Guide Dog trainers are being offered free travel on Stagecoach East Scotland buses when travelling with Guide Dogs in training. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association trainers train puppies and dogs to become companions for the visually impaired. In particular, the training includes travel on buses. “This commitment continues to demonstrate that we do […]
Crawley Luxury has received a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo Access, the first of three due to join the fleet. The new vehicle comes in a year that sees the operator mark its 70th anniversary in business. The coach has 55 seats and meets PSVAR standards. It joins a 30-strong Mercedes-Benz-based fleet. David Brown, Director at Crawley Luxury, […]
Wheelchair-accessible vehicle products specialist, Koller Engineering, is helping raise funds for St Margaret’s Hospice Care. Both the hospice and the company mark their 45th anniversaries this year. Koller is taking part in the Colour Run and Bubble Toddle 2025 in support of the hospice. Taking place at Taunton Racecourse on 17 May 2025, the event […]
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has been awarded the Viva Shield 2024, the premier honour of the Worshipful Company of Carmen. The organisation took the accolade at the Company’s Mansion House Awards Banquet. The ceremony took place at Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London and brought […]
Fleet electrification and battery storage specialist, Zenobē, has supported National Express West Midland’s recent electric roll-out. Zenobē supported the operator’s introduction of 170 electric Alexander Dennis Enviro400s, representing a continuation of the operator and the company’s long-standing collaboration. The new buses come as part of a £95m investment. Zenobē is supporting the transition to electric […]
Transport for Wales is launching a new fflecsi app, designed to give passengers a seamless and convenient way to pay for their journeys. Passengers using Wales’ fflecsi bus services will now benefit from a simpler and more consistent fare system. As part of a recent update, fares have been aligned across the majority of fflecsi […]
Staff at the Oxford Bus Group have been recognised at the company’s ‘Really Amazing Awards’. Members of the teams at Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses, City Sightseeing Oxford and Pulhams gathered to mark the successes of colleagues. The highlight of the evening held at the Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford, was […]
Repowered buses converted from diesel to battery-electric by NewPower have achieved a range of more than 230 miles, according to recently collected figures. The Wrightbus-owned NewPower bus conversion operation has collated the statistics from the first 35,000 miles in service of its fleet of more than 20 repowered buses in operation across the UK. The […]