ComfortDelGro-owned London bus operator Metroline is about to add 14 single-deck Volvo BZLs into service. Type training on the vehicles has been underway over the past few weeks and following tests with one bus in service, four of the electric buses will be operating on Route 251 (between Arnos Grove and Edgware Road) from Tuesday […]
South Wales-based Bradford’s Minibus Hire‘s operating licence is now revoked. The decision follows a public enquiry in front of Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Victoria Davis, for a series of drivers’ hours offences. Licence holder Richard Bradford is disqualified from holding or obtaining an operator’s licence or being involved in the management, administration or control of […]
A fleet of 17 new Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa 13m low-entry car park shuttle buses are being operated by Aircoach. The Ireland-based subsidiary of FirstGroup is using them to deliver a service for Dublin Airport Authority. They have replaced a mixed fleet of older Euro III buses. Powered by Volvo’s D8K engine, the new vehicles […]
With the quality of your entries to Photo Friday getting consistently higher, judging the winner each week is a challenge. And picking a champion for our 2023 Photo of the Year competition was no less tricky. B&CB’s judges got together the best of the best entries of our weekly photography competition to pick out the […]
Go-Ahead London is urgently investigating a fire that broke out on one of its electric buses this morning (11 January 2024). Part of the double-decker electric bus was damaged by the fire, with footage on social media showing flames building up at the rear of the vehicle. London Fire Brigade sent three fire engines and […]
Work on schemes designed to improve bus journeys in Portsmouth start this week. As part of a wider package of enhancements that include better provision for walkers and cyclists, the work is planned to be finished in May 2024. The following improvements will be introduced to City Centre South as part of the South East […]
Go-Ahead London is trialling a Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner, the first ever EV built by the Northern Ireland-based manufacturer. It is the latest stop on the vehicle’s UK-wide tour. Dozens of Wrightbus’s EVs are set to be rolled out across the capital after the firm secured new orders with Arriva and Abellio last year. “We’re confident […]
First Bus is collaborating with Openreach, granting the broadband network provider with access to its rapid Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at bus depots nationwide. Openreach joins DPD and Police Scotland in plugging into the shared infrastructure initiative. The initial phase of the partnership will see up to 30 Openreach electric vehicles charging at First […]