Zenobē, a leader in electric vehicle fleet services and battery storage innovation, has secured a further £410 million in financing to speed up its support for the roll-out of electric buses across the UK. The announcement, in addition to its existing £241m pioneering financing platform established in 2022, marks over £1 billion of green debt […]
Newport Bus is expanding its services into the Forest of Dean as of 3 June 2024. The operator’s route 72 currently serves Lydney from Chepstow and will be extended to Mitcheldean via the Dean Heritage Centre and Cinderford, serving the new Forest of Dean Community Hospital. In November 2022, Newport Bus started its partnership with […]
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Bedford OB, six coaches with Duple ‘Vista’ bodies and one bus with Duple ‘Hendonian’ body attended Transport Museum Wythall earlier this month. Introduced in 1939 and co-developed with Duple, only 73 OBs were produced before the onset of WWII but post-war went on to almost 13,000 built by […]
Bedfordshire-based Grant Palmer Ltd is to replace bus routes withdrawn by Herberts Travel. From Tuesday 28 May 2024, Grant Palmer is to operate replacement services for routes 85, 85A, 188, 189 and 190. The new routes will see the operaotr’s Biggleswade depot expand further, having opened at the start of this year. Services 85 and […]
Mellor Bus and Treka Bus are forming a strategic partnership. The team-up is aimed at synergising their product offerings, sales and account management teams to enhance value to customers. This collaboration comes as a result of a shared vision to better serve customers and optimise business operations. This strategic alignment is intended to enable both […]
Two operators have joined up with Swindon Borough Council for a special event to help ensure accessibility to the region’s bus services. Go-Ahead Group-owned Swindon’s Bus Company and Stagecoach West have taken part in a session designed to make boarding buses a simple and straightforward process for people with learning disabilities, and for those with […]
City Sightseeing Oxford provided an open-top bus tour to give Widowed and Young’s Oxfordshire Big Picnic guests an extra boost this year with a tour. More than 20 members of the charity Widowed and Young gathered for the annual picnic event in support of Oxfordshire’s widowed community. Oxford Bus Company, owners of City Sightseeing Oxford, […]
Britain’s buses could be the first to be totally net-zero if a timetable of support for this is introduced, according to a report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). SMMT highlights that bus manufacturers have invested significantly in green innovation with some 13 different zero-emission models now available in the UK. More […]