First Bus is to close its bus depot in Southampton and withdraw all of its City Red services in the area with effect from 19 February 2023. Go Ahead-Group-owned Bluestar is stepping in to run additional services across Southampton in First’s stead. Operations from First South’s depot in Southampton have not been sustainable for some […]
Metroline has placed an order for 39 Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner battery electric buses. The vehicles will be used on Routes 297 and 142 across London and Hertfordshire. “Our testing of the new electric vehicle has shown an excellent level of power usage per mile” – Ian Foster, Group Engineering Director at Metroline Ian Foster, Group […]
Dublin Express, the high-frequency airport to city shuttle service, is celebrating after welcoming its one millionth customer since the start of the year. To mark the occasion, customer number one million Nikolai Lastad and his wife Mariana Zepeda, from Norway were welcomed onboard with the surprise gift of a luxury hamper. Dublin Express operates the […]
Andy Scott’s REL Capital, the UK turnaround investor, has won its appeal against a Traffic Commissioner’s decision. Upper Court Judge Hemmingway has overturned the Traffic Commissioner’s decision not to grant a license to REL Haulage Ltd, one of Andy Scott’s REL Capital UK turnaround investments, finding the original decision to have been unfair. The Upper Tribunal found that […]
Iveco Bus is adopting a new brand identity based on the new “Energy Blue” colour. According to the company, the shade of blue expresses the brand’s power, dynamism and digital innovation. The new brand slogan makes a statement of intent to ‘Drive the road of change’, partnering with its customers in the transformation of the […]
Stagecoach is planning to increase its electric bus fleet by over 80% in the next 12 months. The plan is part of its continuing journey towards being a net-zero business. It has published a new report outlining progress in 2021-2022 against the strategy it launched in 2021, ‘Driving Net Zero: Better Places to Live and […]
Shell and Flix (the company behind FlixBus) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and entered a long-term strategic partnership for the use of alternative fuels on long-distance coaches. The first project under the new strategic partnership will see Shell and Flix aim at advancing the development and introduction of bio-LNG for the Flix coach […]
Vehicle conversion specialist, TBC Conversions (TBC) has been named as the highly commended Manufacturer of the Year at a business awards ceremony. The Business Eye Award for Manufacturer of the Year celebrates excellence across innovation, attention to detail, state of the art engineering and market success. Founded on the principles of intelligence, care, and empathy, […]