Go-Ahead London has ordered 32 Enviro100EV small electric buses. This is the second order from the capital for Alexander Dennis’ next generation buses, with Stagecoach London previously ordering 24 Enviro100EVs and 17 Enviro400EVs earlier this year. Go-Ahead London’s Enviro100EVs will be used on TfL services that navigate narrow streets and housing estates, which should be […]
Stagecoach has been selected by TfL as transport supplier for the cycle shuttle-bus in Silvertown tunnel. The operator is to use zero-emission buses on the service. The tunnel is currently being built under the Thames and set to open in 2025. The 1.4km underground passage is to have a dedicated bus lane and is designed […]
Flowbird is to take care of ticketing at Belfast’s new Grand Central Station. The Translink multimodal concourse, the biggest public transport infrastructure project on the island of Ireland, is the hub for integrated bus, coach and train services covering the city, the whole of Northern Ireland and cross border into the Irish Republic. It is […]
A new Operations Manager has started at Stagecach East’s Bedford depot. Hayden Mustafa has taken on the role at the site. From the depot, services are run throughout the city and county, and out to key locations such as Luton, Hitchin, Stevenage, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Oxford. Hayden has extensive experience at Stagecoach East, having […]
Uno, the University of Hertfordshire-owned bus operator, is welcoming freshers onboard its five new Volvo B8L-based MCV eVoSeti double deckers. The new additions were officially unveiled during this year’s Freshers Fair, ahead of going into service on the ‘de Havilland Express’ X10 route. The expansion increases capacity for Uno to bring students who live further […]
Passenger growth has helped fuel Centrebus’ investment in seven new Volvo MCV eVoRa single-deckers for a Stoke route. They represent an investment of £1.2m and will be joined by even more vehicles as the company continues to invest. The new Volvos are for use on the company’s D&G Bus business’ ‘the nines’ service connecting Biddulph […]
Oxford Bus Company has completed its roll out of electric buses in Oxford. The Go-Ahead-owned operator has now rolled out 104 electric vehicles onto the road as part of its commitment to sustainability and its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in Oxford. The vehicles are used on its city fleets, BROOKESbus service and City […]
Beverley Bell Consulting & Training is to sponsor the ‘Road Transport Engineer of the Year’ Category at the SOE Safety and Resilience in Engineering Awards 2024. The ‘Road Transport Engineer of the Year’ award will celebrate an individual who has demonstrated exceptional skill, innovation and commitment to advancing road transport engineering. It highlights professionals who […]