National Express West Midlands is continuing its journey to net zero by 2030 with the opening of its new depot in Perry Barr, Birmingham. Full operations have now begun at its new, environmentally-sustainable bus and maintenance garage. After making their last departure from the current 90-year-old depot on the morning of Saturday 10 December, the […]
Census data has revealed that 14.5% of Oxford residents commute to work by bus, minibus or coach. This was even the case during the pandemic. This is significantly more than across Oxfordshire where, during the pandemic, 20.8% commuted by active travel (walking, cycling, etc) and 5.6% by bus, and England, where 14.2% commuted by active […]
A decision by the Traffic Commissioner sees Atlantic Travel (GB) Ltd have its operator’s licence limited for 14 days after one of its vehicles hit a bridge. The operator and its Transport Managers were called to public inquiry after one of its double-deckers collided with a railway bridge on 27 May 2022. The vehicle was […]
A new report has found that, without bolder bus and coach policies being adopted urgently, net zero targets will not be met. The new modelling finds that current government policy will increase uptake of buses among passengers by 10% by 2050 – but to meet net zero goals, bus use must rise by 79%. And […]
Work has started in transforming First Leicester’s depot ready to receive 68 new electric single-deckers from March. An investment of £29.1m has been secured so far towards the project and this is made up from the first round of Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) government funding alongside capital investment from the operator. The Leicester […]
Transport for Wales (TfW) is partnering with mobility intelligence company Cityswift to use AI technology in an effort to improve the experience for bus passengers in Wales. The data analysis work with Cityswift has provided TfW with access to new insights and AI-powered run-times. Through the data provided, TfW is able to access performance insights […]
The Coach Tourism Association’s (CTA) Winter Networking event in Bournemouth attracted 126 delegates including coach tour operators, wholesalers, and suppliers, over Sunday 20 and Monday 21 November. The total is a record for a CTA end of year winter event. The fully subscribed networking event and fam trip included a variety of new members and […]
A special summit, convened by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), was held in London on Tuesday [29 November] to tackle driver shortages facing the bus and coach industry. With a nationwide 10% (9.3% bus, 15.9% coach) driver vacancy rate, representatives from bus and coach operators, stakeholder bodies, combined […]