Plaxton's £7.5m Lifeline

• Plaxton, whose parent Henlys group is still fighting a £27.9m takeover bid by T Cowie, has been thrown the lifeline of its biggest ever order — a £7.5m two-year deal to supply......

Decker Tender Ii Scottish Operator Strathclyde Buses Has...

for 52 double-deckers to replace vehicles destroyed in a major depot fire at Larkfield in May (CM 28 May-3 June). It has hired and leased buses temporarily. Kelvin buys • Kelvin......

Spectra Orders Pass 60 Mark

• Optare has taken orders for more than 60 Daf-powered Spectra double-deckers since its launch last October. London Buses has increased its order to 25, the first of which will......

Pcv Registrations Up On Last Year's Figure

• Two single-deck chassis have helped new bus and coach registrations run ahead of last year's. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) figures show 1,303 new vehicles......