spain
SPAIN The Mercedes-Benz Travego Edition 1 has been voted ‘Coach of the Year 2012’ in Spain. It is the first touring coach claimed to meet the future Euro 6 emissions standard which becomes mandatory in 2014. It features the new range of BlueEfficiency Power engines, a new transmission with new gearshift, an upgraded, ergonomically optimised [...]
York wants rid of ftrs
City council considers following Boris Johnson’ lead over controversial artics Talks are being held about how to replace York’s controversial ftr buses, after the city’s council leader confirmed they are to be axed. The Labour group which controls City of York Council vowed, in the run-up to May’s local elections, if it won power it [...]
First operates last ever Bendy in London
Driver of first and last bendy bus sees the Citaro artics bow out Matthew Wooll, revenue and marketing manager at First Berkshire, drove the last ever bendy bus service in London on its 207 operation, which ended in the early hours of Saturday, December 10. “The last journey to depart was driven by myself from [...]
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