Irizar UK has supplied an Irizar Integral i6 to Woods Travel of Bognor Regis in partnership with Dawsongroup Bus & Coach. The 12.9m coach is one of the first i6 models featuring revamped styling to bring the design in line with the rest of the Irizar range. PSVAR provision has been specified on the 49-seat […]
REL announces it hopes to complete three coach operator acquisitions by the end of the year, as it receives six Volvo B8R-based MCV eVoTors. The six eVoTors are for its Redwing and Davian brands and will be operated on private hire and private school contracts in London, as well as tour work. REL is keen […]
Women in Bus and Coach has selected Kerry Turner from First Travel Solutions as the winner of its competition for a mentoring director role on its Board of Directors. Kerry is joining the Women in Bus and Coach Board for a one-year term starting today (1 August 2024). As part of her role, Kerry will […]
Alexander Dennis has unveiled the first next-generation Enviro400EV battery-electric double decker built to TfL specification. The Enviro400EV for London is fitted with 472kWh batteries as standard, which the manufacturer is now able to warrant for 14 years or 1 million km, whichever comes first, under normal operating conditions in the capital. This allows the zero-emission […]
Ralph Roberts, current CEO, has been appointed as McGill’s Group’s new Chairman, assuming the role from co-owner James Easdale who remains as a director alongside his brother, Sandy. Tony Williamson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the group. Tony enjoys a wealth of experience in public transport across nearly 40 years […]
Bus Vannin, the government-owned and operated bus service on the Isle of Man, has connected its entire on-vehicle CCTV system to the Journeo Portal. The investment is designed to save both time and money, by helping to make insurance claims and customer service queries easier, faster and more efficient to manage. The Journeo system gives […]
First Bus South, which operates First Solent buses, has secured the Portsmouth Park & Ride (P&R) contract for another five years. The operator has run the service for Portsmouth City Council for the last ten years, since it opened in 2014. First Solent will continue to provide services from Tipner Park & Ride site, a […]
Reading Buses were in Henley-on-Thames recently to promote its new aqua 28 service which starts on Monday (29 July 2024). The company is using its compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for the service. One of the brightly coloured aqua buses was parked outside the town hall with a stand on the pedestrian area that had […]