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 […]
Stagecoach is to introduce what it describes as the UK’s first all-electric city bus networks as part of its drive to deliver a net zero UK bus fleet by 2035. Plans are well underway to see Stagecoach make its city bus networks in Inverness and Perth all-electric from the end of 2022 and early 2023 […]
Abellio is to be bought out from state-owned rail company, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, by a new UK-run transport company. The move will pave the way for the new company to take over all Abellio UK’s existing services, serving millions of rail and bus passengers in London, Liverpool, the Midlands and East Anglia. The new company will […]
Buses across England will benefit from up to £130 million of government support, ensuring services keep running. The funding package will cover six months from October 2022 to March 2023, and builds on almost two years’ worth of government support to keep bus networks running during the pandemic. The funding means almost £2 billion has […]
Switch Mobility has unveiled its electric double-decker, air-conditioned bus, the Switch EiV 22. Designed, developed and manufactured in India specifically for the Indian market, Switch EiV 22 is heralded as the world’s first standard floor, air conditioned, electric double-decker with wider door on the rear overhang and a rear staircase. Switch EiV 22 has a lightweight, […]
There will be a strong pre-war theme to the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) events taking place as part of Winchester Heritage Open Days on 10 and 11 September. FoKAB has announced that its 1935 Albion Victor coach AAA 756 fitted with rare bodywork by E.D. Abbott of Farnham is expected to be the […]
A public inquiry into Stagecoach Devon after a tragic accident seems to me to be more significant than at first meets the eye. First of all, let me say that it was primarily a tragedy for the injured passengers, but also a tragedy for a young driver who made a small mistake with big consequences. […]