Martin Hancock, a former director of National Express Coventry, has been recognised by having a new fully electric double-decker bus named in his honour. Martin served National Express for over 30 years before retiring in 2021. He played a pivotal role in developing and implementing National Express Coventry’s transition from diesel to a fully electric […]
Northwest apprenticeship provider, Total People, is celebrating its Commercial Vehicle Hub’s two-year anniversary. Over 100 newly qualified bus and coach apprentices have completed their apprenticeship with Total People at the Commercial Vehicle Hub since it opened in 2021. The newly-qualified trainees have gone on to help support the Greater Manchester transport network with newly qualified […]
Stanley Travel is joining the FlixBus network on 25 May. Delivering daily services between Newcastle, Leeds, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Manchester, the family-owned operator is the latest in a long line of coach firms expanding FlixBus routes across the country. This diversification was the key to their success pre-pandemic, through which the company came out even […]
Coach operators, MPs and Tourism Minister, Stuart Andrew, have been brought together by the RHA to address pressing issues facing the coach industry. As part of National Coach Week (12 – 19 May) Three key topics were focused on during the discussions: the driver shortage, decarbonisation and cross-border delays and their impact on international coach […]
MAN is working with Mobileye to develop autonomous buses. The pilot operation of the first automated city bus with a safety driver is planned from 2025 as part of the MINGA research project in Munich. “The fact that urban bus mobility in the future will not only be emission-free and connected, but also automated, is […]
National Express Coventry is trialling an electric Yutong E12 in the city. The single-decker can carry up to 70 passengers and is currently on loan to National Express from Welsh bus operator Newport Transport. It will be in service on National Express Coventry’s 20, 20A and 20B services between Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton until Thursday […]
Buses in the Bedfordshire town of Leighton Buzzard are now free. The free bus travel in the town is part of a trial lasting up to Christmas. Central Bedfordshire Council has used Section 106 developer funding from large scale residential developments in the east of the town to improve the town’s local bus network and […]
The UK’s new bus and coach market fell by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2023, with 968 new vehicles registered, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). With passenger numbers still low since the sharp decline in ridership caused by the pandemic, the overall market remains tough, […]