The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Road Passenger Transport Industry has welcomed the new Women in Bus and Coach initiative. Its formation has been celebrated at an event hosted at the House of Commons. Women in Bus and Coach is the first national network created to support women in the bus and coach industry. It […]
Go-Ahead’s Oxford Bus Company has unveiled the first electric vehicles for the services provided in partnership with Oxford Brookes University. B&CB’s David Cole was at the launch to take these stunning images and get the full low-down on the new buses. In the distinctive Brookes Bus branding, the 21 low-height Wrightbus Streetdeck Electroliners are all […]
Managers at Rotala have completed a buyout of the company, seeing them acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Rotala. RGL is a private limited company formed specifically for the purpose of the acquisition. Following completion of the take-over, RGL and Rotala will be directly and indirectly owned by the directors […]
A report from UK economy think-tank Centre for Cities has suggested buses should be exempt from Wales’ recently introduced 20mph zone. The ‘Fare outcomes: understanding transport in Wales’ cities’ report also suggests better understanding what role bus franchising can play in different parts of Wales. The report from the Centre for Cities sets out the […]
A buyer is currently being sought for WN VTech Group, the parent company of Mellor and Treka Bus. The business is now formally in administration. Teneo has been appointed as the Group’s administrator and will continue to trade the businesses while it finds a solution. “…live discussions are currently underway with a number of interested […]
VDL Groep owner, Wim van der Leegte, has passed away. He died of natural causes at home in his hometown of Duizel on the night between 18 to 19 November 2023. He was 76 years old. A statement from the van der Leegte family said: “We are deeply saddened by this sudden loss. First of […]
Britain’s new bus, coach and minibus market grew by 130.6% in the third quarter of 2023 with 1,739 vehicles registered, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Operator demand more than doubled compared with the same quarter last year. The July to September period saw the greatest demand […]
Hitachi ZeroCarbon has entered a battery provision partnership with FirstGroup. The arrangement sees Hitachi provide batteries for First Bus’s expanding electric bus fleet. The partnership will see up to £10m cash investment each from Hitachi and FirstGroup, supporting the acquisition of 1,000 batteries. In addition, under the agreement, Hitachi ZeroCarbon will provide its world-leading Battery […]