Equipmake is to repower eight of Newport Transport’s double-deckers with its electric drivetrain technology. The eight ICE buses to be repowered include five diesel ADL Enviro400s and three hybrid Volvo B5LHs with Wrightbus Gemini bodies. Each will be converted to incorporate Equipmake’s scalable Zero-Emission Drivetrain (ZED) technology, equipped with two 109kWh standard battery packs, offering […]
Bus and coach leather supplier Muirhead has returned to its pre-pandemic manufacturing lead time of six weeks. The Scottish leather maker credits what it describes as its ‘unique end-to-end process and unwavering commitment to sustainable innovation’ for enabling it to weather the impact of supply chain shortages during the pandemic. Muirhead sources 99% of its […]
MAN Truck & Bus UK has appointed Tracey Perry as Sales Director of Truck, Bus & Coach. Tracey succeeds Matt Squires who starts a new position as the Operations Director for MAN Truck & Bus in Hong Kong. Taking over from Tracey’s previous role of Sales Director Van is Toni Ward. Stefan Thyssen, Managing Director […]
Bicester-based Heyfordian Travel is ceasing operations. The operation comes to an end after 76 years. A statement on the operator’s website said: “We are so sorry after 76 years of trading that unfortunately it has come to this. We just faced too many headwinds with inflation, rising costs, driver shortages and having massive interest charges […]
Tom Stables, CEO of National Express UK, is departing the company. Additionally, David Bradford, Managing Director at National Express Bus is also leaving the business. “We are making some limited changes to our structure to ensure we are as efficient as we can be and to enable us to grow in the future” – National […]
Newport Transport has taken delivery of the first new coaches to launch its new express coach venture in partnership with FlixBus on 7 August. The new Volvo 9700s have been branded for FlixBus. Newport Transport will operate the Flixbus services from South Wales to London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Newport Transport says the addition of the new […]
Mobico Group, the new name for National Express Group, has reported strong revenue in its financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2023. Group revenue rose 18.5% to £1.57bn during the period (H1 2022: £1.32bn). Despite this, group operating profit is down to £8.7m (H1 2022: £42.3m), which it says is as a […]
Trade body RHA is targeting the education sector and the government in its skills manifesto. The organisation says the transport industry faces skills shortages, including drivers, technicians and warehouse operatives. It acknowledges the steps government has taken to address the issues but says more needs to be done. In its skills manifesto, the RHA encourages […]