Bus News
New look for Portsmouth P&R
Portsmouth City Council has unveiled a new design for its park & ride service, with a new blue and pink colour scheme for the double-deck buses dedicated to the route. Working with operator First Bus […]
Year: 2025
Bus News
Xelabus donates £500 to 15 charities
Following an appeal towards the end of last year for 15 charities to be nominated to be awarded £500 each as part of the company’s 15th birthday celebrations, Xelabus says that it is pleased to […]
Bus News
Enviro500EVs enter service in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Alexander Dennis has delivered another nine Enviro500EV zero-emission double-deck buses to Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation. The buses are part of a larger order for 35 next-generation Enviro500EVs. A pre-production vehicle entered service in […]
International
Daimler CEO appointed to lead European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
GERMANY: The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has elected Till Oberwörder, CEO of Daimler Buses, as Chair for its bus and coach division for 2025. ACEA’s bus and coach division brings together Europe’s five main […]
Industry Heritage
Showbus returns in July
The event will move from the preferred September date to to external factors Organisers say that following the great reception it received in 2024, they are pleased to announce that Showbus 2025 will be held […]
Industry Heritage
Worthing Rally set for 27 July
On Sunday 27 July, the annual Worthing Bus Rally will return to the South Coast town’s seafront, in conjunction with the Worthing Seafront Festival. As well as vehicle exhibits, there will be trade stands and […]
Last Stop
Stagecoach Santa raises over £2,500
Throughout December, Stagecoach South brought holiday magic to the streets once again with its Santa Bus, and has now added up all the donations and confirmed that the initiative raised £2,529 for The Elizabeth Foundation, […]
Features
Coaching efficiency
Jonathan Welch speaks to Håkon Sæther, CEO of software specialist Ferdia, about its products aimed at increasing operational efficiency in the coach sector We all know the problem. Only 24 hours in a day. Only […]
Buses
e-JEST is no joke
Jonathan Welch gets behind the wheel of Karsan’s e-JEST and discovers that the quirky minibus is actually quite a serious proposition One of only a handful of new vehicle types presented at last year’s Euro […]
Coaches
Reflections: one year on
Once again this year, Jonathan Taylor made the trip to the annual CPT conference by coach, and shares his thoughts on the experience It feels as though we’ve only just started January and now […]
