National Express coaches are to return to the UK roads on Monday 29 March, ending an 11 week full suspension of services in response to the national lockdown. The return date coincides with the easing of some lockdown restrictions on that date, notably the stay local rule. An initial limited timetable, equivalent to around 15% […]
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made the decision to proceed with plans to franchise the city’s bus network. It will mean Greater Manchester will be the first city-region outside London to have buses that are under local control, allowing local leaders to set routes, frequencies, fares and tickets. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) […]
Electric vehicle developer, Arrival, is expecting to start production of its electric bus in the fourth quarter of this year. The Arrival Bus is expected to start trials in Q4 2021 with First Bus. The news comes as the company became a publicly listed company trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Arrival will be […]
At the coach evidence session for the Transport Select Committee, chaired by Huw Merriman, MPs were told that as many as 40% of coach operators could become insolvent when repayment of CBILS loans begin in June. Three coach operators and Graham Vidler, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, set out in black and […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) are introducing additional charging options for its electric buses. In addition to AC plug charging, all of the partnership’s zero-emission buses can now be specified with DC sockets, while double-deckers also have the option of roof-mounted connector rails for OppCharge pantographs. As standard, the BYD ADL Enviro200EV single-deck […]
Coach operator and hotel owner, Daish’s Holidays, is reporting an influx of bookings. The company’s bookings from 17 May, when indoor hospitality is planned to resume in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, are up 495% on the same period in 2019. The May date is also when the operator plans to re-open its portfolio […]
Organisers of the Bus Driver of the Year (BDoY) competition have cancelled the event for the second year in succession. However, a date for 2022 is confirmed. The Covid-19 pandemic meant the 2020 National Final could not go ahead and the ongoing uncertainty regarding social distancing together with the challenges faced by the industry has […]
Coach operators have been named by trade union Unite as it makes unsafe-practice claims about a replacement bus service in Manchester. Go North West is attempting to repel claims by trade union Unite that a replacement service network it has put in place is operating in breach of safety regulations. The move is the latest […]