Three major orders totalling 330 Volvo 9800 coaches, of which 140 are double-deckers, have been secured in Mexico. Deliveries are due to take place in 2023. The significant orders follow the global launch of Volvo Buses’ new coach platform for its premium coach range in June 2022, offering power ratings up to 500hp and what […]
Centrebus is to operate what is thought to be the UK’s longest electric circular bus route. The service takes passengers on an orbital route connecting key sites around Leicester. The Orbital service is to connect estates and suburbs on the city’s outer ring road and beyond, with locations such as shopping centres, hospitals and other […]
The UK Bus Awards has announced its 2022 shortlist after another bumper year for entries. After a pause over the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people, projects and bus operators will once again be competing for the top awards across 22 categories at an in-person presentation ceremony on 15 November at Troxy, […]
Earlier this month, Hunters Coaches from Leeds added a second National Holidays liveried vehicle to its fleet. A new 56-seat Yutong GT13 coach has now entered service carrying National Holidays customers on breaks all around the UK from pick-up points in and around the Leeds catchment area. Hunter Coaches began working with National Holidays in […]
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has visited Wrightbus to hear about the company’s plans for the future. Mr Heaton-Harris met with Wrightbus CEO, Joerg Hofmann, along with Development and Manufacturing Director, Damian McGarry and Managing Director (Parts and Service), Ian Gillott. As well as seeing the factory which produces Wrightbus’s technology, […]
A coach has been involved in what emergency services described as a serious collision in Essex. The driver of the coach has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police attended the scene of the incident this morning (10 October 2022), following reports of a two-vehicle collision including a coach carrying children on their way […]
Volvo and FlixBus have entered a cooperation agreement and will work together to develop more sustainable coach travel by making fleet development easier for FlixBus partner operators. The cooperation is intended to support operators by lowering the efforts required on the operators’ side during vehicle procurement. The agreement came into effect on 1 May 2022 and […]
Vectare is to take over the operation of Cambridgeshire’s Ting service from Stagecoach. The new operator will begin running the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Ting bus services from 28 November. The development follows a successful tender bid by the company. Ting is an “Uber style” bus service that covers the West Huntingdonshire area, including […]