More than 5,800 extra green buses are needed by 2030 in English regions outside London to reach net-zero and support the levelling up agenda, according to a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR). The research notes the National Bus Strategy and Levelling Up White Paper committed the government to levelling up […]
VDL Bus & Coach and United Arab Emirates (UAE) operator Roads Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on transitioning from carbon to zero-emission operations. The MOU was signed by Mr. Ahmed Bahrozyan, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Agency, on behalf of RTA and by Richard van den Dungen, Chief […]
Brighton & Hove Buses has announced its first brand refresh in over 35 years. The Go-Ahead-owned operator has announced that its fleet of red, cream and black buses will change into a new teal and aqua livery over the coming months and years. The change follows on from the ‘Live & Breathe’ liveries and introduces […]
Among its activities to promote London’s Pride week, TfL has put into service a specially wrapped bus. Customers using the route 63 bus between Honor Oak and King’s Cross can already see the Pride design which has been on display since mid-June. LGBTQ+ personalities including Drag Race’s Bimini, stylist Gok Wan, DJ and writer Nick […]
First Bus has unveiled its Modal Shift installation at Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow. It saw the operator park a double-decker at the shopping centre, with 75 scaled down car stencils etched in a ‘reverse graffiti’ style artwork, placed in a shadow-effect beside it. The stunt, which highlights how just one double-decker can remove up […]
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 […]