Buses
RATP Dev relaunches London depot with electric fleet
With the electrification of London United’s Shepherd’s Bush depot, the RATP Dev electric bus fleet has ballooned from four vehicles to 40. James Day reports from the depot relaunch
Month: November 2018
Bus News
First Huddersfield launches HD Connect service
Routes 370, 371 and 372 run into Huddersfield every 10 minutes, and will now share branding First Huddersfield has announced the introduction of a new service: HD Connect. The HD Connect name will be used […]
Bus News
D&G introduces new hourly service
D&G Bus began operating a new hourly service from Monday 19 November. The number 26 between Hanley, Eaton Park and Bentilee is intended to replace service 4 currently operated by Scraggs. The route has also […]
Bus News
Arriva launches contactless on its Tunbridge Wells buses
Arriva was joined by Greg Clark MP last week to launch contactless ticketing on its fleet of buses in Tunbridge Wells. The launch event, where the very first ticket paid for with the new contactless […]
International
Mellor delivers Strata to Hong Kong for trial
Mellor has delivered a Strata minibus to Hong Kong for a trial. The vehicle, which is built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, has been sent to Hong Kong in partnership with Mercedes-Benz agent Zung Fu […]
Bus News
EYMS passengers welcome introduction of contactless payments
Contactless sales increased by 80% in the second week of the machines being introduced
Coach News
Flixbus selects BYD as launch supplier in German electric coach trial
One of the world’s first pure electric long distance coach trials has begun in Germany, using a BYD coach on a Flixbus route of almost 100km between Frankfurt and Mannheim via Frankfurt Airport and Heidelberg. […]
Bus News
More VDL electrics for Amsterdam
Dutch capital’s fleet of articulated electric buses is bolstered by a further 10 VDL Bus & Coach has supplied EBS with 10 electric Citea SLFA-181 artics which are being used on R-net route 316 between […]
Coaches
Leopard unleashed
Introduced in October 2013 to replace the Plaxton Profile, the Plaxton Leopard has become a versatile vehicle in the market. By the end of this year there will be over 200 examples of the coach […]
Coaches
Coaching times
A passion for passenger transport led Jef Johnson to a rewarding career primarily in coaching, and explains his long-term commitment to the UK Coach Rally as he outlined to Andy Izatt
