The Scottish Government has awarded £200,000 to the North East Bus Alliance through the Bus Partnership Fund. This will deliver bus priority infrastructure on Market Street, Guild Street and Bridge Street in Aberdeen city centre – reducing the impact of congestion on bus services and making journeys quicker for passengers. Bus lanes and gates are […]
National Express West Midlands has ordered a further 170 double-deck electric buses from the partnership of Alexander Dennis and BYD UK. The buses are to be delivered by the end of 2024. The new order will take the number of BYD AD Enviro400EV buses operated by National Express in the West Midlands to 329. The […]
Alexander Dennis today announces the appointment of a new Head of Operations in its aftermarket area, AD24. Mark Williams joins Alexander Dennis as Head of Operations for Aftermarket with 25 years’ experience in operational management, two decades of which was spent at consumer goods giant, Procter and Gamble. The senior appointment will see Mark oversee […]
Go-Ahead-owned Konectbus is to operate a new service in Norwich. This new service is being funded by the £49.55m BSIP funding which Norfolk County Council secured. The new service runs between Carrow Road and The Nest, stopping at Norwich train station and the airport. Route 35, known as the ‘Canary Konect’, is to provide an […]
Stagecoach is to introduce 170 electric buses in Stockport as it places its largest electric bus order to date. The fleet of 150 double-deck and 20 single-deck vehicles, which will be produced by Volvo/MCV represent an investment by Stagecoach of £37.2m. The first of the buses are expected to arrive in Stockport in summer 2024. […]
Essex-based NIBS Buses is partnering with smart ticketing provider, TransMach, for the installation of fully contactless travel on its scheduled routes and private school services. Following a three month trial of TransMach’s onboard TM500 machine, NIBS has rolled out the units across its entire fleet of 34 vehicles with technical support from TransMach. The upgrade […]
Alexander Dennis plans to expand its Larbert head office and facility into what it describes as a manufacturing site for the future. The Larbert site will focus on the production of the new Enviro400EV zero-emission bus from August 2023, assembling the body on the new Alexander Dennis battery-electric chassis. The decision follows a successful pilot […]
Ticketer has taken the ‘Best Business Innovation’ title at the recent Newbury Weekly News Best In Business Awards. The judges noted Ticketer as the winner for ‘continued innovation, consistent improvement of operational efficiencies, driving down overhead costs and being brilliant at improving its client satisfaction’. The company was also shortlisted in the ‘Employer of the […]