National Express West Midlands is celebrating its eighth Five Star Occupational Health and Safety rating from the British Safety Council. The British Safety Council audit reviewed every aspect of National Express West Midlands’ safety procedures, including observing operations at various sites, interviewing employees, and evaluating safety policies, processes and procedures. To achieve the five-star grading, […]
All operators are invited to the official opening of the Institute of Transport Administration’s (IOTA) new training centre in Bedfordshire this weekend. The event, on Saturday 27 July, also marks the 40th anniversary of Cozy’s Travel – on whose site the train centre is located – as well as the 80th anniversary of IoTA. Founded […]
A bus industry consortium is to deliver 252 new zero-emission buses and coaches to Scotland’s roads, backed by Scottish Government’s Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB 2). Eight operators are to be supported by £41.7 million grant funding, which is to be led by electric vehicle fleet specialist Zenobē, to deliver the buses along with […]
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Routemaster, the Routemaster Association staged a birthday gathering. The event was, appropriately, held at Chiswick Business Park which is on the site of London Transport’s Chiswick works where much of the development work on the iconic bus was undertaken. Routemasters in a myriad of colours attended the event, […]
London’s Superloop express bus network has reached its first anniversary. One year ago, TfL launched the SL8, the very first route to carry the Superloop branding. New data shows the average increase in passengers on all Superloop corridors (including parallel routes) since the June 2023 baseline is 11%, 9% higher than the network average. The […]
NewPower – the Wrightbus re-power business – has received its first order from First Bus to have 30 vehicles swapped from diesel to battery-electric. NewPower was launched just weeks ago by world-leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus. It is the first OEM to offer a repowering service to help speed up the decarbonisation process by eradicating diesel […]
Aura Brand Solutions and National Express have collaborated for a co-brand arrangement with Manchester Airport Group (MAG). The project sees London Stansted Airport’s airside bus fleet branded with National Express promotional messaging, with reciprocal branding on the National Express scheduled coach fleet promoting reasons to travel from Stansted Airport. The Stansted airside fleet comprising Alexander […]
The deadline for entries to this year’s UK Bus Awards is fast approaching, but there’s still time to participate, says its Chair. Alan Millar, Chair of the UK Bus Awards, encourages all in the industry to seize this opportunity: “Winning or becoming a finalist in any of our 20 award categories brings significant benefits. It […]