Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, a Netherlands-based technology leader in fast charging solutions, serving electric bus fleets and passenger vehicles. The acquisition is expected to complement Siemens’ existing eMobility charging portfolio, adding products and solutions for DC fast-charging focused on eBus and eTruck fleets. Heliox’s portfolio is also expected to extend […]
Changes to TfL’s Route X26 herald a raft of improvements to London’s bus network. The alteration comes as the capital’s planned Superloop continues to roll out. Route X26 between Heathrow Central and West Croydon has been renumbered SL7. In March, the Mayor announced plans for the Superloop, a transformative network of express bus services in […]
Specialist fleet insurance broker, McCarron Coates, is urging coach operators not to push their claims into the 300% club by waiting more than 25 days to report them. It says submitting a claim on day one can put them in the 1% club or better. Insurers’ figures show a claim reported 25-30 days after it […]
More than 100,000 passengers have travelled on the improved Carmarthen – Aberystwyth TrawsCymru service since it was relaunched with electric Yutong single-deckers from Pelican Bus and Coach earlier this year. Passenger numbers have grown from 16,000 in March to 19,000 in April, 23,000 in May and 26,000 in June and again in July. It’s an […]
ShuttleID, the ticketing platform for schools and work, has launched its platform internationally. It is now working with its first operator in the Republic of Ireland. The expansion sees support for the SEPA Direct Debit payment scheme and card payments using Euro currency. After initially launching in 2019 with support for UK card payments and […]
Craig Hampton-Stone has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Cardiff Bus, taking over from Paul Dyer who retires at the end of September. Craig originates from South Wales, and for the last two years has worked in the construction and consultancy industry for Mace Group. Before that Craig enjoyed a varied career over 26 […]
First Bus has appointed Faizan Ahmad as the new Decarbonisation Programme Director. The new strategic hire joined the business at the end of June, reporting into Chief Sustainability Officer, Isabel McAllister. Faizan has worked across multiple sectors and joins from Amazon, where he led Europe-wide EV charging strategy workstreams for the company. Faizan is to […]
Britain’s new bus, coach and minibus market grew by 5.9% in the second quarter of 2023 with 1,129 vehicles registered, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance represents the first quarterly rise in demand since Q2 last year and the best Q2 volume since […]