First Bus is investing £89m in a further 178 zero-emission buses and infrastructure across four of its regions. In partnership with Local Authorities, funding of £16m has been secured through the latest round of the DfT’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme. The latest investment will also enable four depot sites in Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, […]
Singapore bus operator, SBS Transit and predictive maintenance specialist, Stratio, have forged a strategic collaboration. The team-up is expected to boost the service reliability of SBS Transit’s buses through a fleet-wide implementation of predictive maintenance technology. This marks the first-ever deployment of predictive maintenance of this scale representing 62% of Singapore’s public bus fleet. Powered […]
Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has today (22 March 2024) announced the winners of £143m Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) programme. The fund sees 25 councils win a share of the money, which will be invested in 955 buses. Rural areas have been prioritised in this second tranche of ZEBRA funding, with the first £40 […]
Stagecoach and ComfortDelGro joint venture, Scottish Citylink, is introducing more direct services and higher service frequency in its summer timetable. Around 10,000 extra seats per week are available across the Citylink network as a result of the enhanced timetable. Changes include a new direct journey between Glasgow and Fort William each day, taking the number […]
Lincolnshire County Council and the county’s bus operators are introducing a Lincolnshire Bus Passenger Charter. The document is intended to help enhance and standardise bus services across the region. The new Passenger Charter, which will come into effect on Monday 1 April, reflects the operator’s ongoing commitment to provide a consistent, quality offering for customers. […]
Warwick-based Ridleys Coaches is celebrating 15 years in business. The team at the operator put a post up on Facebook, which said that the company has grown from one coach to 50 since day one, employing over 100 people. “We have certainly come a long way since 2009 with our one Jonckheere, which we still […]
FlixBus is launching a new Manchester airport for Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham on 28 March, in time for Easter. The new route is being operated by FlixBus partner Belle Vue and is to serve the airport twice a day. It will also directly connect Manchester with Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham twice a day, adding more FlixBus services […]
Bakers Dolphin is supporting local youngsters’ outdoor learning with a trip to Snowdonia National Park. The Weston-Super-Mare-based operator took a party of 48 secondary school children for a five-day Outward Bound experience in Aberdovey. The trip was the result of a partnership between the Avon Outward Bound Association (AOBA), the Outward Bound Trust, the main […]