Bus News
First Manchester sells Queens Road depot to Go-Ahead
First Bus has announced the intended sale of its Queens Road bus depot – and associated operations – to Go-Ahead Group for £11.17m.
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Funding gap for concessionary bus pass scheme reaches £652m
The funding gap is putting nearly half of all bus routes at risk, according to a report by the Local Government Association The Local Government Association (LGA), a membership organisation that includes 349 English councils […]
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First BYD-ADL Enviro400EV spotted
David Longbottom managed to capture what is believed to be the first BYD-ADL Enviro400EV to leave the ADL production line. The double-decker is expected to enter service on Transport for London route 43 with Metroline. […]
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15 new Enviro400 hybrids for Stagecoach North Scotland
Stagecoach North Scotland has confirmed it plans to add 15 new ADL Enviro400 Smart Hybrids to its fleet. Representing an investment of £3.5m, the double-deckers will be based at the Macduff depot and operate on […]
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Winning bidders of Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme announced
£48m worth of funding to be split between 19 operators, contributing to the purchase of 263 ultra-low emission buses A total of 19 operators are set to benefit from the Ultra-Low Emission Bus (ULEB) Scheme, […]
Coach News
Horseman Coaches adds 10 Panthers ahead of ULEZ introduction
Berkshire-based coach operator, Horseman Coaches, has completed a five-year £10m investment programme with the introduction of a further 10 Euro VI Plaxton Panthers. All of the vehicles are 12.8m 53-seat executive coaches with DK8 engines […]
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CPT ‘extremely cautious’ over FOE’s call for free buses
Friends of the Earth’s Head of Research, Mike Childs, has called for bus travel to be made free for under 30s. Discussing the release of the organisation’s latest research on public transport and climate change, […]
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PickMeUp collects Transport Ticketing Global award
PickMeUp, Oxford Bus Company’s on-demand ridesharing minibus service, was awarded the title of ‘Most Innovative Customer Service Operator’ of the year at the recent Transport Ticketing Global Awards. At the ceremony, held at London’s Landing […]
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Uno honours female pilots with launch of new Tigermoth service
Uno Buses has commemorated the inspirational women of the Air Transport Auxiliary at the launch of its new bus brand, ‘Tigermoth’. The new brand is named after the de Haviland biplanes manufactured at Hatfield aerodrome, […]
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Consultation launched over plans to tackle anti-social behaviour
On 4 February 2019, a consultation was launched over plans to use new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour on buses. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) part of the West Midlands Combines Authority (WMCA) is looking […]
