Transport for Wales and CitySwift are partnering on a pilot programme to optimise public transport services using data and machine learning. The programme aims to deliver efficiencies and improve service levels across the country’s bus network. CitySwift’s platform is designed to enable Welsh bus operators to make more informed data-driven decisions and understand new travel […]
Taking note of recent bridge strike incidents, the Office of the Traffic Commissioners (OTC) has issued satnav guidance. The OTC cites the figure of 1,624 bridge strikes on the Network Rail infrastructure alone in 2020/21. Following a bridge strike in St. Helens, the traffic commissioner held a public inquiry and concluded that the primary cause […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has revealed the new livery for the autonomous buses due to launch in Scotland in 2022. The buses are part of the CAVForth trial which will see full-sized autonomous buses running on UK roads for the first time. The new service will be made up of four Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has announced that Ralph Roberts, CEO of McGill’s Buses, will become the new CPT President at the end of January 2022, taking over from Jane Cole. Ralph Roberts will bring to his role over 40 years of knowledge of the transport sector. Ralph has spent the past 12 years […]
Talks concerning a takeover of Stagecoach by National Express continue. The proposed date for National Express to announce its firm intention whether or not it wants to make an offer for Stagecoach has been reset to 14 December 2021. This is the second time the decision making deadline has been changed over this deal. The […]
Mellor has released more details of its new range of electric buses, after teasing them earlier this month. Designated ‘Sigma’, the new Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) line-up comprises six individual models with overall lengths from 7-metres to 12-metres and GVWs from 8- to 19-tonnes, width and passenger door configuration to further broaden the range. Mellor […]
Van Hool is the first manufacturer in the world to build a 100% battery electric double-deck coach: the TDX25E. The vehicle provides space for 69 passengers (18 on the lower deck and 51 on the upper deck) and has a range of up to 500 km, depending on the climatological conditions and the route’s topography. […]
New bus and coach registrations in the UK fell by 19.8% in the third quarter of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The organisation described the drop as a ‘deeply disappointing decline’ following a 2020 performance devastated by Covid. Single-deck buses were the only vehicle type […]