Go-Ahead Group Chief Executive, Christian Schreyer, has agreed with the Board to stand down as from his position at the end of October 2023. He will be succeeded by Miguel Ángel Parras. Christian, with 30 years’ transport experience, joined Go-Ahead in 2021. He led the business through the move from public to private ownership last […]
National Express is closing its two Transport Solutions depots in Sydenham and Gillingham. Despite speculation, National Express says it is not proposing any changes to its The Kings Ferry and Clarkes brands ‘at present’. This comes despite the two brands being based at Gillingham and Sydenham respectively. A spokesperson for National Express said: “We continually […]
In a post close update on trading for the 27 weeks to 30 September 2023, FirstGroup reports trading slightly ahead of expectations during the first six months of FY 2024. It says this is due to strong passenger volumes and productivity improvements resulting from the management actions it has taken to transform the business. In […]
Bus and coach operators are the focus of the latest series of videos from Scania. The fourth series of Scania Family is filmed throughout 2023 and gives viewers a glimpse behind the doors of Scania’s customers’ operations and why they continue to use their vehicles. Only available via Scania UK’s website and YouTube channel, the […]
The 26th edition of Busworld, the biggest dedicated bus and coach exhibition in Europe and possibly the world, was staged in Brussels over the period 7 to 12 October. Spread across nine halls of the Brussels Expo, it attracted 526 exhibitors and 222 vehicles with more demonstration buses available outside. Were we to balance the […]
Bus repower specialist Kleanbus has announced a milestone pilot project with Lothian Buses. It will see the company repower and upcycle 18 of the Edinburgh operator’s existing open-top mid-life Volvo B5TL diesel vehicles to electric. The partnership with Kleanbus marks a major step forward in the operator’s commitment to sustainability, following the recent publication of […]
Mellor has announced an important win with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), through orders from First Bus and Stagecoach. In total, 21 Stratas have been ordered, 17 of which are destined for First Bus and four for Stagecoach. Stagecoach has opted for the Strata Ultra, the 30-passenger model. First Bus, on the other hand, has […]
Temsa is for the first time revealing its intercity hydrogen coach at Busworld. Being developed with CaetanoBus, the Turkish manufacturer claims the vehicle can cover 1,000km on a single charge. The vehicle is to combine the Toyota hydrogen fuel-cell technology used in CaetanoBus’ city buses with Temsa’s know-how in electric and long-distance PCVs. Based on […]