Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Dr Nik Johnson, has announced he will franchise his region’s bus system. Although Stagecoach east, one of the area’s largest operators, supports Enhanced Partnerships as a means to improve the region’s buses, the company says it is to continue the conversation on what works best for its customers locally. The […]
Andrew Mageer has joined Pelican Bus and Coach as Fleet Engineer. Andrew has a wealth of knowledge and technical expertise gained over his years working in both the operator and dealer sides of the bus and coach industry. Having previously worked for Volvo, Irizar, Switch and EVM he has an unrivalled experience on both bus […]
Harrow-based Desi Coaches is joining the FlixBus network, commencing operations in mid-March 2025. Desi Coaches will introduce additional daily frequencies between Leicester and London, with further increases planned for April to meet anticipated passenger demand ahead of the summer travel peak. Two state-of-the-art new Yutong GT12 vehicles will operate the new services, contributing to a […]
When we road tested Yutong’s TCe12 electric coach – the first battery coach in the UK – we were in praise of so much that it is, and critical of what it isn’t. TCe12 is a competent inter-urban luxury people carrier – a coach, for sure, but in a very similar niche to Irizar’s i4, […]
Gloucestershire County Council’s Robin on demand bus service is to expand to Newent. The service currently operates in five areas, the south Forest of Dean, north and south Cotswolds, Berkeley Vale and parts of the Tewkesbury district. Reaction from the public to The Robin has been overwhelmingly positive, according to the council, with many praising […]
People are signing a petition to extend free bus travel to all people over 60 years old in England outside London. According to the petition’s creator, Karen Hickman, the current system is unjust. The campaign pledges to secure ‘equality for everyone over 60’. Currently, people in England (but not London), only receive free bus travel […]
Three new bus services for Bristol are to be introduced thanks to funding coming from the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges. In total £4.7m has been set aside by the council from the income raised by CAZ charges to fund the new bus services until 2028. First Bus is to launch the new routes […]
Thames Travel has added 13 new double-deckers into service as it renews a partnership with Milton Park. The ‘deckers replace single-deckers previously used to increase capacity on the services to the UK’s largest single ownership innovation community. News of the newly wrapped bus fleet follows the adoption of a refreshed Local Development Order (LDO) at […]