More than one million new passengers could be attracted to use the UK’s bus networks through the switch to zero emission buses, according to a report published by Stagecoach. The independent research and recommendations build on Stagecoach’s target of achieving a 100% Zero Emission UK bus fleet by 2035 and are designed to support all […]
National Express is urging staff, customers and coach enthusiasts to share their memories of the brand as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary. The submissions will be collected and archived and a selection will feature in an online storybook being created to mark the milestone. Other activities planned to mark the occasion include a […]
A trial of the Stagecoach East-operated TING demand responsive transport service in Cambridgeshire is to be extended until June 2022. Launched in October 2021, TING allows passengers to book their trips via an app, with the bus picking them up at their chosen time. It allows passengers to travel anywhere in the service zone for […]
Independent family-run bus and coach operator, R & S Waterson’s, which has been serving the communities of South and West Yorkshire for almost 60 years, has become the latest provincial transport fleet to roll out a fully cashless ticketing system in partnership with cloud-based ticketing specialist, TransMach. Over a three-month implementation programme in the last […]
Wrightbus is taking its StreetDeck Electroliner on a UK-wide tour to demonstrate the capabilities of the vehicle. Launched last year, the zero-emission rapid-charge double deck is the first ever EV from Wrightbus. The manufacturer claims it is the fastest charging on the market. The bus will visit operators in Cardiff, Warrington, Oxford, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to build an initial ten electric double-deckers for Hong Kong operator The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB). The zero-emission Enviro500EV will be ADL’s first electric double-deck buses in the Asia-Pacific region. Ten battery-electric Enviro500EV three-axle, fully air-conditioned double-deckers will be delivered to KMB in 2023. Each of the integral Enviro500EV […]
New research released today (25 March) shows that most people support measures which give buses greater priority on roads. The research shows that three times as many people support bus priority as oppose it, rising to a four to one ratio for businesses with all regions enjoying more support than opposition. Of those who expressed […]
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has cut 5p/litre from fuel duty as diesel prices stabilise but remain very high. Alongside the fuel duty reduction, Sunak raised the National Insurance threshold by £3,000 a year and said there would be a future 1p reduction in income tax. With the annual inflation rate at 6.2% and rising fast, […]