Independent family-run bus and coach operator, R & S Waterson’s, which has been serving the communities of South and West Yorkshire for almost 60 years, has become the latest provincial transport fleet to roll out a fully cashless ticketing system in partnership with cloud-based ticketing specialist, TransMach. Over a three-month implementation programme in the last […]
Wrightbus is taking its StreetDeck Electroliner on a UK-wide tour to demonstrate the capabilities of the vehicle. Launched last year, the zero-emission rapid-charge double deck is the first ever EV from Wrightbus. The manufacturer claims it is the fastest charging on the market. The bus will visit operators in Cardiff, Warrington, Oxford, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to build an initial ten electric double-deckers for Hong Kong operator The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB). The zero-emission Enviro500EV will be ADL’s first electric double-deck buses in the Asia-Pacific region. Ten battery-electric Enviro500EV three-axle, fully air-conditioned double-deckers will be delivered to KMB in 2023. Each of the integral Enviro500EV […]
New research released today (25 March) shows that most people support measures which give buses greater priority on roads. The research shows that three times as many people support bus priority as oppose it, rising to a four to one ratio for businesses with all regions enjoying more support than opposition. Of those who expressed […]
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has cut 5p/litre from fuel duty as diesel prices stabilise but remain very high. Alongside the fuel duty reduction, Sunak raised the National Insurance threshold by £3,000 a year and said there would be a future 1p reduction in income tax. With the annual inflation rate at 6.2% and rising fast, […]
The CPT CoachMarque Conference returns to the Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport Hotel this on 10 and 11 April. The first in-person conference in two years, it will welcome back members, suppliers, and other coach operators from across the country, to share best practice and of course look at the road ahead. The conference is […]
The introduction of the Sigma range has transformed Mellor into a full , single-deck electric bus supplier and , for the first time, potential customers got to experience the new buses first-hand. Offering tailorable options at 7m, 8m, 9m, 10m, 11m and 12-metre lengths, with one or two doors and in both right and left-hand […]
Oxford Bus Company has announced it is increasing the frequency of its Airline service to Heathrow after all UK entry restrictions ended. The luxury airline coach service provides connectivity between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and Oxford and High Wycombe. Current patronage has increased to 60% of pre-pandemic levels, its highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic […]