Bus News
Wrightbus acquires RGI
Wrightbus has announced the acquisition of Midlands firm RGI in what it calls a ‘pivotal’ deal to continue the firm’s push into bus refurbishment and repair. The company says its buy-out of RGI Bus & […]
Bus News
EPM launches Control360 at EBE
Having worked with bus operators across the UK, EPM and Omnibus Solutions say they understand the importance of an operator’s control room in operating a quality bus service and the challenges control room teams face […]
News
Drivetech launches Halo Insights fleet aggregation tool
Drivetech, part of the AA, has launched Halo Insights, a fleet data aggregation platform designed to significantly reduce fleet and driver risk. Consolidating essential fleet data into a single interface, Halo Insights can provide fleet […]
Bus News
Flixbus signs five year deal with First
The bus operator is continuing to diversify its portfolio and has announced a new five-year deal to operate express coaches Flixbus has announced a new five-year partnership with First Bus to operate services on eight […]
Features
Electric expansion
Jonathan Welch puts one of Ember’s new fleet of Yutong GTe14 electric coaches through its paces in Scotland Ember, which launched its first inter-city services in October 2020 using a fully electric fleet, has made […]
Features
What can we learn?
Richard Earl, R&D Director at EO Charging, asks how learning from China’s EV mandates could benefit the UK bus sector China’s significant investment in affordable electric vehicles (EVs) and supporting infrastructure has challenged the global […]
Features
Why small doesn’t have to mean less
Adrian Morton reviews the Ilesbus i-City Max and discovers that small isn’t just beautiful, it can be highly practical and accommodating too I’ve been meaning to do a review of the highly regarded Ilesbus i-City […]
Features
Central connections
David Jordan finds out more about the intertwined histories of Vectare and Central Connect “Vectare. Who on earth are they?” I questioned my Commercial Team colleagues having just been read the tender result for the […]
Face-to-Face Interviews
A hard act to follow
Adrian Morton speaks to esteemed industry stalwart James Freeman about his 50 years on the buses After being sent a press release from Stagecoach South regarding James Freeman celebrating his 50-year career in the bus […]
Features
Attracting younger travellers
To grow the sector and prepare for the market of tomorrow, coach tour operators need to make changes. Robert Shaw, Coach Tourism Association Chair and Director of Harry Shaw, considers what they could do better […]
