KEYOU, a clean mobility company leading in hydrogen technologies, and Voith have put together a prototype for a hydrogen-driven city bus. The vehicle will be presented during IAA Transportation 2022 in hall 12, stand F60. The 12m vehicle is based on a Solaris Urbino 12 chassis and is equipped with a combination of KEYOU-inside hydrogen […]
National Express is reporting unprecedented demand for travel over the period of national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Online enquiries for travel on London routes increased by 40% following Thursday’s announcement and the majority of seats across all London services have been sold in the four days between 9 to 12 September. A […]
Souter Investments, the private equity focussed family investment office of Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter, has completed an investment in European electric bicycle (e-bike) producer Leader. Leader produces e-bikes and supplies touring, trekking, mountain, folding and gravel e-bikes. The Company is based in Bulgaria with sales across Europe. Souter has backed The Rohatyn Group, the […]
Essex County Council is to launch a website to encourage bus use in the county. The initiative is part of its TravelEssex campaign, designed to help the transport network build back from Covid-19 and encourage people to swap from car to bus. The TravelEssex website will include all information relating to bus travel and a […]
Translink is handling special public transport arrangements during the Period of Mourning following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The operator will be providing buses enabling members of the public to pay their respects to HM Queen Elizabeth II at Hillsborough Castle during the period of official mourning. A free and frequent shuttle bus […]
DVSA vehicle standards assessors will not be scheduled to work at Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) on the 19 September due to the Bank Holiday and State Funeral. If you have an annual test booked on 19 September 2022, your ATF should contact you to confirm the test will not go ahead. They should offer to […]
Following the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral on Thursday 8 September, electronic destination displays on Transdev buses have carried the simple message “Thank You, Ma’am” in recognition of the Monarch’s 70 years of service to the nation. The company will be providing a Sunday service on Monday […]
Hearing the sad news that we have lost David Morris – the charismatic owner of DRM Bus in rural Herefordshire – many readers have left messages of condolence. The messages on social media underline what a huge (in every sense) character David was, but also record the influence and passion he had for developing rural […]