Wrightbus has won an order to supply 100 zero-emission buses and the requisite charging infrastructure to Translink. The deal has been made possible by an investment of £88m by Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure. The new battery electric buses will be a mix of single-deck and double-deck vehicles. The single-decker being supplied will be the […]
A report by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has revealed reasons behind the driver shortage. The CILT survey finds the reasons behind the driver shortages are: unsociable hours, poor industry image, long hours, sub-standard facilities and poor wages. The report said: “If these factors, as well as the ‘other’ responses, show the […]
Go Ahead has has ordered 20 Irizar ie trams and supporting charging infrastructure for its opp-charged 358 route in London. The first example will be at next week’s Euro Bus Expo at the NEC. The route uses two 450kW ultra-fast chargers at its terminals and 100kW depot chargers capable of charging two buses simultaneous at […]
Aircoach, First Bus’ Irish operator, has acquired the Northern Irish passenger transport company, Airporter. The deal will see Aircoach takeover the Northern Ireland-based company’s operations to expand its footprint in Ireland and increase its daily routes to seven with the new all-island route connecting the North-West to Belfast International Airport, Dublin Airport and Dublin City […]
I was curious to read a council report in which the Chief Executive was critical of a bus group who, he said, were ‘hypocritical’ when announcing service cuts. I read on, wondering how he reached this conclusion. It turns out, he’d been reading the group’s annual report which, of course, portrayed the company as a […]
Volvo has announced that, in 2025, its truck plant in Ghent, Belgium will start to assemble battery modules. Currently, batteries are sourced outside of the group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another step for the Volvo Group to shape its future value chain for battery systems. The battery […]
ShuttleID, the ticketing platform for schools and work, has released a free app to help operators comply with Bus Open Data Service (BODS) regulations. The new driver app submits vehicle location data to the Bus Open Data Service and is now freely available as part of the company’s ticketing packages. The app works by a […]
Thames Travel has awarded its bus drivers and office workers an additional pay rise in response to rising inflation. The pay award comes five months after the Go-Ahead-owned operator last increased wages as part of its regular annual review and means that overall wages have now increased by more than 10% this year. It means […]