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, […]
A government investment of £500 million has been made to extend the current £2 fare cap scheme across England (excluding London). The scheme has been extended until 31 October and then £2.50 until November 2024. The announcement comes as Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, confirms £300 million to protect what the government describe as vital routes […]
Equipmake welcomes the opening of the latest Scottish Zero Emissions Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB), which reduces the price of a repowered bus by up to £50,000. Companies like Equipmake, who can replace the diesel powertrain of a bus with an electric drivetrain, alongside local authorities and public service bus operators, are all eligible to bid […]
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Kyle, visited Wrightbus to hear how the company is working towards decarbonisation of public transport across the UK and Ireland. Mr Kyle was given the opportunity to tour the Ballymena factory and hear about the technologies used in delivering zero-emission buses. He also met with members of Wrightbus’s senior management […]