Visitors flocked to the Transport Museum Wythall over the bank holiday, many eager to discover the fascination of the bus for the first time. Visiting vehicles joined the museum’s own collection for rides out into the Worcestershire countryside where the recently completed 1931 Birmingham AEC Regent was a prime target to experience. On one of […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) will be operating a new service to Silverdale and Wilford Village, from Monday 19 September 2022. The new 3A service will operate hourly on Monday to Saturday daytimes, providing a direct link to Nottingham city centre and Clifton centre. The 3A replaces the existing CT4N services 2, 22 and 23 that […]
Located at Sandtoft near Doncaster, The Trolleybus Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of preserved trolleybuses, most of them from Britain but with examples from Europe, New Zealand and South Africa as well. In total there are close to 60 in the collection or on loan as well as trolleybus support vehicles and […]
Castleford-based Pelican has today announced that it will be launching a smaller battery-electric vehicle, the Yutong E9. The E9 has an overall length of 8.94 metres, and a width of 2.42 metres, making it ideal for rural work and in historic city streets. Pelican says the vehicle will be highly manoeuvrable, and ideal for both […]
Long-term funding, a roadmap for zero-emission buses and coaches and action to solve driver shortages are among the calls to the next Prime Minster from the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The CPT has written to the Conservative leadership candidates in an open letter, highlighting the support the sector needs to maximise its contribution to […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to add new electric bus products fully designed and integrated in-house using its own expertise to its portfolio. Available for customer delivery from late 2023, a new small bus and a new electric double-decker will complement the BYD ADL electric buses in its range, which will continue to be sold […]
It is a busy 50th anniversary summer for Alpine Travel and, arriving at their modern headquarters in Llandudno, it is clear that much of the fleet is out at work with little more to see than the back-up sightseeing vehicles and a few school coaches parked up for the holidays. There’s a warm welcome from […]
UPDATED Troubled HCT Group is in advanced talks with Stagecoach to divest itself of its TfL contracts – believed to be 11 in total. This comes after the announcement this week that it is to cease operation community buses in Bristol, and having already seen the financial failure of its Yorkshire operations, CT Plus and […]