German city Hesse has put 24 electric-powered Mercedes-Benz eCitaros into service. The addition of the buses is the first step in transport operator HEAG mobilo’s of replacing almost its entire bus fleet with vehicles that are 100% electric in the next four years. The 24 eCitaros consist of 11 solo and 13 articulated variants. HEAG […]
Go-Ahead Group-owned Morebus is continuing its support for Bournemouth’s Town Pastors. The operator is continuing its partnership with the Christian volunteers, who help those in need of emotional or practical support whilst on weekend nights out. Before the pandemic, the operator was providing complimentary transport for the Pastors across Bournemouth. Now the town is beginning […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has been chosen to supply the first vehicles of a new, zero-emission hydrogen bus fleet for the Liverpool City Region. The 20 Enviro400FCEV buses will be directly purchased through the Liverpool City Region’s Transforming Cities Fund. Like the new trains for the Merseyrail network, will be owned by the people of […]
A project to launch a nationwide television advert campaign promoting the coach industry has been taken on by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). Bus and Coach Buyer reported on the first incarnation of the campaign, which was the brain child of Candice Mason of Masons Coach Hire. Candice originally spearheaded the initiative, which saw […]
Transform Cymru is urging the Welsh Government to restore confidence in public transport to avoid a car-based recovery from the pandemic. The organisation is dedicated to ensuring communities are connected sustainably in Wales. It has written a letter encouraging the Government to issue pro-public transport messages. The missive highlights the benefits of travelling by public […]
Transdev’s Witchway service has returned to night operations. As its nocturnal services from Manchester to Rawtenstall and Burnley return, the operator of the route is offering free trips home on its ‘Sky Class’ luxury buses when the services resume in the early hours of Sunday (29 August 2021). The offer is thought to be ideal […]
Somerset Passenger Solutions has appointed Simon Mohammad as Operations Director. Simon was previously at First Hampshire, Dorset and Berkshire, where he was Head of Operations. He has over 20 years’ of experience from both commercial and municipal operations. Simon will lend his experience and skill to support SPS and its teams as it moves through […]
Mercedes-Benz’s electric-powered eCitaro has been trialled by Transdev in North Yorkshire. The week-long trials have taken place on The Harrogate Bus Company’s popular route 1 linking Harrogate and Knaresborough and follow experience gained with two alternative electric single-deck buses. A Chinese built Yutong E10 was tested in February of this year, while a BYD ADL […]