West Sussex-based independent Southdown Buses has moved into group ownership following a takeover by the Go-Ahed Group From midnight on 1 February, Go-Ahead subsidiary Brighton & Hove Buses acquired independent operator Southdown Buses. The newly-acquired […]
The UK Government is to spend £30 million on seven new regional projects across the UK to boost innovation in decarbonising roads. Winning projects include ‘carbon capturing’ cement and green waste being used to make […]
Reading Buses has confirmed an order for seven London ULEZ-compliant double-deckers from Alexander Dennis. The Enviro400 City buses are for the operator’s high-profile Green Line 702 and 703 services to London and Heathrow Airport. To […]
First introduced at the beginning of November, the Isle of Man has extended its £2 bus fares scheme for a further two months. The three-month trial of the maximum fare had been due to finish […]
A £40m investment in new vehicles and infrastructure will have been made in the Highland city by end of 2023 Stagecoach has celebrated the official launch of what it believes is the UKs first fully-electric […]
BELGIUM Iveco Bus has signed a framework agreement with the Flemish government-owned public transport operator De Lijn for an initial batch of 65 E-Way battery-electric city buses, plus further batches up to a total of […]
SWEDEN Scandanavian operator Connect Bus has ordered 42 electric Sigma 7 buses from Mellor through its Swedish distributor BK Invest to serve the Västraffik Flex demand responsive transport (DRT) service. The new buses will be […]
CHILE A train of Volvo articulated buses was delivered by road across the Andes as part of an order for a customer in Chile recently. “The capital city of Santiago offers one of the most […]
Jonathan Welch attended the opening of Zenobē’s new testing facility in Portsmouth In late January, CBW was invited to attend the launch of Zenobē’s new Innovation Centre, which the electric fleet and battery specialist says […]
Whilst the number of council-owned bus companies slowly reduces, a visit by Martin Curtis to council-owned Cardiff Bus found the business to be thriving In addition to motor buses, Cardiff Corporation was once a major […]
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