I am old enough to recall a report by, I think, Shearings saying that the coach industry is the Cinderella of travel something wonderful which creeps under the radar of many people. It was quite clear to most of us that nothing much had changed so far as government is concerned in the dark days […]
A report from the Transport for New Homes group has identified that, in the dramatic house-building boom that’s going on, nobody is thinking about buses. This report chimed with me. In BCB’s home town of Peterborough, a new development on the edge of the city I drove through could barely accommodate my car, let alone […]
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK is to supply over 130 Enviro400EV electric double-deckers to EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē and National Express. The BYD ADL partnership will also support these vehicles with spare parts over a period of 16 years. The buses will help to make Coventry the UK’s first all-electric […]
Registration figures for new buses and coaches in 2021 represented the ‘worst year since records began’, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and traders (SMMT). The UK new bus and coach market declined by 16.8% in 2021, with registrations falling to 3,467 vehicles, according to SMMT’s figures. Quarter four saw figures down 31.6% to […]
Mellor has recruited renowned industry sales executive, Richard Matthews, as Head of Sigma Sales. Matthews joins Mellor after a highly successful sales role with Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), which saw him deliver year-on-year growth over the last decade. His CV also includes a previous General Sales Manager role with ADL and a senior Parts Directorship […]
Quantron has launched its new 12m electric bus, the CIZARIS, in an online presentation this morning (16 February 2022). The new bus model in the Augsburg-based company’s bus portfolio will be launched as an all-electric version (CIZARIS 12 EV), followed in 2023 by a fuel cell drive (CIZARIS 12 H) that uses a largely identical […]
An Irizar Century from Go-Ahead’s fleet has completed its journey from the Isle of Wight to Lusaka in Zambia. The coach is to be used in training drivers to ensure public transport journeys are safe across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Southern Vectis coach, part of Go-Ahead subsidiary Go South Coast, was donated to transport charity Transaid, […]
National Express West Midlands and Coventry are running a special Valentines Day promotion. Anyone who buys an evening saver bus ticket on the National Express mTicket app and travels this evening (14 February 2022) can bring an extra person with them for free. National Express Bus Commercial Director, Chris Gibbens, said: “On 14 February last […]