Motor and drive producer, ABB, has announced the launch of a new propulsion package, consisting of AMXE250 motor and HES580 inverter, tailored for electric buses. The new package is designed to work in harmony for a more efficient, reliable and readily available solution. Described as the first three-level inverter in the market for electric buses, […]
Transport UK London Bus (formerly Abellio) has mobilised the contract for TfL route E6. It is using Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliner BEV buses on the service. Transport UK London Bus now operates over 60 routes in the capital. It has been the fastest-growing operator in London for the last three years. The E6 operates from […]
Arriva has launched its first ever TV advert as part of a long-running marketing campaign. The pilot commercial, ‘There’s a Bus for That’, aims to encourage passengers who normally travel by car and other modes of transport to consider using the bus. The overall campaign is aimed at not just highlighting Arriva, but at changing […]
Dundee’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) comes into force tomorrow (30 May 2024). It will be followed by LEZs beginning in Aberdeen and Edinburgh on 1 June. Non-compliant vehicles in the LEZs could face a penalty charge notice of £60 (which will double for subsequent offences). To avoid a fine, buses and coaches travelling in the […]
RHA is concerned over the readiness for the roll-out of the Entry/Exit System (EES) between the EU and the UK. The EES is planned to go live from October this year. It is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of European […]
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 […]