The Scottish Government has approved additional expenditure of up to £35.4 million to enable bus operators to maintain services during the pandemic. The new funding extends the support of up to £61.4 million that the Scottish Government has already made available in 2021-22, and up to £191.3 million that was available in 2020-21. “This additional […]
National Express is now offering carbon offsetting as part of its booking process. To offset their travel footprint, passengers can include climate action at checkout or visit a dedicated website when ordering a ticket. The offset programme is sourced and handled by the Norwegian climate and technology company CHOOOSE and will directly support projects that […]
Liverpool City Region’s planned hydrogen bus fleet could double in size. Funding is already in place to buy 20 double-decker hydrogen buses to initially serve the city region’s busiest route, the 10A between St Helens and Liverpool city centre. There is currently an ongoing procurement process for the hydrogen bus, with no manufacturer yet selected. […]
A nationwide marketing campaign to promote the coach sector now requires notifications of support from the industry. Originally the idea of Candice Mason, Manager at Masons Minibuses and Coaches, marketing agency Made has come onboard to map out the marketing initiative. The campaign is aimed at giving the industry a boost as it pulls itself […]
YouTuber, Geoff Marshall, has published a video of his visit to Go North East to test ride the company’s new Yutong E10 electric single-deckers. Geoff has almost 230,000 subscribers to his channel on the popular social media channel. Branded ‘Voltra’, the nine buses run on the Go-Ahead-owned operation’s 53 and 54 routes around Newcastle and […]
Go-Ahead Group-owned Bluestar has shown off an ADL Enviro400EV electric double-decker at The Great Hall in Winchester. The electric bus was shown and demonstrated to Hampshire County Council. Among those joining the operator were Cllr Rob Humby, executive lead member for economy, transport and the environment; Cllr Russell Oppenheimer, executive member for highways operations; Cllr […]
As it prepares to take over the Yorkshire Tiger operations from Arriva, Transdev has announced it is to rebrand these services as Team Pennine. Transdev announced in April that it was to take over Arriva’s Yorkshire Tiger services this summer. The new name symbolises what Transdev describes as its local, people-centric approach. The pink and […]
As it approaches its 200th year producing fabrics, Camira is updating its Aura range of transport textiles. The final fabric released under the Holdsworth brand in 2004, Aura is one of Camira’s most popular transport fabrics, selling hundreds of thousands of metres in the past 17 years. Previously available in 15 standard colourways of blues, […]