Bus services in England have not recovered to pre-Covid levels which were already in decline, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO). This is despite a number of interventions from the Department for Transport (DfT) to try to improve services. Service use has not recovered to pre-Covid levels, with total number […]
A bus that came off the road and crashed into a river on Friday (26 June 2025) has attracted national media attention. The vehicle came off the road in Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh. The college bus for students attending Barton Peveril Sixth Form College left the carriageway into a shallow part of the River Itchen. There […]
Anil Singh has been named as Volvo Bus UK & Ireland’s Regional Sales Manager for bus and coach customers in London, South East and East Anglia. Before joining Volvo, Singh worked for light commercial vehicle manufacturer Ford, with roles across sales and business development. The appointment is intended to provide an increased level of support […]
Go-Ahead-owned Morebus is bringing back its New Forest Tour for the 2025 holiday season. The open-top buses, which will run from Saturday 5 July until Sunday 14 September, offer a panoramic perspective on the area’s beautiful heathland, spectacular coast and picturesque villages. Operated in partnership with the New Forest National Park Authority, the Tour welcomed […]
Whippet is now operating an autonomous bus around Cambridge. As part of the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Connector project, the Cambridgeshire-based operator is running an autonomous 15-seat Mellor Orion electric minibus between Madingley Road Park & Ride and Cambridge University’s Eddington neighbourhood and Cambridge West Innovation District. It is being used on a limited number of morning […]
Reducing the permitted driving time of bus drivers to nine hours per day has been suggested by the MP for Brighton Pavilion Siân Berry. This would bring it in line with HGV driver hours. The Green Party MP made the suggestion as part of a series of new clauses she is proposing for the Bus […]
Wrightbus has been named Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m) at the Insider’s Made in the UK Awards in Liverpool last night (19 June 2025). Wrightbus has won a string of high-profile orders in the last 12 months, including a half-a-billion contract with Go-Ahead which award judges said was one of the reasons for it […]
Arriva has unveiled a £9.7 million fleet of 30 Volvo B8RL MCV eVoRas on its upgraded busway network, linking Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis and London Luton Airport. The launch follows a complete upgrade of the Busway timetable from 1 June, introducing: More frequent services, with buses up to every 7–8 minutes between London Luton Airport and […]