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 […]
London-based Redwing Coaches, backed by sector investor REL Capital, is to be one of the launch customers for the Volvo B8R-based MCV eVoTor, the new coach exclusively launched in the UK and Ireland in November. The six new Volvos will join a 35-strong fleet of coaches at the operator’s depot in Croydon and Gravesend, Kent. They will feature […]
Dudley’s 1980s bus station closed to regular operations after the last services departed on Saturday 13 January. West Midlands Combined Authority plans to demolish the existing site and construct the town’s new Transport Interchange accommodating both buses and West Midlands Metro in its place, funded by the DfT’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. Until the […]
Alexander Dennis has supplied an Enviro200 to Reptons Coaches. The new 10.8m long single-decker joins three earlier-generation vehicles of the same type at the Surrey family business. “Our passengers on local bus services will enjoy the comfort offered by its Alexander Dennis SmartSeats in a tidy interior…” – Repton Coaches owner, Andy Repton Repton Coaches […]