A ‘battery passport’ scheme for electric vehicles has been agreed at Davos, during the World Economic Forum convention. The passport is designed to create better traceability, ensuring vehicle batteries have been sourced sustainably and aiding the tracking of batteries through their second life and eventual recycling. Created by the Global Battery Alliance, the scheme aims […]
Plans to improve Greater Manchester’s bus, cycling and walking routes could move a step closer with leaders set to approve almost £14m in funding to develop and deliver schemes across the region. Building new infrastructure is key to supporting the Bee Network, Greater Manchester’s vision for an integrated ‘London-style’ transport system joining together buses, trams, […]
The Go-Ahead Group, the largest employer of apprentices in the UK transport industry, has set a target of hiring 1,020 apprentices in 2023 to train as bus drivers, rail drivers and engineers. The intake will include 700 apprentice bus drivers for Go-Ahead London, which runs a quarter of the capital’s buses for Transport for London. […]
Paul Lewis-Horner has joined Alexander Dennis as its first Group Quality Director. The newly-created role will be a key member of the Alexander Dennis executive leadership team, reporting to President & Managing Director Paul Davies. Paul Lewis-Horner will define and drive the quality and reliability strategy for the business, as the company increases its focus […]
East Yorkshire Buses’ Anlaby Road depot saw part of its roof collapse, damaging a bus. Photos of the incident show a substantial amount of rubble along the frontage of the 100-year-old building. The collapse happened at 0230hrs, so no personnel were affected. The company said it is investigating the safety of the building.
A Swindon Bus Summit is being held for the first time on Friday 13 January to discuss the future of bus services in the area. The summit, convened by Stagecoach West and Go-Ahead-owned Swindon’s Bus Company, invites stakeholders to explore what can be done to protect bus services. The summit comes as patronage on some […]
Richard Stevens, Managing Director of Go South West, was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours for services to transport and to the community. Richard was appointed Managing Director of Plymouth Citybus in May 2012. Citybus and Go Cornwall bus serves over 30 million passengers a year and is one of the largest public […]
Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered a further 50 zero-emission double-deck buses from Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), doubling the total on order for the franchised Bee Network bus system to 100. The additional 50 British-built electric buses will enter service in parts of Bury, Rochdale and Oldham when the second tranche of franchising launches there […]