Organisers of Busworld Europe report a record breaking crowd for the 26th edition of the exhibition. Held in Brussels from 7 to 12 October, the event returned for the first time since taking a hiatus in 2019 due to the pandemic. Over the course of the event, it welcomed 40,120 visitors from 111 countries and […]
A new ticketing and travel initiative between National Express-owned Dublin Express and Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail has been launched. For the first time, passengers can travel to Dublin Airport by rail or coach across Ireland by booking a single seamless ticket. The new ticketing agreement allows people travelling from all rail destinations to Heuston to […]
Go-Ahead Group Chief Executive, Christian Schreyer, has agreed with the Board to stand down as from his position at the end of October 2023. He will be succeeded by Miguel Ángel Parras. Christian, with 30 years’ transport experience, joined Go-Ahead in 2021. He led the business through the move from public to private ownership last […]
National Express is closing its two Transport Solutions depots in Sydenham and Gillingham. Despite speculation, National Express says it is not proposing any changes to its The Kings Ferry and Clarkes brands ‘at present’. This comes despite the two brands being based at Gillingham and Sydenham respectively. A spokesperson for National Express said: “We continually […]
Bus and coach operators are the focus of the latest series of videos from Scania. The fourth series of Scania Family is filmed throughout 2023 and gives viewers a glimpse behind the doors of Scania’s customers’ operations and why they continue to use their vehicles. Only available via Scania UK’s website and YouTube channel, the […]
The 26th edition of Busworld, the biggest dedicated bus and coach exhibition in Europe and possibly the world, was staged in Brussels over the period 7 to 12 October. Spread across nine halls of the Brussels Expo, it attracted 526 exhibitors and 222 vehicles with more demonstration buses available outside. Were we to balance the […]
Temsa is for the first time revealing its intercity hydrogen coach at Busworld. Being developed with CaetanoBus, the Turkish manufacturer claims the vehicle can cover 1,000km on a single charge. The vehicle is to combine the Toyota hydrogen fuel-cell technology used in CaetanoBus’ city buses with Temsa’s know-how in electric and long-distance PCVs. Based on […]
Transport technology specialist Optibus is launching the new Optibus Driver App. The native mobile app and web tool is designed to improve communication between drivers and the depot for a better driver work experience and more dynamic operations. Integrated with Optibus Operations, the Driver App was designed in partnership with drivers, for drivers, offering a […]