Andrew Wickham MBE, Managing Director, Go South Coast has passed away. He was 59. Andrew spent over 30 years with the Go-Ahead Group. He was an Operations Manager with London General before becoming Go-Ahead Group’s Development Manager under Chris Moyes. When Wilts & Dorset was acquired by Go-Ahead in 2003, he became Operations Director beginning […]
Go South West subsidiary Dartline recently held its long-service awards presentation evening at the prestigious Ocean Venue in Exmouth, Devon. A range of awards were presented to 20 recipients in recognition of a range of service from five years to an impressive 35 years. The event was part-sponsored by the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO (TBF), […]
Centrebus Group has returned to Alexander Dennis for new single-deckers with deliveries this year of a total of 12 new Enviro200s. Earlier this year, initial supplies comprised two 8.9m buses for the main Centrebus operation, two 9.7m length examples for the D&G Bus subsidiary, and a pair of 11.8m vehicles with six-cylinder engines for High […]
Reading Buses has placed a firm order for another eight Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV electric double-deckers, taking the customer’s total on order to 32. Alexander Dennis is to deliver the new buses in 2026. The contract follows the allocation of additional DfT zero-emission bus funding in response to a joint bid by Reading Borough Council and […]
German operator Ruhrbahn Essen has tested the Rightech RB6 electric minibus on neighbourhood routes in Werden and the surrounding area. The operator looked to see how it performed for reliability, range and technical requirements. For insurance reasons, no passengers were carried during the test. The RB6 is a fully low-floor, accessible minibus, measuring 5.99m in […]
The number of new buses, coaches and minibuses in the UK grew by half (49.8%) with 2,532 joining the road in the first three months of 2025, according to the latest figures published today (16 May 2025) by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The increase, compared with a particularly strong Q1 in […]
Treka has announced a new partnership with Blackpool Council. The local authority has now taken delivery of its first Mobility+ minibuses, the first time it has added Treka models to its large fleet of accessible vehicles. Following driver and user feedback, there may be an opportunity to further expand Blackpool’s Treka fleet in the future, […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has revealed the new brand its planned franchised bus system will take: the Weaver Network. The name is inspired by the region’s historic textile industry and ‘visually reflects the cultural fabric of modern-day West Yorkshire’, according to the Authority. It follows extensive work to explore the region’s cultural identity, including […]