To celebrate Catch the Bus Month this September, Transport for Wales (TfW) is offering 50% off first-time TrawsCymru app purchases on selected TrawsCymru routes. New users of the TrawsCymru app can receive half-price fares for selected tickets on the T1, T1C, T2, T3, T8 and T10 services. The half-price tickets can be activated at any […]
Final preparations are being made by the Go-Ahead Group to run Manchester’s first Bee Network buses this weekend. The franchised services are due to begin on Sunday 24 September on 50 routes in Bolton and Wigan. More than 1,000 colleagues at Go-Ahead’s Go North West operating company are involved in a team effort to run […]
TfL has awarded electric bus contracts to Go-Ahead to run the new SL4 as part of the express Superloop bus network in outer London. The operator will also continue to run route 129, which will be significantly extended between Lewisham and North Greenwich. Both routes are to provide electric bus links to take advantage of […]
A team from Stagecoach has beat a squad from National Express in the final of the National Passenger Transport Sports Association (N.P.T.S.A) annual football tournament. Held on Sunday 10 September 2023, the tournament consisted of six teams taking part from multiple transport operators from throughout the UK. Stagecoach MSL depot – Gillmoss from Liverpool, took […]
After the news that a rescue deal to save failing high-street shop Wilko from going out of business fell through, the bus and coach industry has offered potential employment opportunities. Cambridgeshire-based Whippet is appealing to Wilko’s staff to join its operation. In a post on its social media, Whippet said: “We’re saddened to hear that […]
Bus re-power specialist Kleanbus is hosting an investor event tomorrow (14 September). The event is to give insight into the company’s electrification technology, explore its market opportunities and allow attendees the chance to meet its team. Held at the IMechE Building in London, Kleanbus plans to showcase why and how it is leading the charge […]
First Bus is operating an autonomous Switch Mobility MetroCity 1080EV electric single-decker in Didcot. The operator says it is the UK’s full-size single-decker bus with autonomous driving and producing zero-carbon emissions to take to the road in the UK. Operated on First Bus’ Mi-Link 003 service, the 28-seater is carrying passengers between Didcot Parkway train […]
More government funding for zero-emission buses has been announced, with bids now open for DfT’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) 2 scheme. A particular focus for the scheme will be on helping with the investment in these vehicles and related equipment for rural areas. ZEBRA 2 is to make £129m available to help local […]