The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus is set to take to the roads of Scotland for the first time. Live testing of the CAVForth project is to begin on Monday (25 April). Stagecoach, in partnership with Fusion Processing, Alexander Dennis and Transport Scotland, will be carrying out on-road testing of the autonomous bus over the […]
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has praised Switch Mobility and its investment in the UK and India during his trade visit to India. As part of his visit to Delhi and Gujarat, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to acknowledge Switch as an example of a business strengthening bilateral trade between the countries. UK and […]
WMS Group (UK) and Temsa have agreed a partnership to significantly extend the warranty on its lease buses and coaches in the UK. As part of the package, warranty specialist WMS Group will provide year three, four and five extended driveline cover on all Temsa’s UK lease PCVs. The companies believe this comes at a […]
What has been described as the first Oyster-style contactless ticketing system in the country outside of London has been rolled out in Nottingham. The new Nottingham Contactless multi-operator Tap & Go option is available across Nottingham City Transport (NCT) buses, NET trams and Linkbuses operated by CT4N. The system allows people to tap on with […]
A petition has been signed urging the return of trentbarton’s Spondon Flyer bus service. The route has been temporarily suspended. Spondon Councillors and local business organisation Spondon Traders have presented a petition signed by 2,150 residents of the Derbyshire village. Residents are demanding the restoration of the service which used to enable them to access the […]
MPS have shown support for the RHA’s National Coach Week. Taking place between 1 and 8 April, the campaign saw a specially liveried Irizar i6 travel 1,876 miles across the country as part of a national roadshow. The campaign’s aim was to celebrate the industry and highlight the importance of its role in society. RHA […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has crowned its tenth Bus Driver of the Year. The award was made during the operator’s annual Excellence Awards, recognising and rewarding engineers, teams and unsung heroes. Jonathan Smallman, who joined NCT in 2019, was crowned NCT’s tenth Bus Driver of the Year. Jonathan’s exemplary work record and a fantastic set […]
Switch Mobility is to give a digital preview of its upcoming new 12m zero-carbon bus at BUS2BUS in Berlin. This is before the vehicle’s official launch on 7 June. The German exhibition takes place on 27 and 28 April and will also see Switch Mobility exhibit two Metrocitys, a 8.7m and 10.8m variant. Notable for […]