Brighton’s The Big Lemon has for the first time ever run a fully-zero-emission electric bus fleet on all its public bus routes. Even the operator’s staff shuttle is electric-powered. The operator almost hit a snag in rolling out the zero-emission fleet when a spring snapped on one of its buses. A new spring was ordered from […]
Oxford Bus Company has announced the frequency of its service to Gatwick Airport is returning to every hour. The luxury Airline coach service will increase its journeys to Gatwick Airport from Sunday 17 July due to increased passenger demand. It had previously increased its services to Heathrow Airport to every 30 minutes following the lifting […]
Electric bus manufacturer Arrival is now in a partnership with Enel X to test its zero-emission battery electric bus in Italy. The tests will be carried out by Enel X, Enel’s subsidiary dedicated to innovative products and services, on the basis of an analysis matrix developed in-house, to look at all the main features of […]
National Express is now operating coach services from Nottingham’s new Broad Marsh Bus Station. The operator will be operating around 400 services a week from the new location, with popular routes including London Victoria, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and frequent airport services to London Heathrow and London Luton. Passengers benefit from a range of […]
Caledonian Leisure is celebrating after Caledonian Travel and sister brand UKBreakaways recorded their 250,000th holiday customer just 14 months after launching. To mark the achievement and to say ‘thank you’ to its customers, the company has awarded five people a free break for two at each of its Travel Centres in Glasgow, Gateshead, Hull, Middlesbrough […]
Pelican Bus & Coach is making a £2m investment in a new showroom, offices and workshop in Castleford to support the continued growth of its Yutong business. The new facility will enable Pelican to quadruple its capacity as well as creating at least another ten jobs this year. Demolition of the existing buildings has already […]
Alexander Dennis (ADL) has launched a vibrant new brand identity which, it says, emphasises the company’s agility and innovation as it continues to lead the transition to zero emission mobility. New logos reinvigorate the established and well-loved Alexander Dennis and Plaxton brands, supported by a cohesive and crisp visual identity across all brand touchpoints. AD24 […]
ADL has officially opened its new Trident House facility in Farnborough…the R&D facility which will spearhead future vehicle developments and house the company’s museum. “The new facility will be critical to taking forward the company’s new product development agenda and zero emission mobility ambitions, with the innovative hub housing experts from across the business in […]