Buses World News
In brief: Worldwide montly news & informations about Buses, Busmakers, Passengers' and the Transport Industry
Alexander Dennis Ltd. buses * UK: Sales up 12 percent
* Scotland - Bus maker sees growth accelerate
--- Profits and sales at Scottish bus and coach manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) accelerated last year... Strong foreign sales offset demand for rival “Boris Buses” for vehicle manufacturer Alexander Dennis, which has reported a jump in sales and profits... The company registered 1,228 new buses in in the year, up 12pc o the last time around, maintaining Alexander Dennis’s share of the UK market at 43pc, according to latest results filed at Companies House... Strong demand in provincial and retail markets helped offset what the company called a “difficult” London market, with the launch of its new “Enviro” boosting sales... Overseas markets boosted the company’s performance, with record international sales of £261m, up 58pc on the previous year, already a record... The company called this a “remarkable” achievement, especially in the face of currency headwinds caused by sterling’s strength...
(Photo: An Alexander Dennis technician at work) -- Falkird, Scotland, UK - The Telegraph, by Alan Tovey - 27 June 2016
Labels: busmakers news UK
WRIGHTBUS * UK: Mr. Wright call Leave EU vote
* N.I. - The maker of London's red buses has called for a Leave vote on EU membership
--- William Wright claimed the costs of being in the union had grown while the benefits had fallen... He founded the Wrightbus manufacturer in Ballymena in Co Antrim, which is making almost 1,000 of the distinctive double-decker Routemasters and has exported to international markets including Singapore and Hong Kong... Dr Wright said: "It is my opinion that the best future for the UK and Northern Ireland is by releasing ourselves from the EU... We must look to all the world and not tie ourselves into the EU, where I believe costs have grown and benefits have fallen. I urge everyone in Northern Ireland to be diligent, to give this debate serious consideration and ultimately to vote Leave" ... The veteran entrepreneur was unveiled as the co-chairman of the Leave campaign in Northern Ireland.
According to business organisation the CBI, a clear majority of its membership believe that it would be in the best interests of their business and the wider UK economy to remain inside the EU...
(Photo: The firm makes the London Routemaster) -- Ballymena, North Ireland, UK - The Belfast Telegraph - 22 April 2016Labels: busmakers news UK
* UK: ALEXANDER DENNIS denied Chinese deal
* Scotland - Busmaker denies Chinese deal
-- Falkirk-based busmaker Alexander Dennis has denied speculation that it is in talks over a sale of the business to China. On reports that the group which employs 2000 is likely to sell to Shanghai-listed Yutong, having rejected an offer from major Chinese customer BYD, a spokeswoman for the group said: “We are not indiscussions with any Chinese manufacturers at this point in time... “We remain committed to our long-term strategy and strengthening ADL’s position at the forefront of the bus industry in many global markets” ...
(Photo: Alexander Dennis bus factory) -- Falkirk, Scotland, UK - The Herald Scotland - 25 January 2016Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK: Bus sales to Belgium
* UK - CNH Industrial brand continues record intercity bus delivery to De Lijn
(Photo: Iveco Crossway Euro6)
Basildon,United Kingdom -PRNewswire -Oct. 6, 2014: -- Iveco Bus, CNH Industrial, is expanding its presence in Belgium at a rapid pace, its latest development being in the field of collective passenger transport. To date, close to 50 Iveco Bus vehicles have been delivered to the Belgian Flemish transport operator De Lijn since the brand won a record tender in 2013. De Lijn currently has a running fleet of more than 2,300 buses, transporting an estimated 500 million passengers each year across more than 225 million kilometres... The terms of the tender define the total supply of 160 Crossway LE (Low Entry) intercity buses for circulation throughout the interurban network of Flanders. Completed buses have been shipped to De Lijn depots in the Antwerp area. The remaining vehicles are expected to arrive by the end of 2014. All 160 units are manufactured at the Iveco Bus production facility in Vysoke Myto, Czech Republic...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK: Alexander Dennis'
* Scotland - Bus-maker Alexander Dennis takes Australian hit from Custom Coaches
(Photo: Mercedes-Benz O500LE CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II)
