CBW News Pick

The West Midlands Combined Authority has confirmed that it will move forward with its plans for a fully franchised bus network by 2029 Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker says he will ‘revolutionise’ the […]

The Northern Irish manufacturer has supplied 12 hydrogen buses to the German operator, taking its total delivered so far in the country to 43 Wrightbus has delivered 12 new hydrogen vehicles to German operator WestVerkehr, […]

The operator is returning to Volvo for its latest purchase after successfully running its first MCV Evora since 2023 Suffolk-based BorderBus has placed an order for a second Volvo B8RLE MCV Evora service bus after […]

The West Midlands operator has taken delivery of 170 new electric double-deckers to add to those already in service, supported by depot upgrades in collaboration with Zenobē National Express West Midlands has placed 170 new […]

The Government has announced the recipients of funding to accelerate the introduction of new zero-emission buses Passengers across England will enjoy more green buses thanks to £37.8 million of Government investment in 319 new zero-emission […]

The Bus Services Bill (Wales) has been laid before the Senedd and sets out the Welsh Government’s plans for bus services Proposals to transform the way local bus services are planned and delivered across Wales […]

Switch, formerly Optare until 2020, has announced that it is undertaking a consultation process in relation to the potential closure of its bus building facility in Sherburn-in-Elmet in North Yorkshire due to ‘economic uncertainty and […]

The project to introduce autonomous buses on three of the university city’s routes will continue with Whippet as its new operator partner Whippet has joined the consortium behind the Cambridge project as the new operator […]

The owners of Shaws of Maxey have agreed to sell the business, having previously announced its closure due to retirement Following the recent news from Shaws of Maxey that it would close to allow the […]

Volvo Buses has opened  the order books for a new full-size coach to be built exclusively for the UK and Irish markets by Spanish bodybuilding partner Unvi Volvo Buses has unveiled a new coach, developed […]