International
Volvo supports ‘the beautiful game’ in Africa
AFRICA Volvo Buses’ Middle East and Africa division supplied 24 B11R coaches to the 24 participating teams in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosted in […]
Buses
Bus back better with the best
Jonathan Welch learns more about the Bus Driver of the Year competition, which resumes this September with a chance for drivers to win significant […]
Buses
Zero-emission xcursion
Jonathan Welch tries out Xplore Dundee’s new electric double-deckers Dundee is Scotland’s fourth-largest city, after Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Yet it often feels like the kind […]
Features
Shall we sell or find a driver?
A Devon operator is facing a dilemma: whether to sell its heritage vehicle or find it a regular driver. Newton Abbot based Alansway Coaches, which trades as CountryBus, bought the Harrington-bodied Commer Commando in October […]
Features
Leyland National 50th celebrations treble
Nick Larkin looks at three ways that 50 years of the Leyland National in service are being celebrated In Cumbria… The first example of a revolutionary new bus, the Leyland National, ERM 35K hit the […]
Features
Hydrogen fuel cell performance explained
Ray Connolly, Senior Technical Manager at Bus Éireann made an insightful post on LinkedIn recently about hydrogen fuel cell performance: “Bus Éireann is Ireland’s largest nationwide bus and coach operator with a fleet of over […]
News
‘Levelling Up’ white paper launched
On 2 February the Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove unveiled the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ white paper. This document sets out a plan to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of […]
CBW News Pick
Scottish Government outlines new Network Support Grant
Scottish operators will move to a new Network Support Grant scheme aimed at aiding recovery from pandemic from 1 April. The Scottish Government is to introduce a new grant to help maintain bus services while […]
Bus News
Brighton & Hove and Metrobus introduce new discounts for people returning to work
Brighton & Hove and Metrobus are offering an introductory special weekly capped rate of just £19 for the next few weeks when paying for journeys using tap-on, tap-off contactless payments. Passengers will receive a discount […]
Coach News
Signs of summer at East Yorkshire
Go-Ahead subsidiary East Yorkshire is preparing for the relaunch of a number of summer favourites for 2022. The Coaster service is set to resume its summer timetable from 5 March offering buses on the coastal […]
