As teased earlier this week here on our website, Birmingham City Council’s 20 Wrightbus double-deckers are now in service on National Express West Midlands‘ route 51 to Walsall via Perry Barr. Outside London, these are the only hydrogen buses operating in England. The new buses have been purchased as part of the Council’s Clean Air […]
The current home-to-school transport PSVAR exemption that expires on 31 March 2022 has been extended to 31 July 2022. The UKCOA has distributed this news after receiving a letter from Baroness Vere, Minister for Roads, Buses and Places in the DfT concerning the change. There will be further exemptions granted beyond 31 July 2022, but […]
RHA has confirmed plans to promote the coach sector with the first-ever National Coach Week from 1 April 2022. The campaign will take place across the UK and will be a celebration of the industry, showcasing the vital role it plays in society. Coach operators provide an essential service: getting children to school, families to […]
The Kings Ferry has ended commuter services into London from the Medway Towns almost exactly 40 years after they started. The iconic routes through the Kent towns were started by Peter O’Neill, founder of The Kings Ferry, who started with one Bedford coach in 1981, but within eight months, was running 19 coaches on commuter. […]
Daimler Truck, the TRATON GROUP and Volvo Group have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric coaches across Europe. The network will also be for use by heavy-duty long-haul trucks. The JV creation is subject to regulatory approvals. The planned […]
Switch Mobility is establishing a new manufacturing and technology centre in Castilla y León, Spain. Already with sites in Sherburn-in-Elmet in Yorkshire and India, the new facility is intended to extend Switch’s footprint as part of the company’s global plans. Recently founded Switch Mobility, owned by Ashok Leyland, is the company Optare became a part […]
Stagecoach has entered into agreements to sell the marketing, retail and customer service activities of three of its inter-city coach businesses to ComfortDelGro (CDG). The deal applies to Stagecoach’s 35% interest in Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, a joint venture between Stagecoach and CDG, which markets and retails inter-city coach services in Scotland and between Scotland […]
National Express and Stagecoach have agreed on the terms of a recommended all-share combination of the two businesses. It sees National Express buy Stagecoach at around £470m. The boards of the two transport giants agree the combination is a ‘highly compelling strategic proposition’ with significant growth and cost synergies. They believe that the Combination will result […]