& BUS UK PREVIEW

BUS STOP The UK exhibition returns on 4-5 October in halls 17-19 of the NEC in Birmingham; nearly 200 exhibitors in 16,000m² of space are promised. Selected exhibitors are highlighted below

n show at the UK Tourismo coach. An OmniPlus online from 8 to 22 , in both low- and stand (F1) is the i4H route planner (https://is.gd/ebucor) said high-floor variants. electric-hybrid coach, to be specifically tailored for bus and BASE Coach Sales (stand N1) offers pictured above. It is coach needs is new. conversions, belted deckers and said to be the UK’s first, Arriva Bus & Coach UK (stands J50 wheelchair-accessible coaches in the Oand set to go on trial in the fleet of the and M60) is the main dealer for Van Barbi Galileo and MOBIpeople coach UK’s Travel de Courcey this autumn. Hool and Temsa vehicles in the UK, bodies; both are on MAN chassis. The coach’s parallel hybrid drivetrain providing sales, service and rental. Moseley (stand K1) is a UK importer combines a Cummins ISBe 6.7-litre (stand A5), a Spanish of VDL, , , Sitcar and 296bhp diesel engine with an Eaton coachmaker, offers single- and double- coaches. PHP hybrid transmission, incorporating deck coaches. Earlier this year it showed Transport software firmTruTac (stand an electric inverter and traction motor- off an all-electric version of the Bravo K4) will be launching a product for the generator, together with a conventional IR City double-decker, currently being PSV industry, but is keeping it under six-speed automated manual gearbox. tested in Barcelona. wraps until the show. Also launching at the show is the i6s Caetano (stand A1) is a UK subsidiary Debuting in its first UK exhibition coach with new body styling that sits of the Portugese bus and coach is the VDO Digital Tachograph 3.0 between the i6 and three-axle i8. manufacturer of the same name. In from Continental Automotive (stand In recent Volvo Group (stand N4) recent years it has developed an electric N3). Greater functionality and more news, Irish coach operator Bernard bus, the e.City Gold, and new coach integration with ‘app’ technology are Kavanagh & Sons has taken delivery design, Winner. It also offers the Omega said to be its main advantages. of three new Volvo coaches to add to minibus based on an Daily chassis. Freeway fleet maintenance software its fleet of more than 60. The Swedish EVM (stand D1) is an Irish (stand B11) reports that Reading Buses manufacturer offers three coaches and of bespoke Mercedes- has replaced job cards and inspection seven bus models, including three Benz Sprinter minibus and minicoaches reports in the workshop with a mobile electric options, the newest of which is system that is said to be not only saving the 7900E all-electric bus. time, but is also improving the accuracy Yutong (stand E40) recently signed JUST LIKE BUSESÉ and completeness of reporting. a long-term agreement with UK dealer Stratio (H23) is introducing a Pelican Engineering of Castleford. …two bus exhibitions have come along at predictive maintenance system for Pelican offers the Yutong TC12 and TC9 once. Running only three weeks later – 20-25 heavy-duty vehicles that provides real- touring coaches. A recent customer of October – is the Busworld Europe show in time data for maintenance collected the latter is Newcastle’s Bells Coaches. Kortrijk, Belgium, which is not too far from from vehicle sensors. Proprietary (stand G10), a Daimler Lille, France, a direct stop on the Eurostar artificial intelligence algorithms correlate subsidiary, offers Mercedes-Benz and line from London. Some 350 exhibitors are and identify patterns in the data. brands. The former recently expected. https://www.busworldeurope.org Society of Operations Engineers launched a Citaro RHD bus and (J45) is the parent body of the IRTE.

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