Coach News
CPT calls for fuel duty cut
With the rising cost of operating, the CPT has called on the Government to help coach operators ease the pain of soaring diesel costs As fuel prices remain high in the UK, The Confederation of […]
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International
New ‘deckers and electric buses for New South Wales
AUSTRALIA Also in Australia, Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) operator Transit Systems has introduced three new double-deckers to increase capacity on some of the city’s busiest routes, whilst in Western Sydney a fleet of […]
International
Paris suspends Bluebus use after fires
FRANCE Parisian public transport operator RATP announced on 29 April that it would temporarily suspend the use of 149 electric buses made by French manufacturer Bollore’s Bluebus division following two fires. Images of the buses […]
International
First Student expanding school bus electrification
NORTH AMERICA First Student is increasing the number of electric school buses across its operations, in-keeping with one of the commitments made by owner EQT Infrastructure when it took over the business from FirstGroup. The […]
International
Major DB order for Ebusco
GERMANY Ebusco has been awarded a framework agreement with German operator Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s largest public transport operator, which will make the Dutch manufacturer DB’s primary supplier of zero-emission buses for the 2023-2024 period, with […]
News
Martin Dean appointed regional MD for Go-Ahead
Following on from the introduction of the Go-Ahead Group’s ‘The Next Billion Journeys’ business strategy, it has appointed a new Managing Director charged with delivering it. The Go-Ahead Group has appointed Martin Dean to the […]
Bus News
Surrey invests in hydrogen buses
East Surrey is set to benefit from cleaner air when new hydrogen buses arrive next year, following approval by Surrey County Council of £16.4million funding to buy 34 hydrogen fuel cell buses, reports SurreyLive. The […]
News
TransMach launches real-time vehicle tracking system
Following a six-month trial with selected customers in the UK and Ireland, London-based TransMach has launched what it says is the bus industry’s most sophisticated ticket machine-enabled vehicle tracking system. The firm re[ports an increase […]
News
Applications open for PSVAR exemptions to 2026
Operators can now apply for an exemption from the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) for home-to-school or rail replacement coach services until 2026 subject to meeting the criteria New medium-term exemption rules for operators […]
Bus News
1 in 4 bus services have disappeared in a decade says CBT
Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) research has revealed that more than one in four bus services in England (27%) has been lost in the last decade, with the pandemic having a devastating effect on bus […]
