Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network is moving a step closer with Bolton’s and Wigan’s transport interchanges getting Bee Network branding. The first phase of the region’s bus franchising will be rolled out in Bolton and Wigan as well as parts of Manchester, Salford and Bury from 24 September. The Bee Network logo, featuring Manchester’s iconic […]
UKCOA is reminding the industry of a ban on coaches and buses on Elizabeth Street. A reminder has been issued by the UKCOA that buses and coaches (other than scheduled local bus services) are banned from using the northern part of Elizabeth Street between Eaton Square and Ebury Street. This section of road can only […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis jointly announced that its partnership has officially handed over its 1,500th electric bus, a BYD–Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV for Go-Ahead London. The 1,500th BYD–Alexander Dennis electric bus is one of nearly 300 joining Go-Ahead London this year. Allocated to Merton Garage with fleet number SEe199, it has been in service on […]
Mellor has announced the delivery of three Sigma 7s to Kiel in Germany. The delivery marks a significant milestone for Mellor’s expansion into international markets. Throughout the process, Mellor and Jebsen & Jessen worked closely with regional transport company KVG to understand its specific operational requirements and optimise the configuration of the Sigma 7 buses. […]
London has now passed the milestone of more than 1,000 zero-emission buses in operation. This means that more than one in nine of the city’s buses are now ‘green’. The 1,000th zero-emission bus is a Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner operated by Metroline. Since 2021, all new vehicles joining the fleet have been zero-emission. In addition, all […]
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 […]
Ben Werth has joined Alexander Dennis’s executive management team. As Group Sales & Business Development Director, Ben has overall responsibility for the UK & Ireland sales teams led by Fleet Sales Director, Matthew Lawrence and Retail Sales Director, Charlie Miller, as well as for international business development, which will be boosted further by the arrival […]