A call has been made in London for bus driver fatigue to be taken more seriously. The London Assembly Transport Committee has today called for TfL and bus operators to change the culture around self-reporting and ensure that fatigue is taken seriously, to protect drivers and customers. The Committee carried out an investigation on the […]
Reading Buses is set to receive electric buses, with £4.7m of ZEBRA funding obtained. The investment is expected to see 24 electric double-deckers running on the operator’s purple 17 and claret 21 routes. The funding also includes help for the installation of charging infrastructure at the Reading Buses depot, providing 75% of associated costs. The […]
London operator Metroline is a major winner of the contracts comprising the third tranche of Greater Manchester’s franchised bus network. The third tranche of the Bee Network will see nine franchises (five large and four small) across the south of Greater Manchester enter franchising, covering 248 different services. Tranche three sees Metroline win shares of […]
Go-Ahead is launching two blue double-decker buses in London featuring the bold message of: “Go-Ahead Women”. These buses, now operating on Go-Ahead London’s Route 132 from Bexleyheath to North Greenwich, symbolise the operator’s commitment to promoting gender diversity within the transport industry. As part of a national recruitment campaign, Go-Ahead is dedicated to encouraging more […]
As alluded to in B&CB’s coverage from the UKCOA conference earlier this month, Volvo Buses has announced an electric intercity PCV chassis suitable for coach applications. The new Volvo BZR Electric is a global platform for city, intercity and commuter operations. It is offered in several configurations, including high-floor, to maximise the possibilities for efficient, […]
In recognition of the need for continued support for fleet technicians, ZF Aftermarket has developed its [pro]Service offering tailored to the specific needs of commercial vehicle (CV) workshops. ZF [pro]Service is a comprehensive workshop programme designed to provide personalised solutions for PCV workshops. It is designed to deliver tailored service solutions to enhance the efficiency […]
Tanat Valley Coaches is one of the first bus and coach firms to benefit from Asset Alliance Group’s new rental offering, after taking delivery of a 10.8m Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa single-decker bus and a 9.7m Alexander Dennis Enviro200 midi-bus. Supplied on three-year rental agreements, the vehicles will be deployed on service routes around Shropshire […]
Plaxton, as a coach brand, possibly faces a long road back to production should it decide, in 2026, that it wants to build coaches again. Alexander Dennis has already announced the news that, as from this year, coach production in Scarborough has been suspended for two years, for the perfectly sound reason that it has […]