JAPAN BYD has announced the launch of a new medium-sized electric bus for the Japanese market. Deliveries of its new J7 are due to begin in the autumn of 2025. With a maximum capacity of […]
CANARY ISLANDS Scania has received a large new order for hybrid buses from Canary Islands-based public transport operator Transportes Interurbanos de Tenerife S.A.U. (TITSA), which operates the only public bus service on the island of […]
Jonathan Welch speaks to Stagecoach Manchester Operations Director Rebecca Rathore about the challenges of franchising and the driver shortage In issue 1594, we looked at Stagecoach Manchester’s driver training regime, from first day to ongoing […]
Jonathan Taylor reports from the parliamentary launch of the Women in Bus & Coach network It’s always alarming (and I’m putting it mildly) when you come across people behaving badly in our industry. Ours is […]
Hull City Council (HCC) has acquired a further three new accessible buses to improve transport for young people with disabilities. After acquiring 12 new Mercedes-Benz-based wheelchair accessible buses in September, the council has added three […]
The CTA has encouraged members to ensure they take advantage of the latest BSOG funding increase CT Operators in England will benefit from a 60% increase in funding through the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) […]
Dawsongroup Bus & Coach, in partnership with Avis Budget UK, has taken delivery of the first five of an order for 13 new Euro VI Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VS30 EVM Cityline Low Floor 12-seater minibuses. Based […]
New DfT proposals could allow category B licence holders to drive heavier zero-emission vehicles In response to a consultation on driving licence flexibility for alternatively fuelled vehicles, the Department for Transport (DfT) recently announced plans […]
As always, our last issue of the month contains the latest Minibus supplement, making Richard Walter’s sun-lit image of Prentice of Haddington’s Mellor Strata LV73 HNN a very suitable mini subject for our Big Picture. […]
A Dorset operator had its operations severely curtailed earlier this year as a result of significant failures to maintain its fleet along with questions over the legality of its operation In March 2023, Traffic Commissioner […]
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