Alexander Dennis says it is benefitting from a healthy market position. However, its leadership blames government policies for creating an ‘unfair playing field’ in the zero-emission bus market. Paul Davies, President and Managing Director at Alexander Dennis, is ‘very pleased to report a very good market share’ in terms of bodywork manufacturing, taking a 47% […]
Alexander Dennis has revealed more details of its next addition to its new generation of buses, the Enviro200EV electric single-decker. The vehicle is due to hit the roads in 2025, with launch customers already identified. Described as an all-rounder, the bus fits between the smaller Enviro100EV and double-deck Enviro400EV. Chris Gall, Group Engineering Director at […]
Another step towards a franchised bus system in South Yorkshire has been taken. At a recent South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) board meeting, South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, and the county’s leaders considered the independent review of the Bus Franchising Assessment and agreed to progress to a 12-week public consultation on the proposed franchising […]
Industry figures supporting and inspiring women in the PCV sector have been celebrated at the Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) Summit in Manchester. The event brought together industry leaders, stakeholders, frontline operators and advocates to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in all roles across the bus, coach and community transport sector. B&CB has […]
Irizar UK Sales Director, Julie Hartley, has been crowned ‘Woman of the Year’ at the inaugural Women in Bus and Coach Awards. The winners were announced during the Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) Summit in Manchester. In a post on social media, Julie said: “When I joined the bus and coach sector 25 years […]
Drivers have rated the M42 as the worst motorway in England in a new survey from the independent watchdog, Transport Focus. The Strategic Roads User Survey asked more than 9,000 road users about their last journey on a motorway or major ‘A’ road managed by National Highways. Overall, 71% of road users were satisfied with their journey, […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) driver Tika Gurung, who was crowned NCT Driver of the Year in 2023, has thanked his employer and Nottinghamshire Police for their support following racial abuse he received in May this year. Tyler Reid (28), of St Michaels Avenue, Nottingham, boarded a bus with an out of date ticket and subjected […]
Women’s achievements in the bus, coach and community transport industry have been celebrated at a Women in Bus and Coach awards event today (8 October 2024). During the event, Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, discussed Women in Bus and Coach’s key aims to stand in solidarity across the profession, uplift female role models in engineering, […]