Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has launched a new scheme designed to make becoming a Bee Network bus driver a more attractive long-term and flexible career. The Licence for Greater Manchester (LfGM) will ensure drivers do not have to go on the starter rate of pay when changing between operators, as has traditionally been the case. […]
Staff at the Oxford Bus Group have been recognised at the company’s ‘Really Amazing Awards’. Members of the teams at Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses, City Sightseeing Oxford and Pulhams gathered to mark the successes of colleagues. The highlight of the evening held at the Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford, was […]
Repowered buses converted from diesel to battery-electric by NewPower have achieved a range of more than 230 miles, according to recently collected figures. The Wrightbus-owned NewPower bus conversion operation has collated the statistics from the first 35,000 miles in service of its fleet of more than 20 repowered buses in operation across the UK. The […]
McGill’s Group is now running The Aberdeen Adventurer, a new open-top sightseeing tour. Developed in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, VisitAberdeenshire and Aberdeen Inspired, The Aberdeen Adventurer features ten hop-on, hop-off stops across the city and a full 75-minute loop accompanied by audio commentary. The new tour marks another key milestone […]
To mark World Earth Day, Oxford Bus Company and City Sightseeing Oxford have calculated the combined carbon emissions their fleet of 104 electric buses would emit if powered using diesel fuel instead of electricity. Combined, they are saving enough CO2 emissions to fill the University of Oxford’s Radcliffe Camera each day, equating to 227,518 cubic […]
A new UK-engineered electric motor has achieved 2.5million miles in commercial transport operations. The achievement was recorded across fleets of urban buses and light rail trains operated by a major transportation authority in Asia. The fleet of HDRM300 motors, designed and engineered in the UK by Advanced Electric Machines, were initially deployed in 2022. Since […]
National Express West Midlands is growing its zero-emission bus fleet to 329 electric buses with the delivery of 170 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker zero emission buses. In addition to the new vehicles, National Express West Midlands has completed a major infrastructure upgrade of its Yardley Wood depot. Originally built in 1938, the depot has […]
Some bus services are set to benefit from a £110 million funding package for Welsh local authorities to improve transport. Projects set to benefit include the continuation of vital bus pilot schemes in Denbighshire and Gwynedd, including the T8 service and Sherpa’r Wyddfa, providing rural communities with better access to employment, services and facilities. £6m […]
Wrigthbus is among companies that have joined forces in what has been described as a hydrogen mega-project. Project HySpeed is hoped to inject £6.5bn of private capital into the economy and create 24,300 jobs. As well as Wrightbus, it includes Centrica, Heidelberg, ITM Power, JCB, Johnson Matthey and National Gas. Its aim is to scale […]
