McGill’s Buses is to launch its first fully-electric bus route later today. The operator has invested £32.5 million in 68 zero-emission buses. These include 55 Yutong E12s and one BYD ADL Enviro200EV for Renfrewshire and Glasgow routes, as well as 12 BYD ADL Enviro400EV double-deckers for Dundee operations. The operator is to launch its first […]
Pelican Bus and Coach has secured a £30m funding package from HSBC UK, enabling it to source 129 electric buses from Yutong in the third quarter of 2021. The electric buses are destined for use on city centre routes in different cities around the UK. McGill’s Buses in Greenock is Pelican Bus and Coach’s largest […]
Volvo Buses is expanding its electromobility offer with the launch of its new BZL Electric chassis. The new Volvo BZL Electric is designed for both single and double decker applications with multiple options for bodybuilders. It includes Volvo Buses’ latest connected technology offer, Volvo Connect. With features such as Volvo’s Zone Management, the operator can […]
Stagecoach has called on the UK Government to use the forthcoming Spending Review to put in place a stimulus package to incentivise a return to more bus use. The operator has submitted a six-point plan with a raft of policy proposals in advance of the Spending Review on 27 October. The proposals include tax incentives, […]
Organisers of the Bus Driver of the Year (BDoY) competition have announced a date for the event’s return. The National Final for the 2022 edition is to be held on Sunday 18 September at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool. BDoY national competitions were cancelled in 2020 and this year due to the pandemic. “The good news […]
London bus operators Tower Transit and RATP Dev UK are to form a joint venture. The deal is to see Tower Transit’s Westbourne Park operations combine with RATP Dev UK’s London United and London Sovereign operations, with the combined operations taking the name RATP Dev London Transit Ltd (RDLT). Tower Transit Ltd is to hold […]
Leeds-based UK holiday specialist Caledonian Leisure says demand for post-lockdown holidays has helped it outperform its first-year business plan projections. Caledonian Leisure Ltd, which comprises coach holiday specialist Caledonian Travel and hotel breaks operator UKBreakaways.com, was acquired in 2020 by the senior management team of Caledonian Travel and National Holidays following the collapse of parent […]
Iveco Bus, driverless technology provider EasyMile and partners have completed testing of a fully driverless standard bus prototype, which they say is capable of operating under real conditions. This comes after successful testing as part of the multi-partner STAR (Rapid Autonomous Transport System). The bus has proven feasible for autonomous operations in bus rapid transit […]