Wrightbus, through its partnership with Australian bus body manufacturer Volgren, will provide bus operator Transdev with its hydrogen fuel cell powertrain technology and chassis for the manufacture of two zero-emission hydrogen buses. Queensland Deputy Premier Dr Steven Miles announced a $1.5 million commitment for the buses under the State Government’s Hydrogen Industry Development Fund. Transdev […]
Hearing the sad news that we have lost David Morris – the charismatic owner of DRM Bus in rural Herefordshire – many readers have left messages of condolence. The messages on social media underline what a huge (in every sense) character David was, but also record the influence and passion he had for developing rural […]
EVM has appointed experienced former coach operator and dealer Steve O’Neill to head up its newly-launched AOS Isuzu dealership venture. Steve, an industry stalwart, brings over 30 years of experience to the role. Starting at 18 as a coach driver with the Kings Ferry Group, he rose quickly through the ranks to become responsible for […]
Located at Sandtoft near Doncaster, The Trolleybus Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of preserved trolleybuses, most of them from Britain but with examples from Europe, New Zealand and South Africa as well. In total there are close to 60 in the collection or on loan as well as trolleybus support vehicles and […]
Castleford-based Pelican has today announced that it will be launching a smaller battery-electric vehicle, the Yutong E9. The E9 has an overall length of 8.94 metres, and a width of 2.42 metres, making it ideal for rural work and in historic city streets. Pelican says the vehicle will be highly manoeuvrable, and ideal for both […]
UPDATED Troubled HCT Group is in advanced talks with Stagecoach to divest itself of its TfL contracts – believed to be 11 in total. This comes after the announcement this week that it is to cease operation community buses in Bristol, and having already seen the financial failure of its Yorkshire operations, CT Plus and […]
Pelican Bus & Coach is continuing to invest in expanding its facilities with the opening of a new national parts distribution centre this month, dedicated to its fast-growing bus and coach division. Located adjacent to J31/M62, close to Pelican’s existing facilities, the new 12,000sq ft building has been purchased and fitted with two-level racking, enabling […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has named one of its buses after civil rights campaigner George Powe. The bus naming was carried out on what would have been his 96th birthday. The presentation, attended by his wife Jill Westby, daughter Cynthia Horton, City Councillor Audra Wynter, City Councillor Leslie Ayoola, Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council, […]