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Yellow Buses ceases operation, coach division sold
Bournemouth Transport ceased trading on the evening of 4 August, as no buyer could be found for the Yellow Buses business, whilst Yellow Coaches operations […]
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Latest TfL funding expires
Transport for London’s (TfL) latest funding agreement with the Government to keep public transport services in the capital running expired on 3 August, having been extended repeatedly. TfL confirmed that it remains in a position […]
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Nottingham City Transport expands fleet of biogas ‘deckers
Nottingham has taken delivery of more biogas-fuelled Alexander Dennis Enviro400CBGs on Scania chassis, which are expected to be its last before a move to zero-emission propulsion Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has taken delivery of the […]
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Stagecoach achieves second top 100 recognition in a month
Stagecoach has received further recognition for its apprenticeship scheme, this time being acknowledged by UK-wide job resource for young people seeking apprenticeships ‘Rate my Apprenticeship.’ The organisation asked current apprentices to rate their experience of […]
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Hundreds of new bus drivers to be trained in West Yorkshire
Hundreds of new bus drivers are to be trained in West Yorkshire to help protect services, reports the Yorkshire Evening Post. Training provider Realise has been appointed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to run […]
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Rotala acquires Midland Classic
The West Midlands-based group has increased its footprint following the take-over of Uttoxeter independent Midland Classic, with 60 vehicles and 110 staff Rotala has acquired Burton-upon-Trent-based Midland Classic for the sum of £2 million, plus […]
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Powell’s and CT Plus Yorkshire close
In what has been a bad week for the sector, two Yorkshire operators have closed their doors as a result of difficult trading conditions HCT Group-owned operators CT Plus and Powell’s Bus in Yorkshire announced […]
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Go-Ahead London Irizar ie tram buses break cover
Go-Ahead London has shared images of the ‘ie tram’ bus in production at Irizar’s factory in Northern Spain. The zero-emission electric vehicles, which resemble a tram, will operate on route 358 from Crystal Palace to […]
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Yellow Buses to move back into group ownership?
Loss of revenue, rising fuel prices and the general rise in inflation are some of the reasons being blamed for the 120-year-old Bournemouth Transport going […]
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Reading backs climate change message
A bio methane-powered single-deck bus has been transformed into a climate stripes bus by Reading Buses. For several months the firm has been working closely with the University of Reading whose Professor Ed Hawkins, a […]
