First Glasgow has received the first of 50 new electric buses for its Scotstoun depot. The 50 new BYD-AD Enviro200EVs single-deckers are fitted with lithium iron phosphate batteries boasting a range of over 370km on a single, three-hour charge. The delivery has been supported by Transport Scotland through its Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ScotZEB) funding. They […]
Ahead of the summer holidays, National Express has introduced three new routes and a number of enhancements to airport services, taking daily journeys between Stansted and London to almost 200 a day. New to the network from 3 July: A31: 12 services a day from Luton Airport to Portsmouth and Fareham via London Victoria Coach […]
Alexander Dennis and BYD UK jointly announced that their electric vehicle partnership will supply four single-deck buses to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. The four electric BYD–Alexander Dennis Enviro200EVs will be the first zero-emission buses in Sheffield, reducing emissions inside the city’s Clean Air Zone, which launched earlier this year. They will convert the […]
Dublin Express, part of National Express, is announcing plans to invest around £8.5m on a fleet of eight new Caetano Levante III coaches over the next 12 months. The new vehicles are planned for the operation’s new Belfast to Dublin route which is due to commence on 18 July. The new Dublin Express service will […]
Buses in the north east of England are due to benefit from over £45m of government funding. DfT has today (Friday 30 June) confirmed that Transport North East, on behalf of the North East Joint Transport Committee, will receive £45.6 million for the region’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). The money is aimed at improving […]
Alexander Dennis has taken orders from new customer Rotala for 67 Enviro200s. The order follows Rotala’s success in winning contracts for franchised bus services under Transport for Greater Manchester’s new Bee Network, which will launch in stages from September 2023 onwards. The new Enviro200s will be delivered to Rotala operating company Diamond North West in […]
FlixBus is unveiling its partnership with Newport Transport to launch its first-ever dedicated express airport routes in the UK. From early August, Newport Transport will launch vehicles on the FlixBus network, offering regular daily services between Swansea, Swansea University, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, London Heathrow and Gatwick Airport. Later in the year, further […]
More than 5,800 extra green buses are needed by 2030 in English regions outside London to reach net-zero and support the levelling up agenda, according to a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR). The research notes the National Bus Strategy and Levelling Up White Paper committed the government to levelling up […]