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Touring Setra for Gibbons Coaches

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Gibbons Coaches of Merthyr Tydfil has taken delivery of this Setra Comfort Class S416GT-HD which was an exhibit at last November’s Euro Bus Expo event. “The Setra 416GT-HD is the ideal vehicle for our holidays,” says Adrian Gibbons. “The customer feedback from our tours has been fantastic.”

The coach has 48 Voyage Supreme seats with a half-leather, half-fabric combination. It is powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM457LA engine and has a Mercedes eight-speed PowerShift gearbox. It will be used on the company’s wide range of UK coach holidays.

The family-run business was started in 1993. Its new Setra was supplied by Setra Coach Sales at EvoBus UK.

www.gibbonscoaches.co.uk

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