Stagecoach has confirmed it is in talks with National Express in relation to a possible take over. If the potential deal went ahead, it would see Stagecoach shareholders holding approximately 25% of the combined group. Both Boards of the groups believe the potential combination of the the two businesses would result in significant growth and […]
Stagecoach has confirmed it is in talks with National Express in relation to a possible take over. If the potential deal went ahead, it would see Stagecoach shareholders holding approximately 25% of the combined group. Both Boards of the groups believe the potential combination of the the two businesses would result in significant growth and […]
Pelican Engineering Co, which includes its Yutong-supplier Pelican Bus and Coach, has again seen a year-on-year rise in turnover. The company’s latest financial results for the year ending 31 March 2021, show that underlying turnover grew by 9.3%, rising to £43.4m from £39.7m the previous year. The 102 year-old firm also saw profit rise to […]
Wrightbus will unveil two new single-deck, zero-emission buses at the world-famous Millbrook Proving Ground this week. Wrightbus will showcase its new single deck GB Kite Hydroliner bus at Cenex LCV21 (Low Carbon Vehicle) event tomorrow (22 September). The same technology solution will also be used for a new single deck GB Kite Electroliner battery-powered bus. […]
A fleet of ADL Enviro400EV electric single-deckers are now in service on the new Stourton Park & Ride. The vehicles entered service on 6 September, with the new park & ride facility officially being launched on 16 September. The site was opened by the Minister for future of transport and environment, Minister Rachel Maclean MP. […]
Almost 4,000 tickets for vintage bus services were sold when the Friends of King Alfred Buses’ (FoKAB’s) annual Running Day returned to the streets of Winchester. The event was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. The returning Running Day was part of the Winchester Heritage Open Days (HODs) series of events. For 40 years […]
Supermarket Tesco has made the decision to stop providing some free bus services to its stores. A Tesco spokesperson said: “We have made the difficult decision to stop the provision of the bus service to and from selected stores as they have been under-used for some years. We’re really sorry for any inconvenience this causes […]
Over the bank holiday, Midland Classic of Burton upon Trent celebrated two anniversaries with heritage vehicles running over two of its routes. On the Saturday, the focus was on the service 21 between Burton and Swadlincote that marked the company’s entry into stage carriage operation 15 years ago while the Sunday celebrated the 95th anniversary […]
Green entrepreneur Jo Bamford – who has steered Wrightbus towards hydrogen fuel cell power – has joined forces with multi-family office Vedra Partners to launch HYCAP, a hydrogen investment fund which has set its sights on raising £1bn. The capital, which already stands at more than £200m after the first round of investment, will be […]
