Thames Travel has invested in an additional micro-hybrid bus. The new Wrightbus StreetDeck is for use on the operator’s routes serving Milton Park in South Oxfordshire. It represents a £250,000 investment in the fleet. The new vehicle’s micro-hybrid technology uses energy recovered under braking to recharge onboard batteries, helping to power the bus and extending […]
Zenobē has welcomed Rt Hon. Penny Mordaunt MP to open its new Innovation Centre in Portsmouth. Electric vehicle (EV) fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē today welcomed the Rt Hon. Penny Mordaunt MP to open its brand-new Innovation Centre in Railway Triangle Industrial Estate, Portsmouth that will break down barriers for fleet operators before they […]
The dwindling supply of PCV drivers is highlighted by the driving test passes since the height of the pandemic. In the five years from 2007/8, 24,568 PCV tests were passed. In the five years until April 2022, just 16,586 drivers joined the industry – a fall of more than 30%. Not all of this is […]
In an exclusive Q&A session with B&CB, Will Reeves, Bus and Coach Section Manager at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), tells us optimism is coming back, but says we are still facing a very challenging operating environment. Registrations have been seen to improve in 2022, albeit still below 2019 levels. How likely […]
BASE Coach Sales has supplied Applegates Coaches of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, with its first MOBIpeople coach. The new MOBIpeople Explorer is based on a Scania chassis and has 74 seats, a ZF automatic transmission and is to PSVAR specification. Ceri Taylor, Managing Director at Applegates, said this latest fleet upgrade comes as Bristol and Bath are […]
National Express West Midlands is investing £150 million in 300 UK-made electric zero-emission buses, for delivery by the end of December 2024. The buses will be deployed across the West Midlands. This investment is part of National Express delivering on its commitment to have a completely zero-emission bus fleet in the UK by 2030. Thanks […]
Stagecoach is closing its Blackwood depot in south Wales. Blackwood depot will close and services will operate from the new £7m Cwmbran depot instead, which has additional capacity, and from the Caerphilly depot. The changes come into effect from Sunday 5 February. The operator assures customers they will see no bus service reductions as a […]
Transport payments and ticketing technology specialist, UrbanThings, expects contactless payments for bus and coach fares to ultimately replace cash. Carl Partridge, UrbanThings CEO, said: “Contactless bank cards have fuelled a revolution in bringing a universal and quick payment method to the pockets of everyone. We can expect this to continue and ultimately replace cash and […]