Entries for the UK Bus Awards 2023 are now open. Nominations to compete for a total of 23 awards can be made until 5pm on 28 July. Judging and mystery travelling will take place in August and September. As part of the judging process, candidates in three of the people categories will be invited for […]
Mellor has launched a high-floor electric bus, describing it as the first of its kind in the industry. Available in seven-metre and nine-metre lengths, the Sigma High Floor provides a zero-emission option for specialist passenger transport. The new electric vehicle is designed to support Local Authorities electrify their fleet, and their need to make their […]
Martin Hancock, a former director of National Express Coventry, has been recognised by having a new fully electric double-decker bus named in his honour. Martin served National Express for over 30 years before retiring in 2021. He played a pivotal role in developing and implementing National Express Coventry’s transition from diesel to a fully electric […]
Northwest apprenticeship provider, Total People, is celebrating its Commercial Vehicle Hub’s two-year anniversary. Over 100 newly qualified bus and coach apprentices have completed their apprenticeship with Total People at the Commercial Vehicle Hub since it opened in 2021. The newly-qualified trainees have gone on to help support the Greater Manchester transport network with newly qualified […]
MAN is working with Mobileye to develop autonomous buses. The pilot operation of the first automated city bus with a safety driver is planned from 2025 as part of the MINGA research project in Munich. “The fact that urban bus mobility in the future will not only be emission-free and connected, but also automated, is […]
National Express Coventry is trialling an electric Yutong E12 in the city. The single-decker can carry up to 70 passengers and is currently on loan to National Express from Welsh bus operator Newport Transport. It will be in service on National Express Coventry’s 20, 20A and 20B services between Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton until Thursday […]
Buses in the Bedfordshire town of Leighton Buzzard are now free. The free bus travel in the town is part of a trial lasting up to Christmas. Central Bedfordshire Council has used Section 106 developer funding from large scale residential developments in the east of the town to improve the town’s local bus network and […]
The UK’s new bus and coach market fell by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2023, with 968 new vehicles registered, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). With passenger numbers still low since the sharp decline in ridership caused by the pandemic, the overall market remains tough, […]