Features
‘Mary’ thanks to Stagecoach
A special bus made a former driver’s last journey memorable, reports Nick Larkin. Stagecoach South stepped in at short notice to provide a legendary classic […]
Month: November 2021
Event
Industry heroes recognised at UK Bus & Coach Awards
As the event celebrates its 25th anniversary, the winners of the UK Bus and Coach Awards, which aim to recognise, reward and inspire the remarkable people across the coach and bus sectors, have been announced, […]
Features
Unexpected Wrightbus Gemini in the new music aisle
The fortune’s of the high street music store HMV have been very much mixed in recent years. But in 2021 it has been making a resurgence, with a number of cities finding themselves with new […]
Bus News
Government releases latest bus statistics
Local bus statistics for Great Britain, including passenger numbers, mileage and vehicle fleet data for the year ending March 2021 have been released by the Department for Transport. In the year ending March 2021, the […]
Bus News
Cardiff Bus’ road to a greener future starts as COP26 ends
The first of Cardiff Bus’ 36 electric buses has arrived in the Welsh capital, marking the start of the next phase in the operator’s project to provide a step-change in the city’s bus network. Works […]
News
Ballard Power Systems acquires Arcola Energy
Ballard Power Systems, which designs and manufactures polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell engines for medium and heavy duty vehicles, has announced the acquisition of Arcola Energy, a UK-based systems engineering company specialising in hydrogen […]
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Stagecoach and SSE announce pilot electric charging hub initiative
Partnership looks to allow non-bus fleets to take advantage of depot charging infrastructure whilst its buses are out in service Stagecoach and renewable energy supplier SSE are pooling their collective expertise to pilot a new […]
News
Michelin and Go-Ahead extend successful relationship
Go-Ahead has extended its long working relationship with Michelin, committing to a further three-year Effitires contract with the tyre manufacturer’s Services & Solutions division. Michelin said that the deal was secured thanks to the quality […]
Coach News
Scania celebrates its 50th chassis order from BASE Coach Sales
Scania is celebrating its 50th order from Leyland, Lancashire-based BASE Coach Sales for a Scania K-series 4×2 chassis to be equipped with a MOBIpeople Explorer body. Scania and BASE Coach Sales began collaborating on sales […]
Events
CPT announces date for second annual UK Bus and Coach conference
The Confederation of Passenger Transport has announced that the second annual UK Bus & Coach Conference will take place virtually on 25 and 26 January 2022, with speakers including Transport Minister Baroness Vere and Shadow […]
