FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group (MI: IVG), and its partner battery tech company Microvast Holdings, Inc. will provide the complete battery system for the new Crossway bus produced by IVECO BUS, and will power a new e-Daily base vehicle which launches late this year in LHD and RHD. Microvast is building […]
Independent bus operator Grant Palmer Limited, of Bedfordshire, has invested over £250,000 in two new ADL Enviro200 buses. Operating 35 buses across the county and in to Luton, Hertfordshire, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire, GPL has been serving Bedfordshire since 1999. The new buses have high-backed seats with seatbelts and USB charging points. The new buses […]
A local policing team is looking into a trend for bus surfing in Corwen. North Wales Police’s Conwy and Denbigh Rural Safer Neighbourhood team is investigating those taking part in the dangerous activity, which involves hanging onto the back of buses as they leave the depot. An update on the team’s Facebook page said: “Those […]
CaetanoBus has supplied one hydrogen-powered bus to Nobina, one of the biggest public transport operators in Scandinavia. The delivery of the first H2.City Gold unit occurred last week and will start operating in January 2022, for MOVIA in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new hydrogen bus is a standard full low-floor 12m bus, equipped with a Toyota […]
An advert promoting the coach industry is now appearing on television screens. The campaign, called ‘Get Back On Board’, aims to promote travelling by coach around the UK and highlights the benefits of coach travel more widely without focusing on a particular operator or region. It has been funded by coach operators including CPT members, […]
Mistral Group has supplied a new Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) Enviro400 to Travel Xpress of Bradford. The family-run business has been providing transport solutions across West Yorkshire for over 20 years, covering a range of services from home to school contracts, corporate transfers and private hire bookings. With 85 high-back seats fitted with three-point seatbelts, […]
First Bus has announced the appointment of Duncan Cameron into the role of Managing Director in Scotland. Duncan Cameron has been with the company for more than five years and was made interim Managing Director in May 2021 following the promotion of Andrew Jarvis to the role of Portfolio Managing Director. Since then, he has […]
UK-based bus decarbonisation company Kleanbus has appointed former TfL and GLA (Greater London Authority) air quality specialist Lucy Parkin as its first Director of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). Lucy joins Kleanbus following 12 years advising TfL and the GLA on air quality, focusing on policy development, analysis and assessment. During this time, she led […]