Centrebus is to operate what is thought to be the UK’s longest electric circular bus route. The service takes passengers on an orbital route connecting key sites around Leicester. The Orbital service is to connect estates and suburbs on the city’s outer ring road and beyond, with locations such as shopping centres, hospitals and other […]
The UK Bus Awards has announced its 2022 shortlist after another bumper year for entries. After a pause over the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people, projects and bus operators will once again be competing for the top awards across 22 categories at an in-person presentation ceremony on 15 November at Troxy, […]
Glasgow City Council is currently focusing on exploring all options for bus governance. Among the options are franchising and a Bus Service Improvement Partnership (BSIP). A paper from the Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction Committee states the Council will continue to explore alternative options for bus governance in Glasgow in line with the options laid […]
HCT Group has gone into administration, despite desperate last-ditch attempts to maintain solvency. The group which was formerly Hackney Community Transport was a Community Interest Company which absorbed any profits into a charity. By 2019, it ran more than 750 buses, with operations spread from London to the north west and even ran the bus […]
Tracy Brabin, the Mayor of West Yorkshire, has officially opened a revitalised Calderdale base for Transdev-owned Team Pennine. A full refurbishment of Team Pennine’s depot in Elland has expanded facilities to include an Academy training centre and customer service hub, plus an operational base for its expanding network of routes serving Calderdale – including several […]
The four-year gap since the last IAA event in Hanover has seen the event change beyond all recognition. Many, indeed most of the major bus and coach manufacturers were either absent or had only a token presence with neither Daimler Truck nor MAN featuring buses on their inside stands and others choosing to launch new […]
Scania UK has appointed as its new Managing Director, Chris Newitt, a former VW group and Jaguar Land Rover executive. He began his tenure on 20 September and is responsible for guiding the business through the biggest transition the heavy transport industry has ever seen. James Armstrong, Executive Regional Director for Scania Europe North, said: […]
Electrified propulsion engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has developed a power-dense Electric Drive Unit (EDU) design for a global Tier 1 supplier. The powertrain will be used in a range of medium to heavy-duty commercial vehicle applications, such as city buses and delivery vans, when it reaches the market in 2024. The EDU comprises […]