Features
Ember expands
Jonathan Welch catches up with Ember to find out about plans to grow its network and increase its appeal Ember entered the Scottish inter-city coach […]
Features
Dennis & friends give preservation some ‘busonality’
CBW correspondant and member of the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Emily Whitlam has produced a series of digital personas based on the Trust’s vehicles, with added faces and ‘busonalities’ to help make the Trust more […]
Features
Connexions Buses celebrates its 20th birthday
A well-known North Yorkshire independent is marking 20 years in business with vehicles old and new, reports Nick Larkin North Yorkshire independent Connexions Buses is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special running day on […]
Features
Reading’s depot cow Daisy moos to the children
Daisy can now moo straight at the children and teachers of a school next door to the Reading Buses depot. In a goodwill gesture, Reading Buses is loaning Daisy, its depot cow and protector of […]
News
Ipswich Buses goes cloud-native with Optibus
Following the launch of Optibus’ Operations module, the transport management software provider has announced that municipal bus operator Ipswich Buses will use Optibus’ cloud-native software for all planning, scheduling, and rostering needs. The operator will […]
Bus News
Ben Werth appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Wrightbus as new recruitment office opens
Ben Werth has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Wrightbus. He will take up the role alongside his current position as Managing Director of Wrightbus’ sister company Fuze Finance. A former director in charge of […]
Bus News
Ricardo repowers Enviro400 with hydrogen fuel cells
Ricardo has developed a hydrogen fuelled, zero tailpipe emission concept bus in partnership with Stagecoach North East, which is due to start testing […]
News
Secretary for State hits back on TfL service reductions
Following the recent news of major service reductions and route changes across the Transport for London network, Secretary for State of Transport Grant Shapps has written a damning letter to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, […]
News
OBITUARY BARRY MOORE
UK Bus Awards organisers have paid tribute to the late Barry Moore, who served as the organisation’s first chair. Barry, retired Managing Director of Ipswich Buses, died suddenly at home on 17 May. He worked […]
Events
Categories announced for UK Bus Awards 2022
Details of the 2022 UK Bus Awards have been announced, with plans for the contest to get under way in July. Entries will once more be invited to compete for 23 awards covering the full […]
