Switch Mobility, the UK-based developer of electrified buses and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and subsidiary of Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, has joined hands with Siemens Ltd. Formed in 2020 as a mature start-up, Switch Mobility is forged from the EV capabilities of Ashok Leyland and Optare. Switch Mobility and Siemens have entered into […]
CEO of ticketing solution specialist Ticketer, Andy Monshaw, has posted a video discussing trends in the transport industry during the pandemic. Ticketer has been helping operators through the pandemic with updates and developments with its solutions. Read more about this in our article on technology’s helping hand during the past 12 months (page 16, issue […]
As England approaches the next stage of unlocking on 12 April, Stagecoach has announced that its bus services will be returning to over 90% of pre-pandemic levels. The move is aimed at supporting the re-opening of many more leisure and hospitality facilities. Stagecoach has worked with local authorities in towns and cities across England to […]
Bus advertising specialist, Adverta, has signed a new contract with Warrington’s Own Buses. Adverta will be utilising the service buses to generate the fleet further revenue via bus advertising while assisting the local community. This will be done by using the advertising space to provide eye-catching mobile platforms for advertising local businesses and events. Adverta […]
Mike Woodhouse, Director of M&J Minibus Hire in Bury St. Edmunds, is to embark on a 100-mile cycle ride in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Mike is raising money for this charity because a friend of his was recently diagnosed with the illness. The ride will be from Bury St Edmunds to Aldeburgh and back, […]
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year is the IRTE Skills Challenge. The competition provides an opportunity for apprentices and qualified engineers to test their skills and knowledge against the best in the industry, gaining recognition for their excellence. This year will see the introduction of the mechelec category for apprentices, a technical test combining mechanical […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has announced that Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has exercised options for 198 Enviro500 double deck buses, to be delivered to the German capital by the end of 2022. ADL will build these buses in its UK factories, with the Scarborough site in Yorkshire to lead final assembly. ADL delivered the first two […]
Courtney Buses will formally be renamed Thames Valley Buses, parent company Reading Buses has announced. The operation officially became Thames Valley Buses on 5 April, although the complete transition will take place over a longer period as the company name is changed in all the places it appears. Following acquisition by Reading Buses two years […]