Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has launched a multimillion-pound scheme to enable local transport authorities to roll out zero-emission buses. Up to £120 million is being made available through the zero-emission-buses regional area (ZEBRA) scheme. Through the funding programme, local transport authorities will be able to: bid for funding to purchase zero-emission buses reduce the carbon […]
McGill’s has invested £15m in 33 new buses from Pelican Yutong. This latest deal comes in addition to a £17.5m investment announced last month with Pelican Yutong for 22 Yutong E12 electric buses and with ADL for 12 electric double-deck buses and one electric single decker. As part of their investment into the cleanest transport […]
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made the decision to proceed with plans to franchise the city’s bus network. It will mean Greater Manchester will be the first city-region outside London to have buses that are under local control, allowing local leaders to set routes, frequencies, fares and tickets. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) are introducing additional charging options for its electric buses. In addition to AC plug charging, all of the partnership’s zero-emission buses can now be specified with DC sockets, while double-deckers also have the option of roof-mounted connector rails for OppCharge pantographs. As standard, the BYD ADL Enviro200EV single-deck […]
Mellor and Treka Bus parent company Woodall Nicholson has appointed Mark Clissett as Divisional Managing Director of its Bus Division. Mark – the founder of Treka Bus, latterly acquired by Woodall Nicholson – succeeds John Randerson, who takes up the new position of Chief Technology Officer for Woodall Nicholson. John’s newly established Technology Division, ProMech […]
Jo Bamford, head of Wrightbus, is pleased the Government has reiterated its plans for 4,000 zero-emission, UK-built buses. Speaking in the West Midlands on the day he announced the National Bus Strategy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson re-emphasised the plans for the Government to spend £3bn on these vehicles. Jo Bamford said: “It is fantastic news […]
Bus operators, notably the larger national firms, have welcomed the Government’s National Bus Strategy. However, it has come under some criticism from opposition parties and a trade union, who claim it is not enough to reverse years of service cuts. “It is great to see government sharing our ambitious plans to deliver more frequent and […]
UK Government is launching what it describes as a ‘bus revolution’ with the publishing of the National Bus Strategy. The Strategy is backed by £3 billion of investment and is intended to deliver more frequent, more reliable, easier to use and understand, better coordinated and cheaper bus services. According to the Government, levelling-up services across […]