First Bus is investing in a new purpose-built consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging hub at its Summercourt depot in Cornwall. In what is described by First as a first-of-its-kind move for the bus industry, the new Summercourt hub will see one of the UK’s largest bus operators provide the local community with direct access to […]
Pelican Bus and Coach is launching a longer version of its E9 model. Called the E9L, the electric bus is 9.5m in overall length and is 2.4m wide for manoeuvrability in urban environments. The E9L is a single-door version, with wheelchair access through the front door. The new E9L’s smaller sister, the E9, has met […]
The Department for Transport has issued a Call for Evidence into the PSVAR regulation, drafted 25 years ago. I very strongly urge all coach operators, in particular, to respond to it. To its huge credit, the coach industry has embraced the change, which has included seriously compromising the ergonomics of vehicles to provide a wheelchair […]
Stagecoach South Wales is offering interviews to staff affected by the recent closure of delivery firm Tuffnells following the news that 75 jobs are set to be lost in the Newport parcel hub along with thousands more across the UK. The parcel company has appealed for other operators to step up and help its former […]
Expert bus repower company Kleanbus has called on the UK Government to incentivise the price of a repowered electric bus in England and Wales. Speaking on Clean Air Day at Zemo’s 20th Anniversary Conference in London, Lucy Parkin Director of ESG at Kleanbus addressed the significant opportunities in reducing urban pollution through repowering – converting […]
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, […]