Abellio London has increased its fleet size by 5% overnight as it takes on 41 more buses to serve two additional TfL bus routes. The operator has taken over the 322 (Clapham Common-Crystal Palace) service, which it is now operating from its Battersea depot, while the newly acquired 111 (Kingston to Heathrow Airport via Hounslow) […]
Irizar is launching its latest coach, the Irizar i6S Efficient. Calling it the most efficient coach in its history, Irizar’s new generation of i6S has been designed to achieve 13% savings in emissions. A weight saving of 950kg has been achieved with this new design and the aerodynamic coefficient is 30% lower. Perhaps one of […]
RHA Coaches is calling for action on driver facilities outside sports stadia and in city centres or out-of-town parking for coaches. It follows a letter sent by Richard Bamber of Anthony’s Travel on the lack of driver facilities outside Wembley Stadium published in Bus and Coach Buyer (issue 1615, 29 April 2022). Richard Bamber said […]
ShuttleID, the school bus pass and ticketing platform, is offering free live vehicle tracking for 12 months, with the purchase of one of its school ticketing packages in May. The free upgrade provides operators with live vehicle tracking and real-time ticket scanning data, all within a single system. The LIVE add-on, which launched earlier this […]
Borders Buses, supported by Scottish Borders Council, is launching an on-demand, app-enabled bus service. Named Pingo, it offers bespoke travel for Berwickshire journeys not served by a scheduled bus service. It operates seven days a week from 7am to 9pm, serving Cockburnspath to Coldstream, Gordon and St Abbs and everywhere in between. It is available […]
Henley-in-Arden-based Johnsons Coaches’ Excelbus bus services are to be taken over by Rotala-owned Diamond Bus. The deal will see the 20-strong fleet join Rotala for a cash consideration of £936,000. According to a release from Rotala posted on the London Stock Exchange, the acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing from completion. Rotala estimates that […]
For the first time since 2019, Germany’s dedicated bus and coach trade show Bus2Bus opened its doors to visitors last week. Bus and Coach Buyer’s David Cole joined them to investigate the 35 vehicles and myriad products on show, many of them new developments including these highlights. Switch Mobility were there with two examples of […]
