Coach News
Teeside operator for sale
After 59 years in business in the North East, the owner of Escort Coaches has decided to retire and has placed the business up for sale. The company was established by Terry Wilson in 1967, […]
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Bus News
First says goodbye to diesel in York
First’s depot in York has made history for the company with the removal of its diesel refuelling tank following its conversion to an all-electric depot, the first in its Yorkshire operations to run an entirely […]
Bus News
Equipmake announces Streetdeck repower package
Close on the heels of Wrightbus’ own conversion option, Equipmake has launched its Streetdeck repower package using its own Zero Emission Drivetrain Electrification engineering specialist Equipmake has announced a new repower solution for the Wrightbus […]
Coach News
High growth for Caledonian Leisure in 2023
Holiday specialist Caledonian Leisure reports that it recorded an annual turnover of over £55 million for 2023, up 40% from the previous year’s £40m, with investment in new travel centres, hotel partnerships and IT infrastructure […]
Bus News
SPT deploys Unicard platform to digitalise ZoneCard ticketing
Specialist provider of smart ticketing and payment solutions Unicard has announced that its smart ticketing platform has been contracted by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) on behalf of the ZoneCard Forum to digitalise paper-based ZoneCard […]
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Whitelaw’s ends coach operations
The long-standing Scottish independent is to focus solely on its bus operations following a ‘strategic and operational’ decision to cease coaching In a statement from owner Sandra Whitelaw, long-standing Scottish independent Whitelaw’s says it has […]
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Operators support Armed Forces Day
As part of their commitment to supporting the armed forces, many major operators offered free travel on Armed Forces Day on 29 June. Stagecoach offered free travel on its local bus and tram services, including […]
Bus News
CitySwift extends NXWM agreement
Following improvements in service delivery, NXWM has extended its partnership with CitySwift for another three years CitySwift has agreed a three year continuation of its partnership with National Express West Midlands (NXWM), which it says […]
International
Bernmobil orders Irizar ieBus artics
SWITZERLAND The Swiss capital city Bern intends to convert its entire bus fleet to electric operation by 2028, reports Andrew Thompson. In addition to the trolleybus network, which has existed since 1940 and currently consists […]
International
Slow performance but improvements expected at Ebusco
NETHERLANDS Dutch e-bus manufacturer Ebusco has released an interim trading update following an initial results assessment of the first months of 2024 in which it says that although it sees the actions taken in the […]
