Wrightbus is looking to a positive year ahead with the creation of more than 40 new jobs at its Ballymena headquarters. Wrightbus, which launched the world’s first zero-emission hydrogen double decker bus in 2020, has created the roles in preparation for increasing production of the vehicle this year to assist global net zero ambitions and […]
Anna Westerberg has been appointed as President Volvo Buses and new member of Volvo Group Management. Anna Westerberg, born 1975, currently holds the position as head of Volvo Group Connected Solutions. Her career at the Volvo Group began in 2009 and she has held many positions at the company such as head of Volvo Group […]
Summing up what the UK Coach Operators Association (UKCOA) is about, Mark Anderson of Andersons Travel, said: “The UKCOA is a trade association for coach operators, administered by coach operators.” These words were said at the official launch of the UKCOA, the new name for the LTCOA. The change of moniker reflects the growing reach […]
The future of Bonded Coach Holidays (BCH) has been secured following the formation of a strategic alliance between ABTOT (Association of Bonded Tour Organisers Trust) and the Confederation of Passenger Transport. CPT is authorised to run the BCH consumer protection scheme by BEIS under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. However, […]
The Scottish Government has announced that an additional £25 million is being made available through a second round of the Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme. The scheme, which opened in August last year, provides support to bus operators and manufactures who want to transition to zero emission vehicles and also help drive a green […]
Recently, CaetanoBus was selected as the supplier to deliver four hydrogen buses to Bielefeld’s Transport Company and supplied two hydrogen buses to the eFarm Project in Germany. Now, the public transport operator of Wiesbaden chose Caetano to deliver ten hydrogen buses in the last quarter of 2021. The 12m hydrogen vehicles will be operated by […]
More than 5.04 billion bus journeys are made in the UK each year. Around half of these are in London with approximately 1,500 passenger casualties reported each year and a further 6,000 minor incidents. Data provided by Loughborough University on behalf of London TravelWatch has shown that the majority of injuries to passengers happened during […]
VisitEngland let four coach operators explain their blueprint for success as the UK emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic in a webinar, Coach Travel: building towards recovery. The event saw Robert Shaw, of Harry Shaws, John Johnson of Johnsons Coaches, Lucy Osborne, UK Product Manager for Leger/Shearings, and Paul Cartwright of A&P Travel urge operators to […]