Celebrating over 63 years of coach touring
Our Coaches
Fitzcharles Coaches are delighted to show off our new Volvo B12R's.
Fitzcharles Coaches are delighted to show off our Volvo B12R Sunsundegui Sideral coaches with the new Volvo I-Shift, 12 metres in length with a 420 horse power. It will also feature all-round disc brakes as well as electronically controlled full air suspension with Independent Front Suspension. A new intelligent gear changing system (I-Shift), comprising of a 12-speed manual gearbox with an automatic gear changing system. The new Volvo B12R has also been developed to produce extrememly low emissions of particulates, in order to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides to very low levels, the engine is equipped with a system for a after-treatment of exhaust gases known as Selective Catalytic Reduction. A mixture of urea and water called AdBlue is sprayed into the host exhaust gases. As the AdBlue gas mixture passes through the catalytic converter, a chemical reaction takes place that converts the nitrogen oxides into harmless nitrogen gas and water vapour.The independent front suspension system is based on an in-house developed ball joint fitted between the control arm and kingpoint joint. The ball joint absorbs both suspension and steering movements.
Our interior is just as eye-catching, with centre toilet, hot and cold drinks facilities.
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FALKIRK, GRANGEMOUTH, CLACKMANNANSHIRE AND THE FORTH VALLEY
This lively, thriving and beautiful part of Scotland is nothing short of fascinating, and touring around the Falkirk area is like taking an adventure back in time. The 1,800 year-old Antonine Wall marks the most northerly territory that the Romans conquered. Parts of it are still visible in Callendar Park and you can still see traces of the Roman Empire in the shape of a Roman Fort at Roughcastle, near Bonnybridge. 1,200 years later, the medieval Livingston family built an impressive stone tower near Falkirk and over the next 6 centuries, Callendar House was greatly extended through Renaissance, Georgian and Victorian times. It's no surprise that the House is a treasure trove of local history. But more than that, it combines a stately home with a museum and visitors attraction, including an 1820s working kitchen in the basement, where you can even taste some delicious authentic period recipes! Appropriately, the house's top floor explores the Enlightenment, a turbulent period that gave birth to the Industrial Revolution. The Falkirk area was right at the heart of it, with the first great ironworks of the industrial revolution. Everything needed for an industrial economy was found here. Take a trip to the cavernous Birkhill Fireclay Mine near Bo'ness, with its three hundred million year-old fossils, which provided special heat-resistant clay used for making bricks.
The Forth & Clyde and Union Canals provided an improvement on the roads, which were then usurped by the railway. You can savour the evocative sights, sounds and smells of a nostalgic steam train journey aboard the Bo'ness and Kinneil Steam Railway.
Nearby, Kinneil Estate contains early coal workings and James Watt's cottage. The area's newest attraction, the Falkirk Wheel, reconnects the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. Like the Antonine Wall, The Falkirk Wheel is a unique marvel of engineering. The world's only rotating boat lift is a perfect marriage of form and function. This astonishing structure can raise or lower a boat or amphibious transport over 100ft, using just a tiny amount of energy.
Along the coast, the ship-shaped Blackness Castle looks almost poised to set sail out into the River Forth.
With everything from major department stores to small, independent shops in the Howgate and Callendar Square Shopping Centres, Falkirk also provides all the retail therapy you could wish for.
For those Golf enthusiasts the Falkirk area has many courses in this area, all with stunning views. Or perhaps a little walking or cycling on the canal paths with excellent views of the famous Falkirk Wheel. Perhaps try skiing in any weather thanks to the dry ski slope in Polmont near Grangemouth or take a dip at an indoor swimming pool in Grangemouth and Falkirk which also have the most modern fitness gyms in Scotland.
NATURAL PRODUCE
The landscape has shaped the culture and the history of this area. Pure sparkling waters; sweet lowland soils and abundant highland moors provide the basic ingredients for some of the best produce in the world including beef, lamb, cheese, seafood and game. The area also boasts 12 distilleries, the highest concentration of single malt whisky distilleries anywhere in Scotland, and seven breweries ensuring a warm welcome.
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