Thames Travel has announced a new contract to provide enhanced services to science, business and technology centre Milton Park in Oxfordshire. The new deal will enable the Go-Ahead-owned operator to increase the frequency and capacity of its services to the site, in response to a growing demand for bus travel and the popularity of the […]

Alexander Dennis has supplied an Enviro400 to the Bath Bus Company, part of RATP Group. The new Enviro400 is Bath Bus Company’s first Alexander Dennis vehicle. It is now in service on the operator’s busy Air Decker route, which provides a direct connection between Bath and Bristol Airport that also serves locations along the route. […]

Two Traffic Commissioners are to leave their posts this year. After four years as Traffic Commissioner for the North-West of England, Gerallt Evans has announced his retirement from the role with effect from 31 January 2024. Gerallt will continue in the role of Deputy Traffic Commissioner. A recruitment process for the Traffic Commissioner for the […]

Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) has revealed its latest reconstruction, a classic 1950 Leyland Titan double-decker, will head the line-up at the Original King Alfred Buses Running Day. The event takes place in Winchester on Monday 6 May. The Titan was the mainstay of the King Alfred and many other bus fleets in the […]

Thames Valley Buses announce the investment in four new Alexander Dennis Enviro200s. They are primarily for use on the operator’s 171 and 172 routes that run around South Bracknell, entering service today. Reading Buses-owned operator says the new buses are a step-change in luxury and comfort for their customers. Among the features are coffee-shop style […]

Speaking at the RHA Parliamentary Reception, Roads Minister Guy Opperman MP paid tribute to the industry in a keynote speech and said operators could rely on the support of the government. More than 200 guests attended the Parliamentary Reception at the Palace of Westminster, including coach operators, stakeholders and parliamentarians, as well as 60 MPs. […]

FirstGroup has signed a £150m Green Hire Purchase Financing Facility with a syndicate of three banks to support the purchase of electric bus bodies (the chassis and drivetrain, excluding the battery). This follows the strategic Joint Venture with Hitachi to purchase up to 1,000 electric bus batteries announced by the Group in November 2023. The […]

What will be one of the biggest UK fleets of electric buses were officially launched last night in Oxford. B&CB’s Features Writer, David Cole, was there. The £82.5m project will deliver 159 new battery buses onto the streets of the university city, the first of which have already gone into service. It has also funded […]