Owner and operator of battery storage, Zenobe Energy, has aided the roll-out of National Express West Midlands’ fleet of 19 new ADL-BYD Enviro400 EV electric double-deckers. Zenobe supplied the operator with an end-to-end solution including batteries, the charging system at the depot and a software platform to help optimise energy use. The company says this […]
High demand for travel has prompted National Express to increase its services earlier than expected. National Express has responded to booking enquiries by making significant additions to its timetable, just two weeks after getting back on the road. From Monday 13 July, 12 new services will be introduced, nine will increase their frequency and just […]
A bus leasing model has been proposed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). The model would see operators pay a fee in exchange for long term usage of a bus. The purchase of these buses, which would all be zero emission, would be financed through a combination of £2bn of government and private investment. […]
Member of Parliament for Moray, Douglas Ross MP, has made the case at the House of Commons for a bespoke deal to aid the coach industry. The move shows the MP has listened to the calls of Maynes of Buckie, one of his local operators, for government aid. At the House of Commons, Douglas Ross […]
Honk for Hope UK continues to gain pace, with a Blackpool version of the rally set to take place. The original Honk for Hope UK event saw operators parade vehicles along the A1 in the north east. The campaign hopes to raise awareness of the damaging effects the coronavirus lockdown has had on the UK’s […]
First Group has reported a statutory operating loss of £152.7m in the year to 31 March 2020 (2019: profit of £9.8m). The company noted that the impact of coronavirus in March resulted in average passenger volumes declining by around 90% by the end of the month. In its financial report, it said it had made […]
Volvo Buses, like many companies currently, is developing its offerings to better serve its customers needs during the pandemic. Something it has designed to this end is a coach sanitation programme. Karl Johansson, Business Development Director, Coach Europe at Volvo Buses, said: “We want to support our customers in offering their passengers a safe way […]
Campaign for Better Transport has published a report outlining how the transport system can be transformed as part of a recovery programme following the pandemic. Entitled ‘COVID-19 Recovery: Renewing the Transport System’, the report shows how the transport network could be changed to create jobs, tackle social exclusion, improve the environment and people’s health, and […]