Features
Ups and downs
As the pandemic recedes into history, the Traffic Commissioners’ latest annual report shows that progress is being made on reform, but there is still more that can be done to improve services on both sides […]
Year: 2023
Event
Passenger Carrying Variety at the British Grand Prix weekend
As a record breaking number of race spectators enjoyed another Max Verstappen win at the Northamptonshire circuit, Richard Sharman was at the track to look at the operations put in place to get them there […]
Features
All aboard for gastronomic delights
Who doesn’t like a nice, well-prepared, well-presented, … sightseeing coach? The Spanish-built Ayats Bravo double-decker is quite rare in the UK but has formed the basis of a number of sightseeing bus fleets, including for […]
International
Duisburg opts for Solaris hydrogen buses
GERMANY Hydrogen-powered Solaris buses will be delivered to Duisburg operator Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG) in 2024-25. The operator will take delivery of 25 Urbino hydrogen buses in an order comprising eleven 12-metre version and 14 articulated […]
International
Turin selects Iveco for e-mobility
ITALY Iveco appears set to win a contract to supply 225 new electric buses, supported by Enel X in the provision and installation of charging infrastructure and systems to Turin operator GTT, in a contract […]
International
ComfortDelGro invests in battery recycling
SINGAPORE Singapore operator ComfortDelGro has joined other investors in supporting startup NEU Battery Materials, a specialist lithium-ion battery recycling company, reports the Singapore Business Times. The start-up has succeeded in raising US$3.7 million in a […]
Features
Devon General Regent V makes public debut
Ten years after it was the Trust’s first acquisition, 1964 Willowbrook-bodied AEC Regent V 503 RUO made its public debut on Sunday 4 June, following the completion of its restoration by the Devon General Omnibus […]
Features
Rescue the Urko!
A coach whose future looked to have been secured is once again under threat and in need of a home, reports Nick Larkin An urgent appeal has been launched to save the last remaining Volvo […]
Features
DVSA bus fire investigation reveals important lessons for industry
The DVSA has published the results of a survey into recent bus fires, which it hopes will help to reduce the number of instances through better understanding of the causes The DVSA recently published the […]
Big Picture
Big Picture
We’re not sure this picture needs much explanation, a classic bus and a classic road-roller, what’s not to like?! But for the more technically minded, the bus in question is Leicester Transport Heritage Trust’s UFP […]
