Bus News
Rotala acquires First Manchester’s Bolton depot
Depot’s employees to transfer over to Rotala, with 125 of First’s vehicles being leased
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Yellow Coaches updates livery and website
After a year back on the road, Yellow Buses has decided to permanently instate its coach fixture Yellow Coaches, and to accompany this has updated its livery and introduced a new website dedicated to the […]
Bus News
LBSL confirms latest London routes to change hands
London Bus Services Ltd (LBSL) has announced the results of the latest round of bus tenders in the capital. Arriva London North will surrender routes 67, 106 and 230 to London General when its contracts […]
Bus News
Stagecoach releases preliminary full-year results
Stagecoach has released its preliminary full-year financial results for the year ended 27 April 2019. Profits before tax increased by £23.6m on last year, though revenue was down A Stagecoach Western Van Hool Astromega in […]
Coach News
Turners Coachways changes ownership
Long-standing coach operator Turners Coachways changed ownership last week. The Bristol-based operator, which has an operating licence for 50 vehicles, was formed in 1966 by the Turner family. Ray initially started the operation, with his […]
Coach News
UK’s first full-electric coach arrives at Pelican
Pelican Bus & Coach has announced the arrival of the first full electric coach to be offered to UK and Irish operators. The 49-seater shares its driveline with Yutong’s E10 and E12 buses, and has […]
Coach News
Obituary: Raymond Hornsby
Raymond Hornsby, a well-known and respected coach and bus operator from Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, passed away on 18 June at the age of 89 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. During the era […]
Bus News
Metroline electric buses set for London streets
Metroline has announced the launch of its new all-electric, zero-emissions buses to be introduced onto the streets of London, coinciding with the first day of London Climate Action Week. Route 43 is to become the […]
Coach News
Ashcroft Travel depot destroyed in suspected arson attack
Ashcroft Travel of Widnes has lost its office, much of its equipment and a quarter of its fleet in a suspected arson attack at the Golden Triangle industrial estate. A number of surviving vehicles still […]
Bus News
Blackpool Transport renews fleet
Blackpool Transport recently announced it had ordered 15 Enviro200 single-decker buses as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme. Order included 11 long-wheelbase 43-seaters and four 9.7m 34-seaters Two of the operator’s Enviro200s alongside the […]
