David Astill, Managing Director of Nottingham City Transport (NCT), has been awarded the Bus Centre of Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognises David’s exceptional contribution to the bus sector in England over a number of years. It was presented by Leon Daniels OBE, the President of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. David’s interest […]
Industry leaders, council officials, stakeholders and climate experts have been in Bradford to discuss how the city’s landmark hydrogen project can be central to the region’s low-carbon future. With figures showing the state-of-the-art hydrogen production facility on the old Birkshall Gas works could generate £120 million to the Bradford economy and create up to 125 […]
Scania aims to cut the emissions it produces in vehicle production by utilising remanufactured parts on its main assembly line in Sweden. In what the manufacturer says is a world first for heavy vehicle OEMs, the iReGear research project saw a new gearbox built on the production line using remanufactured parts. The test saw 50% […]
Stagecoach East is continuing its ‘Behind the Buses’ campaign by giving members of the local business community a tour of its depot. The event, run by Stagecoach East in association with Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, was aimed at giving a better understanding of not only the role that public transport plays within our community, but […]
As Manchester’s franchised bus network reaches its first anniversary, Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Committee has signed off several millions of pounds worth of investment in transport infrastructure across its region. The funding is drawn down from the £1.07bn of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement awarded in 2022 and the wider Greater Manchester Transport Capital Programme. […]
Stagecoach is now rolling out its latest batch of electric buses. The introduction of the 715 buses will increase the percentage of its fleet powered by electric to 15%. As well as the vehicles themselves, Stagecoach is also investing in depot and infrastructure upgrades across the country. This includes EV charging, battery storage and the […]
Bus and coach passengers are the least at risk of being killed on the roads in London compared to all other transport modes, a TfL study has revealed. In TfL’s 2023 Casualties in Greater London report, bus or coach occupants were shown as being least likely to be killed, with one passenger killed for every […]
This year’s Euro Bus Expo is to feature a new interactive forum, to be delivered in partnership with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The CPT Operator Forum takes place on the second day of the free-to-attend exhibition, scheduled for 12 to 14 November 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham. As part of the Euro Bus […]