Wrightbus has appointed a new director of human resources as its workforce continues to expand. James Hamill has joined the Northern Ireland-based firm from global manufacturing firm Linamar, where he headed up HR for the European region which has 19 different production facilities. The appointment is a return to his roots for James, who was […]
Transport UK London Bus has boosted its fleet with the arrival of 12 new Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliner BEVs. They have been financed through Asset Alliance Group. The 10.9-metre single-deck buses have been supplied on seven-year operating leases. The buses are fitted with 454kWh batteries and can cover up to 200 miles on a single […]
Building on the partnership formed last year between Hitachi and First Bus, seven of First Bus’ depots now use Hitachi’s ZeroCarbon battery and charging management software and managed services. Hitachi ZeroCarbon has onboarded over 400 buses across seven First Bus depots, including Leicester, Aberdeen, Bramley, Scotstoun, Norwich, Hoeford and York. This is currently in addition […]
Excellence among engineers, mentors and engineering businesses from across the UK have been recognized at the SOE’s Safety and Resilience in Engineering Awards 2024. Among the winners was Stagecoach, taking two of the accolades. Held on 17 October at ThinkTank in Birmingham Science Museum, the awards recognise and celebrate the entrants’ incredible work in safety […]
Stagecoach East is pleased to welcome its latest Graduate Trainee, Victoria Taylor. The new recruit is specialising in Operations at the company and is now set to work in different parts of the business to get a deeper understanding of it. With a degree in Consumer Behaviour and Marketing, she will aim to bring expert […]
Rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging systems provider Heliox and First Bus are announcing a significant expansion of their collaboration. The expanded partnership is to see the development of five new electric bus charging depots. These depots will be strategically located in Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Minehead, Taunton and Basildon, and have been made possible thanks to an […]
Pulhams is set to receive 15 electric buses as part of parent company Go-Ahead Group’s wider electric bus orders across the UK. The vehicles include nine single-deckers and six double-deckers, all manufactured by Wrightbus. Pulhams has appointed Envevo to install the electric charging infrastructure at its depot in Bourton-on-the-Water in preparation for the arrival of […]
Stagecoach East is adding even more buses onto its Cambridgeshire Guided Busway routes after an unprecedented increase in passengers on the services. Last year, between August and September, Stagecoach East’s services on the Busway saw a 7% increase in passengers – this year that figure has ballooned to a 20% increase overall. At certain times […]