Ember today announced that it has raised an £11 million Series A financing round, led by urban transport environmental finance specialists, Inven Capital, 2150 and AENU. Existing investors Pale Blue Dot and SkyScanner co-founder Gareth Williams also participated in the oversubscribed round. The company will use the funding to accelerate the roll-out of its electric […]
Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, has confirmed he will attend the launch of National Coach Week on 8 April at Grindles Coaches, in his constituency at Cinderford, Gloucestershire. National Coach Week will this year be focused on its people, with events staged around the country by its founders, RHA Coaches, and by […]
Team members at ShuttleID are celebrating the company’s fifth anniversary. The school and workplace transport management software specialist started by helping one local transport operator solve their ticket fraud troubles on a single school bus. Since then its platform has grown to support over 40,000 passenger trips every day, in use by over 100 transport […]
Pelican Bus and Coach is pledging to plant ten trees for every electric Yutong it sells, and believed to be the first manufacturer to engage in carbon offsetting by vehicle. The planting of trees is in addition to the dealership’s efforts to promote cleaner air through its zero-emission buses and coaches. Its electric range includes […]
Stagecoach and ComfortDelGro joint venture, Scottish Citylink, is introducing more direct services and higher service frequency in its summer timetable. Around 10,000 extra seats per week are available across the Citylink network as a result of the enhanced timetable. Changes include a new direct journey between Glasgow and Fort William each day, taking the number […]
Warwick-based Ridleys Coaches is celebrating 15 years in business. The team at the operator put a post up on Facebook, which said that the company has grown from one coach to 50 since day one, employing over 100 people. “We have certainly come a long way since 2009 with our one Jonckheere, which we still […]
FlixBus is launching a new Manchester airport for Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham on 28 March, in time for Easter. The new route is being operated by FlixBus partner Belle Vue and is to serve the airport twice a day. It will also directly connect Manchester with Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham twice a day, adding more FlixBus services […]
Bakers Dolphin is supporting local youngsters’ outdoor learning with a trip to Snowdonia National Park. The Weston-Super-Mare-based operator took a party of 48 secondary school children for a five-day Outward Bound experience in Aberdovey. The trip was the result of a partnership between the Avon Outward Bound Association (AOBA), the Outward Bound Trust, the main […]