Falkirk,Scotland,UK -The Couries, by JAMES WILLIAMSON -25 September 2014: -- Falkirk bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis fell into the red last year after booking losses and impairments on the value of its administration-hit Australian business... Sydney-based Custom Coaches, which Alexander Dennis bought in a £25 million deal two years ago, was forced to call in the accountants amid difficult trading conditions down under... But Dennis hailed a “strong underlying performance”, which limited overall losses in the period to £1.2 million despite the £32.1m hit from Custom... The group posted a 12.5% increase in revenues. Sales at Dennis slipped just 2%, outperforming a sector in which new registrations fell 9%... But overall sales in the firm’s international business rose 39%, with Asia Pacific the main driver... In March the firm received £100m orders from both Stagecoach and National Express...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK - London buses
* England - F1 tech is about to make buses way more efficient
(Photo from The Go-Ahead Group: Buses operated by The Go-Ahead Group are being fitted with a fuel-saving system developed for F1 cars)
London,EN,UK -Wired, by Alex Davies -31 July 2014 -- The same technology that helped race car win the grueling 24 Hours of Le Mans will make buses throughout England a lot more fuel efficient... The GKN Hybrid Power Gyrodrive is an electric flywheel that captures energy as the car brakes, then uses it to drive an electric motor that boosts power and cuts fuel consumption. It was developed by Williams Hybrid Power, a division of the company that owns the Williams Formula 1 team... Gyrodrive, known officially by the thoroughly boring name Mk4 eFES, is a kinetic energy recovery system. Such systems capture energy usually lost as heat during braking and use it to power an electric motor... In many cases, that energy is stored in a battery. GKN’s approach is a bit different. When the driver hits the brakes, a traction motor on the axle generates electricity while slowing the vehicle, augmenting the brakes... When the driver gets on the gas, the system taps that spinning flywheel to send as much as 120 kilowatts back to the traction motor, helping acceleration...
* England - London buses to trial anti-collision sensors
(Photo: The sensors will alert drivers to nearby cyclists and pedestrians)
London,EN,UK -Mayor Watch, by Martin Hoscik -August 1, 2014: -- Electronic sensors capable of alerting bus drivers to the presence of nearby pedestrians and cyclists are to be trialled on two London bus routes... Transport for London says two systems, CycleEye and Cycle Safety Shield, will each be fitted to one bus on route 25 and one on route 73 for a six week period and their effectiveness in reducing collisions measured... TfL’s Ben Plowden says if the trial is successful the organisation will work with bus operators and manufacturers to agree the best way to roll-out the technology across the network...
* London - TfL will trial bus WiFi and digital seat data displays
(Photo from TfL: London buses will offer in-journey WiFi services as part of new technology trials being led by Transport for London)
London,EN,UK -V3, by Dan Worth -6 Aug 2014: -- TfL said the WiFi service will be trialled on the route 12 bus, between Dulwich and Oxford Circus, and the route RV1 bus, which operates between Covent Garden and Tower Hill. If successful TfL is hopeful that sponsors for the WiFi services may be found, to help provide free access... TfL said the buses in the trial will have two units installed, each fitted with two sim cards, connected to two different networks. The unit will use the strongest connection it is receiving to broadcast WiFi. The sim cards have 4G connectivity so high-speed WiFi should be available... TfL already offers free WiFi on the London Underground, with services provided by Virgin Media to all UK smartphone customers free of charge... TfL also announced trials to provide digital seat information so that people boarding a double-decker bus can see how many seats are free upstairs. This will be trialled on the route 141 bus between Palmers Green and London Bridge... Finally, TfL will also trial new digital display screens on buses that will present more information about the journey. This will include details on upcoming bus stops, anticipated arrival times and transport interchanges...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK
* England - Bus and coach makers overtake truck manufacturers in green challenge
London,EN,UK -Transport Engineer, by Laura Cork -15 July 2014: -- The UK's road transport sector is making inroads to a greener future, driven by consistently applied carbon reduction policy – but truck makers need to do more to catch up with bus and coach manufacturers... That's one of the key findings of a report, published today (15 July 2014) by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP)... It found that while policy changes have helped car manufacturers and produced a healthy bus and coach sector – nine manufacturers produced 3,685 units last year – the truck sector has been neglected... Andy Eastlake, managing director at LowCVP, welcomed the report, saying the emphasis of policy makers on environmental achievements has been successful... However, he cautioned: "We urgently need to repeat the success seen in our passenger car and bus sectors in all aspects of road transport such as the truck and commercial vehicle industries" ... Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK: Wright-bus'
