Alexander Dennis has revealed more details of its next addition to its new generation of buses, the Enviro200EV electric single-decker. The vehicle is due to hit the roads in 2025, with launch customers already identified. Described as an all-rounder, the bus fits between the smaller Enviro100EV and double-deck Enviro400EV. Chris Gall, Group Engineering Director at […]
Another step towards a franchised bus system in South Yorkshire has been taken. At a recent South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) board meeting, South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, and the county’s leaders considered the independent review of the Bus Franchising Assessment and agreed to progress to a 12-week public consultation on the proposed franchising […]
Industry figures supporting and inspiring women in the PCV sector have been celebrated at the Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) Summit in Manchester. The event brought together industry leaders, stakeholders, frontline operators and advocates to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in all roles across the bus, coach and community transport sector. B&CB has […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) driver Tika Gurung, who was crowned NCT Driver of the Year in 2023, has thanked his employer and Nottinghamshire Police for their support following racial abuse he received in May this year. Tyler Reid (28), of St Michaels Avenue, Nottingham, boarded a bus with an out of date ticket and subjected […]
Women’s achievements in the bus, coach and community transport industry have been celebrated at a Women in Bus and Coach awards event today (8 October 2024). During the event, Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, discussed Women in Bus and Coach’s key aims to stand in solidarity across the profession, uplift female role models in engineering, […]
Sustainable mobility, a great capacity for innovation and a strong presence on foreign markets are set to be the main themes of the International Bus and Coach Fair, FIAA 2024. Held at the IFEMA MADRID from 22 to 25 October, the organisers are emphasising the bus and coach industry’s full recovery. The employers’ association CONFEBUS, […]
A new Operations Manager is now in place at Stagecoach East’s Cambridge depot. Martin Marsh has now taken on the role at the Cambridge site, running services throughout the city and out to key locations such as Haverhill, Saffron Walden, Cambourne, Cottenham, Waterbeach and Fulbourn. Martin has previously been Interim Operations Manager at both Cambridge […]
Women in Bus and Coach in partnership with Stagecoach have unveiled a commemorative plaque to commemorate a trailblazing woman driver. The plaque is displayed at Winchester Bus Station and honours Mary Curry, one of the first two women to qualify as a professional bus driver for Hants & Dorset in 1973. The unveiling event paid […]