Welsh government is making a further move towards bus franchising. The country’s government has issued a report outlining how it aims to replace privatised bus services with a franchised system. The government’s ‘Roadmap to Bus Reform’ sets out year by year targets of how the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales plan to approach the […]
Alexander Dennis is working on a fix for BYD Enviro400 and Enviro200 electric buses that are currently under a recall notice. The recall relates to the Hispacold heating systems aboard some of the vehicles, rather than the battery or propulsion system. The unit has a potential issue that may result in a fire when a […]
Trade union Unite has created a ‘road map’ intended to improve the safety of bus workers across Scotland. The safety campaign is launched in the aftermath of Stagecoach driver Keith Rollinson dying after an assault in Elgin, Moray, while working. Additionally, CPT Scotland is urging Scottish Government to continue to explore measures to discourage future […]
Volvo Buses is to get Sunsundegui’s new SC7 ‘New Generation’ coach, built on the premium B13R chassis. Production of SC7 NG has already begun in Spain, with right-hand drive versions of the significantly face-lifted coach likely to be available to order later this year. Sunsundegui has worked on the coach’s fuel economy, exterior styling and […]
Irizar has launched its i8 Efficient coach to the world in Mexico City. The new coach is an ‘Efficient’ upgrade of its existing i8 coach, designed to have similar environmental credentials as the manufacturer’s i6S Efficient. B&CB reported on plans to reveal the new model in coverage from the Busworld event in Brussels last year. […]
Trade body RHA is celebrating three years since the launch of its coach membership. It was established after coach firms asked the RHA to consider launching a membership and to represent the sector. More than 120 coach operators are now members. “It gives me great pride that we are now the fastest growing trade association […]
For World Hearing Day (3 March 2024), Transdev is revealing plans to add induction loop technology to 61 of its buses to help hearing aid users. Hearing loops, also known as induction loops, are an assistive listening technology which helps people who wear a hearing aid to engage and communicate freely. All of Transdev’s new […]
Alexander Dennis is in the process of delivering 67 Enviro200s to Rotala-owned Diamond Bus North West for use on Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Bee Network services. Alexander Dennis handed over the new buses at the Diamond Bus depot in Eccles in the presence of Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. […]