* North Ireland - Bus maker secures £30 million contract
(Photo: The Wright Group, the design sees the return of a hop-on-hop-off platform at the back of the bus)
Ballymena,Antrim,N.Ireland -Irish News, by Simon Cunningham -10 July 2014: -- Bus maker Wright-bus has secured a £30 million contract to supply more than 400 vehicles to authorities in Singapore... It is the company's fourth consecutive contract with SBS Transit, which will see it link up with Volvo Bus to supply 415 double-deck buses over a three-year period... It follows in the footsteps of three previous orders, which have already seen a total of 1,015 similar vehicles enter service since 2010... The parts will be made in Ballymena before being shipped to Singapore, where they are assembled by Comfort Delgro Engineering at their facility, supported by Wrightbus International technicians...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK: Optare’s
* England - Optare’s plea to back the green bus revolution
(Photo: Optare's Metrodecker bus)
Yorkshire,EN,UK -The Yorkshire Post -1, July 2014: -- The company is now owned by Ashok Leyland, part of the Hinduja Group, which is one the top five global bus manufacturers. Optare has its sights set on growing both nationally and internationally... One particular target market is double decker buses, which make up about 40 per cent of the market. It recently unveiled its first one – the Metrodecker designed for Transport for London...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS *UK: ADL´s
* Scotland - Alexander Dennis receives orders for 1,000 buses
(SORRY BUT BLOGGER TODAY CANNOT TO LOAD PHOTOS - See http://www.alexander-dennis.com/)
Edinburgh,SCT,UK -Construction Week On Line, by James Morgan -May 13, 2014: -- Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has confirmed that it has received orders for almost 1,000 buses during recent weeks, in deals worth more than $435mn in total...While ADL’s latest business has not come from the Middle East itself – with substantial orders from Asia, North America, and Europe – the manufacturer is confident that it will facilitate sales in unexplored markets... The latest orders include nearly 600 high-capacity three-axle double-deck buses worth around $300mn, which will be delivered to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and North America during 2014 and 2015. In addition, ADL has unveiled its next-generation double-deck buses for the UK and Europe, and the company has received advanced orders worth $135mn for 400 of these vehicles...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUSMAKERS NEWS * UK - Cummins'
* UK - Record sales to European bus market for engine maker
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(Photograph by Andy Richardson - The new Anadolu Isuzu Citiport bus, launched at last week's Busworld Turkey event in Istanbul)
Surrey,UK -The Northern Echo, by Andy Richardson -30 April 2014: -- A North-East engine maker has reported record annual sales to the European bus market thanks to rising demand from customers in Turkey... More than 6,500 engines were made by Darlington-based Cummins with almost half supplied to leading Turkish bus manufacturers such as Otokar and Temsa... Cummins has also agreed a deal with Istanbul-based Andolu Isuzu, further increasing its presence in the country... It comes as the UK Government has called on Cummins to help develop the next generation of greener bus and truck engines...Labels: busmakers news UK
BUMAKERS NEWS * UK - Arriva & Direct Group´s
* Staffordshire - Direct Parts, in wins national Arriva contract
(Picture by Malcolm HartFrom left, group sales director Phil Patten; UK bus procurement manager for Arriva, Richard Yoxall; and Roy Kendrick, group managing director for Direct Group)
Cheddleton,Staffordshire,UK -The Sentinel, by By ANN KING -April 09, 2014: -- Commercial vehicle specialist Direct Group has won a national contract to supply equipment to one of the country's biggest transport companies... The group's Direct Parts business, based in Cheddleton, will supply a range of steering and hydraulic equipment to Arriva for its bus fleet... It is predicted that by 2017, the UK will produce more than two million cars per year – higher than its all-time record of 1.92 million in 1972...Labels: busmakers news UK
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(Photograph by Andy Richardson - The new Anadolu Isuzu Citiport bus, launched at last week's Busworld Turkey event in Istanbul)
