Kent County Council has awarded the contract to operate the county’s Fastrack bus rapid transit system to the Go-Ahead Group. The 15-year contract is worth £110 million. Under the contract, the group’s Go-Ahead London division will operate the service from November 2024. The network runs in the Dartford, Bluewater, Ebbsfleet and Gravesham area. Go-Ahead is […]

Pelican Bus and Coach, the UK importer of Chinese-built Yutong vehicles, has given sneak preview of its new battery-electric double-decker for the UK: the U11DD. Believed to be the first-ever double-deck bus built in China to be imported, the U11DD is a fully integral vehicle, designed with low total cost of ownership in mind. The […]

Newport Transport has added four electric Yutong TCe12 coaches to its fleet. They are the first electric coaches for Wales. The operator’s TCe12s carry up to 46 passengers and come with front and centre passenger doors on the near side. The centre door and floor section allow for wheelchair access. They also feature onboard toilets, […]

The Department for Transport is to review the PSVAR regulation 2000, and has called for evidence from coach and bus operators. The Call for Evidence explains that the UK wants to meet the objectives of UNECE Regulation 107, which aims to unify minimum accessibility standards for buses and coaches built in the UK, EU, USA […]

Though poised to go all-electric by 2027, Transdev in Yorkshire and Lancashire has switched to a high-blend biodiesel, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by thousands of tonnes – the equivalent of taking an additional 1,745 cars off the region’s roads every year. Transdev became the first operator in Britain to introduce eight ‘opportunity charged’ Harrogate Electrics […]

TfL is inviting people to have their say on proposals for a new limited stop express bus service between North Finchley and Walthamstow. The new service, currently called the X34, would be a significant addition to the bus network, according to TfL, providing additional bus capacity in busy locations and travel options across northeast London […]

Following the Cambridgeshire Rural Bus Summit, it has been announced that Dews Coaches is to run the 904 service on Stagecoach East‘s behalf. Stagecoach buses will be in operation on the route, with drivers from Dews Coaches behind the wheel. All changes to the service are now effective. The route runs between Huntingdon and Peterborough. […]

A more flexible approach to European Union drivers hours is planned. The proposal would see coach drivers in the EU allowed a 45-minute break to be split into three periods of at least 15 minutes. Further, it has also been proposed that drivers who have driven a limited number of hours and approaching the end […]