Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to supply a further 72 Enviro500 double-deckers to Hong Kong’s Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB). KMB is the largest franchised bus operator in Hong Kong, operating on over 400 routes with a fleet of around 4,000 buses, including more than 2,500 Enviro500 buses bought from ADL since the current generation […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has announced that Ralph Roberts, CEO of McGill’s Buses, will become the new CPT President at the end of January 2022, taking over from Jane Cole. Ralph Roberts will bring to his role over 40 years of knowledge of the transport sector. Ralph has spent the past 12 years […]
Octopus Hydrogen, Octopus Renewables and MIRA Technology Park is to develop a green refuelling forecourt providing hydrogen and EV charging on site at MIRA Technology Park near Nuneaton. The self-contained facility will both create the hydrogen and fuel vehicles, to support the needs of MIRA – the fastest-growing cluster of automotive and mobility technology businesses. […]
Yorkshire-based Pelican Engineering, which has become one of the leading players in the electric PSVs in the UK, has launched a network for zero-emission bus and coach operators to support best practice as the sector transitions to greener transport. Pelican, which supplies Yutong electric bus and coach models in the UK, has launched the group, […]
TotalEnergies and Daimler Truck AG have signed today an agreement on their joint commitment to the decarbonization of the road freight in the European Union. The partners will collaborate in the development of ecosystems for heavy-duty trucks running on hydrogen, with the intent to demonstrate the attractiveness and effectiveness of trucking powered by clean hydrogen […]
Statistics from the DfT charting bus use for the year ending March 2021 show the number of local bus passenger journeys in England fell by 2.5 billion or 61% to 1.57 billion. The DfT’s report on this says the fall can largely be attributed to nationwide movement restrictions introduced throughout 2020/21 in response to the […]
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon, has unveiled the first of 80 electric double-deckers due to be in passenger service in spring 2022. The vehicles are part of her £74million investment for 100 zero-emission buses, which also includes 20 hydrogen-fuelled buses and a programme of associated infrastructure works. The announcement follows Mallon’s announcement of funding […]
Peter Hogg of Jedburgh has won best small coach operator at the Scottish Business Awards. Director, Annie Hogg, told Bus and Coach Buyer: “We are very excited to win; we are really chuffed. We have worked really hard and our drivers have been very good, very customer friendly.” The operator was nominated in 2019 for […]