Since their launch over one year ago, Hereford’s Zipper buses have achieved pleasing ridership figures, according to Hereford City Council. Patronage is rising on the service, the council reports. The three Yutong E9 electric buses on the Zipper service were launched in November 2023. The 8.94m vehicles feature Yutong’s YESS battery safety system, full air […]
Scania is releasing its latest range of new e-machines, battery and charging options to enhance its electric bus offering. These new additions include four new motors ranging from 240kW to 330kW, a new three battery pack option, and the inclusion of a rear charging interface allowing operators to use fast chargers. The new e-machines have […]
Cummins and key technology partners have developed hydrogen internal combustion engine technology for buses and trucks. Cummins led a consortium of technology companies (Johnson Matthey, PHINIA and Zircotec) in ‘Project Brunel’, to successfully deliver a 6.7litre hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) for medium-duty trucks and buses. The project was match-funded by UK government, and facilitated […]
Oxford Bus Group welcomed its first all-female cohort of trainee bus drivers this week, marking a milestone moment in its 140-year history. It is the first time the bus group’s intake of trainee bus drivers has been exclusively all women. It forms part of a vision by Oxford Bus Group’s parent company, the Go-Ahead Group, […]
University of Hertfordshire-owned operator, Uno, has launched the first five of its zero-emission electric buses on its newly branded Electric Shuttle. The five buses, which will run on the route between campuses at the University of Hertfordshire and the site’s park and ride, are the first of 27 being delivered over the next 12 months. […]
First Bus has honoured York’s last surviving veteran of the D-Day landings. The operator named one of its fleet after Ken Cooke, who will be 100 in August, who landed on Gold Beach on the Normandy coast in June 1944, aged 18. Ken was surprised by family including his son Stephen and friends from the […]
London’s next proposed Superloop express bus service has been announced between Abbey Wood and North Greenwich, via Thamesmead and Woolwich. The plan is intended to develop the city’s network of express bus routes to connect even more places in outer London. The bus route would support the early stages of regeneration plans in the Thamesmead […]
Warrington’s Own Buses is proud to announce it has achieved the International Standard – ISO 45001. The certification recognises its commitment to workplace health and safety. ISO 45001 focuses on preventing injuries and illness, eliminating hazards, and constantly improving safety practices. The company uses a continuous improvement cycle of Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA) for […]