National Express West Midlands’ is celebrating the remarkable 72-year career of Len Stanton, its longest serving engineer. 87-year-old Len from West Bromwich started as an apprentice aged just 15 with what was then the West Bromwich Corporation. He has been at the West Bromwich garage since 1951. Joining a six-year apprenticeship straight from school and […]
As Liverpool City Region’s (LCR’s) consultation on bus franchising closed, fresh criticism for the plans came from a former Stagecoach MD. The Combined Authority has reached the conclusion that franchising would be the best option to reform bus services. Before moving forward with that, the local authority had opened a consultation on to see what […]
Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, visited Cummins Darlington to see the latest innovations underway in decarbonising the industry. As part of his visit to the Cummins Darlington Campus, the Secretary of State spoke to engineers involved in the development of hydrogen internal combustion engines and was given a site […]
The first ever trial of a battery-electric bus in Hull has been made. Go-Ahead-owned East Yorkshire, which operates a predominantly Volvo fleet, has put a Volvo BZL electric single-decker through a three-week trial. The operator tested the vehicle on the 66 service between Hull and Hessle, clocking up more than 172 kilometres a day. “This […]
First Bus has appointed Gary Hitchmough as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO), with Executive responsibility for delivering the growth elements of the business strategy. Gary will oversee franchise bids with local authorities, including the current procurement of Tranche 3 of the Transport for Greater Manchester franchising process. He will also help secure major commercial […]
Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network is moving a step closer with Bolton’s and Wigan’s transport interchanges getting Bee Network branding. The first phase of the region’s bus franchising will be rolled out in Bolton and Wigan as well as parts of Manchester, Salford and Bury from 24 September. The Bee Network logo, featuring Manchester’s iconic […]
UKCOA is reminding the industry of a ban on coaches and buses on Elizabeth Street. A reminder has been issued by the UKCOA that buses and coaches (other than scheduled local bus services) are banned from using the northern part of Elizabeth Street between Eaton Square and Ebury Street. This section of road can only […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis jointly announced that its partnership has officially handed over its 1,500th electric bus, a BYD–Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV for Go-Ahead London. The 1,500th BYD–Alexander Dennis electric bus is one of nearly 300 joining Go-Ahead London this year. Allocated to Merton Garage with fleet number SEe199, it has been in service on […]