KleanDrive, a specialist in electric conversion of heavy vehicles, is revealing the latest version of its electric bus repowering solution. Adopting CATL Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cells and Voith motors in its drivetrain, housed with all power electronics in its in-house developed framework and skid system, KleanDrive says its powertrain has a usable battery […]
Midland Bluebird, which runs bus services across the Forth Valley and into Edinburgh, is to invest £14m in 30 Yutong electric buses. The operator, which was acquired by McGill’s Group in September 2022, will introduce the new buses along with the electrification of Larbert depot. The investment is part of the transformation the owning brothers […]
Following the launch of Nottingham City Transport’s (NCT) first electric buses in the Old Market Square last year, NCT is now running its latest batch. The 24 new Yutong electric single-deckers are being used on its Green Line routes 5, 7, 8 and 9. Running on a five-minute Monday to Saturday daytime frequency between the […]
TransMach has started 2025 with the deployment of almost 200 contactless ticketing machines to Scottish Citylink. The installation represents the smart ticketing specialist’s biggest single customer order for its fixed and mobile ETMS. TransMach’s TM500 fixed ETMs and TM920 Pro mobile machines have been installed on the Scottish Citylink’s fleet of coaches, which operate a […]
Last year was the busiest year for York’s Park and Ride since 2017, according to recently released figures. The total number of journeys exceeded 4.5million in 2024, almost one million higher than in 2023. December saw the most trips for a decade, recording nearly 500,000 journeys, a 3.5% increase on the previous highest monthly total […]
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has reached 100 million locally controlled bus journeys. The network achieved a daily record of 602,000 journeys set on 30 January. As part of improvement efforts, a further 16 vehicles are being added to routes in parts of Greater Manchester to further boost the reliability and punctuality of services in Oldham, […]
Alexander Dennis has delivered an Enviro100EV to Kilwinning-based Shuttle Buses. The vehicle is the first Enviro100EV, and more broadly the first next-generation Alexander Dennis electric bus, supplied to an independent operator. The purchase was part-funded by the Scottish Government through the first phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund (ScotZEB 1). Shuttle Buses […]
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, has announced he will franchise his region’s bus system. Although Stagecoach east, one of the area’s largest operators, supports Enhanced Partnerships as a means to improve the region’s buses, the company says it is to continue the conversation on what works best for its customers locally. The […]