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 […]
Lloyd Morgan Group is offering a course on electric and hybrid vehicle safety. The training specialist is now helping upskill technicians, engineers and workshop staff to work safely around high-voltage electric and hybrid vehicles. Lloyd Morgan Group has combined the Level 2 award in electric/hybrid vehicle routine maintenance activities and Level 3 award in electric/hybrid […]
West Midlands bus fares are to be frozen at current levels until 2025. The fares freeze is designed to assist new and existing passengers with the cost of living. It means people will be able to use the region’s buses all day for the same price they would have paid in 2013, currently £4.20 for […]
Bus electrification specialist, Equipmake, has been awarded a contract to convert the 12 First York electric Optare Versas using its electric drivetrain. Equipmake expects each converted bus to have a range of 150 miles in all UK weather conditions, thanks to a larger battery and a patented HVAC system. Both single-deckers, such as the Versa, […]
HCT Group has gone into administration, despite desperate last-ditch attempts to maintain solvency. The group which was formerly Hackney Community Transport was a Community Interest Company which absorbed any profits into a charity. By 2019, it ran more than 750 buses, with operations spread from London to the north west and even ran the bus […]