Open-top sightseeing operator, Tootbus, has secured approval for plans to install roof-mounted solar panels on their Wandsworth depot, working in collaboration with electric fleet solutions provider VEV. This project will power the existing electric fleet with 100% end-to-end renewable power, providing 65,000kWh of electricity annually or approximately 60,000km of travel per year once the full […]
Trade organisation Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) says it is working to mitigate the impacts of the EU’s biometric border arrangements on coach travellers heading into Europe, especially in peak periods. The assurance comes as a Lords Committee concludes the change could lead to travel disruption at borders, including Dover and Eurotunnel. The Entry and […]
Changes to the Driver CPC are to be proposed to the government. If the first changes get the go-ahead, they may affect how drivers can stay qualified, how they can return to professional driving and stay up to date. This stems from the government’s consultation on making changes to the Driver CPC last year. Subject […]
The deadline for entries for the Bus Driver of the Year has been extended to the end of May to ensure the competition takes in all possible entrants. With 101 confirmed entries already, a great final is already assured but the deadline has been extended to 31 May. Competition Secretary Paul Mackay says: “This gives […]
Grange Travel of Gravesend has fallen victim of a depot fire – with arson among causes being investigated – with the loss of three PSVs and some cars parked on site. A photo shared on social media shows a coach and two minibuses destroyed. Ruth Honey, Commercial Director, told Bus & Coach Buyer: “The police […]
A new premium brand of coach travel is being launched by JG Travel Group. The first two coaches in the JG Explorer livery have now been handed over to their operator partners, Hunters Coaches of Leeds and Llandudno-based Alpine Travel, at Scania’s Worksop PDI centre. The Scania-based Irizar i6S Efficient coaches are two of a […]
Alexander Dennis has joined the consortium delivering the Connector project in Cambridge, for which it will build three Enviro100AEV autonomous buses. Backed by Innovate UK, the Connector project consortium is led by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and already included bus operator Stagecoach, IPG Automotive, dRISK and Gamma Energy. It is part funded and supported by […]
Stagecoach East has published a new video highlighting the value of its vehicle maintenance support teams to the company and the daily life of Engineers at the bus operator. The video, called ‘Want to engineer the future of sustainable transport?’, promotes the opportunities for development at the operator, with every Engineering Manager at Stagecoach East […]