Stagecoach Manchester has been awarded all three major franchise contracts in the latest round of franchising in Greater Manchester. The contracts awarded by Greater Manchester Combined Authority will see the operator run bus services from Middleton, Queens Road, and Oldham depots from 24 March 2024, as part of the Bee Network plan to deliver an […]
Stagecoach will this week start to introduce a fleet of 22 new AD Enviro400s on the popular Coastliner 700 that connects the Hampshire and West Sussex Coast. This £5.3m investment represents the largest fleet of new vehicles introduced by the company since the pandemic. The route serves Portsmouth, Havant, Emsworth, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Yapton and […]
MAN has been awarded almost €25m from the German government for the further development of high-voltage batteries for electric buses and trucks. At MAN’s Nuremberg site, the Bavarian Prime Minister Dr Markus Söder symbolically handed over four subsidy notifications from the state government. About a year ago, MAN Truck & Bus announced its decision to […]
CPT’s Ride and Drive event for bus and coach operators returns next month. Taking place at North Weald Airfield in Harlow on 24 July, the event provides the opportunity to test drive the latest vehicles provided by a wide range of manufacturers. Companies in attendance include Volvo, Daimler, Dawson Group and EVM. It also provides […]
A motion has been passed by the Birmingham City Council to take back public control of buses. The council supports bus franchising and calls on the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the West Midlands Mayor to expedite its current franchising assessment and implement franchising as soon as possible. Franchising will allow Transport for the […]
From mid-July 2023, EvoBus (UK) Ltd will become Daimler Buses UK Ltd. EvoBus GmbH, the parent company of EvoBus (UK), will be renamed Daimler Buses GmbH. After the merger of Mercedes-Benz Omnibusse with the Kässbohrer Setra brand, the bus and coach manufacturers merged under the EvoBus umbrella brand 28 years ago. Today, it has a workforce […]
First-Bus-owned Somerset Passenger Solutions (SPS) is investing in 15 new purpose-built Wrightbus StreetDecks. The buses will be used on the operation’s routes serving the Hinkley Point C nuclear build project in Bridgwater. Continued growth at theconstruction site means more capacity demand has to be met. SPS told B&CB the 83-seat StreetDecks have driver and passenger […]
Managed ground transport specialist CMAC Group has entered a strategic partnership with Coach Hire Comparison, acquiring 51% of the business. The strategic move will see CMAC integrate Coach Hire Comparison into its existing business, utilising existing resources and technology to accelerate growth in the UK while supporting CMAC Group’s international expansion plans. This move offers […]