Rather belatedly, I discover that my own council tax bill now includes a £12 ‘precept’ ring-fenced for bus service support. This happened in January, around the same time that I was extolling the virtues of the idea, put forward by the mayor. A Mayoral General Precept can be applied by some combined authorities to raise […]
Mellor has chosen the Busworld exhibition in Brussels next month reveal its new Sigma 9 and 12 vehicles, following what it says is exceptional growth in the last three years. The first reveal of Mellor’s Sigma 9 is a significant milestone for the manufacturer. The all-electric, nimble Sigma 9 requires just 60% of the […]
To celebrate Catch the Bus Month this September, Transport for Wales (TfW) is offering 50% off first-time TrawsCymru app purchases on selected TrawsCymru routes. New users of the TrawsCymru app can receive half-price fares for selected tickets on the T1, T1C, T2, T3, T8 and T10 services. The half-price tickets can be activated at any […]
German brand Flix and Scania have announced a long-term partnership pertaining to sustainable long-distance travel. The ambition is to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility by developing new solutions and influencing the design on the needed infrastructure. Initially, Scania will be providing Flix with up to 50 Bio-LNG (LBG) coaches by 2025. The vehicles, based on Irizar’s […]
Final preparations are being made by the Go-Ahead Group to run Manchester’s first Bee Network buses this weekend. The franchised services are due to begin on Sunday 24 September on 50 routes in Bolton and Wigan. More than 1,000 colleagues at Go-Ahead’s Go North West operating company are involved in a team effort to run […]
TfL has awarded electric bus contracts to Go-Ahead to run the new SL4 as part of the express Superloop bus network in outer London. The operator will also continue to run route 129, which will be significantly extended between Lewisham and North Greenwich. Both routes are to provide electric bus links to take advantage of […]
A team from Stagecoach has beat a squad from National Express in the final of the National Passenger Transport Sports Association (N.P.T.S.A) annual football tournament. Held on Sunday 10 September 2023, the tournament consisted of six teams taking part from multiple transport operators from throughout the UK. Stagecoach MSL depot – Gillmoss from Liverpool, took […]
After the news that a rescue deal to save failing high-street shop Wilko from going out of business fell through, the bus and coach industry has offered potential employment opportunities. Cambridgeshire-based Whippet is appealing to Wilko’s staff to join its operation. In a post on its social media, Whippet said: “We’re saddened to hear that […]