Is the industry ready for 3D printing of bus and coach parts?
Rather than ordering or stockholding replacement parts, some pilot schemes in the bus and coach industry are making one-off spare parts using a plastic or metal 3D printer. In a…
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Dealing with common disc brake issues on buses
Disc brake systems have now become universal on all modern buses operating throughout the UK and three OEM suppliers – Knorr Bremse, Meritor and Wabco – dominate the market. In…
Maximising the service life of hybrid air compressors
In our latest technical maintenance feature with Route One magazine, we look at the importance of compressor servicing, as part of managing overall maintenance costs effectively. Alternatively fuelled buses are…
Choose OEM brake pads for maximum service life and performance
According to Imperial Engineering, selecting vehicle-specific OEM brake pads can provide PSV operators with a major advantage when it comes to ensuring maximum service and optimum braking performance. Leading friction…
Volvo tests world’s first driverless bus
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is the location of a major testing programme for the world’s first autonomous bus, which has been built by Volvo. The Swedish manufacturer’s 12-metre,…
Maximising the service life of bus brake calipers
Reducing whole life costs and prolonging the service life of OEM disc brakes, or as they’re more commonly known, calipers, is a key issue for PSV operators in today’s climate…
Reducing cost and downtime through diagnostics
In a new partnership with Route One magazine, Imperial Engineering is producing a Maintenance Insight each month, to help fleet operators and workshop departments. In this first feature of 2019,…
Arriva UK Bus Engineering Apprentices recognised
Imperial’s Sales Director John Dwight is pictured presenting the Engineering Apprentice of the Year 2018 Senior Award to Kelsie Dugmore, alongside Mark Bowd, Engineering Director for Arriva UK Bus (left)….
Imperial customer Go-Coach trials Optare electric bus
Kent-based independent operator, Go-Coach, has become the latest bus company in the UK to trial an electric bus, as manufacturers and fleets respond to the pressing need to reduce vehicle…
Rethink on apprenticeship funding welcomed by Imperial Engineering
For many years, PSV parts specialist supplier, Imperial Engineering, has championed the need for apprenticeships, to ensure that the bus and coach sector has the skilled engineers and technicians it…