Features
Training days
Alan Payling remembers his early days with London Transport and pays tribute to one of the unsung heroes of the industry – his driving instructor Do you remember who it was that taught you to […]
Month: December 2022
Features
Enviro mountaineer
Jonathan Welch takes an Enviro500 for a drive in the Swiss Alps, and considers the model’s international appeal Alexander Dennis’ Enviro500 has been around for a while now, although it may still be unfamiliar to […]
Features
Bloody-mindedness, sweat and tears wins award
Transport Museum Wythall’s magnificently restored 1931 Birmingham City Transport AEC Regent double decker bus has won a major award thanks to the team behind it’s “sheer bloody-mindedness in getting the job done.” OV 4486 won […]
Features
Harrington gathering
Participants are invited to an event celebrating one of the most stylish coachbuilders of the 1950s and ‘60s, reports Nick Larkin Owners and enthusiasts of Harrington-bodied vehicles are invited to a gathering paying tribute to […]
International
Tecnobus revived
ITALY Electric midibus manufacturer Tecnobus, which started producing electric minibuses in the early 1990s, has been revived under new management with a goal to meet the challenges and opportunities of the growing European e-bus market. […]
International
KMB receives first electric double-decker
HONG KONG Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has taken delivery of its first 12-metre electric double-decker, marking a new milestone in its journey to zero emissions. KMB’s new BYD B12D electric double-decker is equipped with BYD’s […]
International
Nobina introduces Mellor’s Sigma 7
SWEDEN Nordic operator Nobina has ordered four new Sigma 7 electric buses from Mellor, with deliveries expected to take place in November through Mellor’s Swedish distributor BK Invest. The firm’s partnership with BK Invest has […]
Features
What better companion for a driver than CBW!
Coach & Bus Week is based in Peterborough, so when there are big changes to the local bus network and more services in the hands of independents, it was time to investigate; a route that […]
Features
Transforming Mellor
Rochdale-based coachbuilder Mellor announced significant developments in its business this time last year with the new Sigma zero-emission bus range. Richard Sharman takes a look at one of a series of new arrivals, the Sigma […]
Bus News
Oxfordshire County Council scraps rural DRT plans
A rural bus service in Oxfordshire that was due to be converted to a demand responsive (DRT) operation has had a stay of execution after Oxfordshire County Council decided is was ‘no longer pursuing’ the […]
