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 […]
Bridgestone has secured one of its most significant bus and coach contracts in recent years, courtesy of a new fleet agreement with Falcon Coaches. Based in Byfleet, Falcon Coaches operates 55 buses and coaches in Surrey, Middlesex and south-east London, with services ranging from home to school travel to private hire and tourist operations. The […]
Zeelo, the smart bus platform and mass transit tech company, and EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē, have formed a partnership. The two companies have signed an agreement that will enable Zeelo’s network of 200 bus and coach operators to trial electric vehicles, including temporary charging infrastructure provided by Zenobē. The agreement includes the […]
Glasgow City Council is currently focusing on exploring all options for bus governance. Among the options are franchising and a Bus Service Improvement Partnership (BSIP). A paper from the Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction Committee states the Council will continue to explore alternative options for bus governance in Glasgow in line with the options laid […]
A fire in a former-nightclub in Leicester has caused the city’s new St Margaret’s Bus Station to close temporarily. The fire is on Church Gate, nearby the station, and has necessitated National Express coaches to leave from St John’s Street and Vectare services from Charles Street. Kinchbus has also notified passengers it is currently unable […]