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 […]
Greater Manchester leaders will meet later this month to consider the introduction of bus franchising across the city-region. Greater Manchester is the first ever city-region in the UK to use the Bus Services Act 2017 to reach the stage of deciding whether to franchise its bus network as part of an integrated transport system. If […]
A new date for the testing stage of the IRTE Skills Challenge has been announced. The testing stage is now due to take place on the week commencing 21 June. The new date has been selected in line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. It is hoped all legal limits on social contact can […]
Pride and Joy is celebrating 20 years in business this month. Jane and I first met when we were enrolled on the Goldman Sachs 10k small business programme. At first I couldn’t quite work out what Leisurewear Direct was about, so I remember asking her about it. Jane Phillips: ‘I was at very frustrating crossroads. […]