Northern Alights On Artic

• Optare could win its first order for an articulated bus — if Go-Ahead Northern wins council backing for a £.5m guided busway in Tyne & Wear. The Gateshead-based operator has......

London Talks ▪ London Buses Is Believed To Be Re-considering

a management buyout bid for its London Coaches subsidiary after preferred bidder Stratford-uponAvon-based Guide Friday revised its offer.......

Name Dropping • Worksop-based Dealer Stuart Johnson Is To...

its name to Scania Coach Sales. Its founder Stuart Johnson, who sold the company to Scania in January, is expected to take the name for his own business.......

• Sandy Glennie, Managing Director Of Volvo Bus, Has Been

elected chairman of the public service vehicle section of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.......

Buses Named • Northern Counties Has Now Named Its Countybus

range of bodies. Its double-decker is dubbed the Palatine; the single-decker is the Paladin and the minibus is the Pageant.......

Maidstone Hopes • The Receiver Of Maidstone Boro'line...

is optimistic that it will be able to sell the operation.......

Ten-year Reprieve For Routemasters

• The first of nearly 500 London Bus Routemasters has been refurbished in a £10rn improvement programme which is designed to extend the buses' service lives by 10 years. The job......

Ec Boosts Jake Brake

• Growing interest is being shown in Jake Brakes as the Department of Transport awaits a European Commission proposal to clamp down on type approval brake tests on nonurban......