Bus News

Scottish operator Prentice of Haddington has installed Allison xFE fully automatic transmissions into several of its ADL Enviro 200 buses. The buses’ standard automated manual transmissions have been upgraded to Allison fully automatic xFEs in […]

The operator has made a £23m investment in greener public transport in York, with a new double-deck fleet due for delivery by the end of the year, and work is ongoing in Leeds to electrify […]

In partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester and Warrington Borough Council, Warrington’s Own Buses launched a new express bus service to Manchester Airport from 23 July. Its new X5 service will run hourly from Warrington. […]

A bus driver who walked more than 125 miles of Arriva bus routes in seven days has raised £6,607 for food bank charity the Trussell Trust. Neil Atherton, 44, works as a MyDrive lead, training […]

Miami-based investment firm I Squared Capital is reported to be looking at a deal to purchase the whole of UK bus and rail operator Arriva from its parent company Deuteche Bahn, the German state railway […]

Go-Ahead’s Brighton & Hove division has helped a Ukrainian HGV driver get back on the road thanks to a special training programme A Ukrainian evacuee has begun driving for Go-Ahead’s Brighton & Hove Buses under […]

McGill’s-owned Bright Bus Tours, originally set up by First Bus to compete against incumbent operator Lothian’s popular tours, is celebrating its fourth birthday with a number of events for customers, staff and local businesses including […]

Transport for London (TfL) is set to start redevelopment work to provide a modernised and improved bus station in Kingston. The project will see the construction of new energy-efficient bus station buildings. A new canopy […]

Following the launch of its own mobile ticketing QR schema in April, Passenger has announced its second successful roll-out with smart ticketing specialist TransMach for local bus operator NIBS Buses. The new QR schema has […]