Scania is to close a body production operation as part of efforts to reshape its bus and coach business. The manufacturer says the change is to secure profitable growth in a changing market environment and ‘provide customers with competitive and sustainable mobility solutions’. As part of the redirection, Scania is to close the part of […]
Starting this week, Transport for London has announced a coach ban along the northern part of Elizabeth Street from Eaton Square to Ebury Street. Only registered TfL bus service can now use this road. This ban is effective from 31 May for an undefined period, and is for traffic in either direction.
A coach driver from Dundee has been praised for his ‘lifesaving’ actions to prevent a fatal collision in Aberdeen last month. Thomas Ferguson, 51, has been driving for 34 years, having started as a FlixBus driver with McGill’s in August 2022 on their Scottish network. On 1 May, Thomas was driving a FlixBus coach northbound […]
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact as part of the operators ongoing efforts supporting transparency and to achieve the goals and aspirations of its Sustainability Strategy. The UNGC is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with a mission to align strategies and […]
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) will to come into force tomorrow (1 June 2023.) All vehicles, including PCVs, entering the city centre will need to meet the less-polluting emission standards or face a penalty charge. Diesel buses and coaches will need to meet Euro VI standards to avoid being charged. The initial penalty charge for […]
Two 11.6m Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliners entered service on First Leicester’s service 17 on 22 May, marking the start of the company’s programme to electrify all its operations in the city. Operation of a further seven on service 21 is imminent and the full fleet is planned to encompass 68 single-deck and 18 double-deck vehicles. […]
There’s a sweet spot for two-axle coaches which attains the highest seating capacity without sacrificing the toilet and Temsa’s new HD13 is right in it. The HD12 is, of course, already a well-known, moderately priced tourer which has a great many supporters in the industry. It runs with a well-liked DAF engine and ZF gearbox […]
Go North West, a part of The Go-Ahead Group, is kicking off Britain’s biggest ever recruitment campaign for bus drivers in preparation for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network public transport service. The company plans to hire up to 300 drivers for a newly created Elite Bus Driver Academy. The successful applicants will operate routes in Bolton […]