Britain’s new bus and coach market fell 11.6% year on year to 754 units in the third quarter of 2022, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance is some 43.7% below an already weak Q3 2019, primarily due to a long-term decline in passenger numbers yet to […]
Mellor has secured a conquest export order with Nobina, the leading public transport operator for Sweden and the Nordic region, which has ordered four new Sigma 7 all-electric. Deliveries are being fulfilled in November through Mellor’s Swedish distributor partner, BK Invest. The Mellor/BK Invest partnership has successfully delivered Mellor products in the region for over […]
Blackpool Transport is celebrating after winning the coveted UK Bus Operator of the Year Award at the UK Bus Awards in London. The company was also named the winner of the Gold Award in the Top Shire Operator category before fending off competition from Diamond Bus North West and Hertfordshire-based operator Uno to win the […]
Transport technology exhibition, ITT Hub, is returning on 10 to 11 May 2023. ITT Hub is intended to be a platform for spearheading innovation and pioneering strategies that will take the industry to the next level. The exhibition includes a free-to-attend conference, as well as eight new Tech Talk Theatres across the show floor will […]
The Go-Ahead Group has agreed to buy Dartline, a bus and coach operator based in Exeter, which will build on the group’s position as a leading local transport operator in Devon and Cornwall. A well-established business with 30 years’ experience in the region, Dartline operates a fleet of 84 buses, coaches and special education needs […]
Translink has rolled out a national account-based ticketing (ABT) system covering Northern Ireland. Passengers using the Translink Metro bus network in Belfast can now make contactless payments as part of the operator’s Future Ticketing System, which has been developed in partnership with transport ticketing and payments specialist Flowbird. In time, the new contactless ticketing architecture […]
Newport Transport is to launch electric coaches. The four electric Yutong TCE12 coaches from Pelican Bus and Coach will begin operating in March 2023 and will be the first electric coaches for Wales. Additionally, the delivery of a further 12 Yutong E10 and E12 electric buses in the same period will take the EV bus […]
First Glasgow has unveiled its new war memorial garden at its Caledonia depot paying tribute to former tram operators who lost their lives in the First World War. The garden features four memorials including a freestanding monument dedicated to workers from the city’s Whitevale tram depot, surrounded by three plaques in memory of workers from […]