Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has agreed to supply 600 Enviro400ER double-deck diesel-electric hybrid buses to the Republic of Ireland. A framework agreement for the deal has been signed by the manufacturer and the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA). The arrangement includes an initial firm order for 100 buses for delivery in autumn 2020. […]
Wrightbus is to supply the first ever hydrogen-powered double-decker for Ireland. For delivery into Belfast before the end of 2020, it is to enter service with Translink. The operator has signed a contract with Energia Group for the supply of renewably-sourced hydrogen fuel from an on-shore North Antrim windfarm. Wrightbus will supply three of the […]
Reading-based Horseman Coaches has identified and annulled inaccuracies in press reports about its part in the repatriation of British citizens from China following the coronavirus outbreak. The day before the chartered flight took the British citizens from China, Horseman was contacted on behalf of the British Government to assist with the repatriation mission. Five of […]
Entries for this year’s IRTE Skills Challenge, the competition for bus and coach technicians and apprentices, are now being sought. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the addition of a new technical test. The new challenge is based on the joint mechanical and electrical skills base, known as mechelec, and is intended to […]
National Express Coach has expanded its network of scheduled airport coach services outside of the UK with a contract award in Ireland. The UK’s largest coach operator has secured the deal to run a high-frequency, cross-city network with Ireland-based Bernard Kavanagh Coaches operating the service on their behalf. It is now advertising roles for new […]
Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton took the unusual decision to issue the permits on a short-term basis to ensure that children in the West Midlands could get to school, following the financial collapse of ATG which revealed it had not performed DBS checks on staff and it had no records of vehicle safety checks. In this […]
The council audit which revealed the scale of deficiency in the Accessible Transport Group (ATG) in the West Midlands is a shocker. ATG ran 600 vehicles on a variety of services, including Ring and Ride and schools transport, mainly using accessible minibuses and all on Section 19 permits using paid drivers. We have significant doubts […]
KB Coaches started around 40 years ago, when Ken Boulton and Ben Niblet contributed the first letters of their forenames to its title… though Ben didn’t remain with the business for very long. The rented site at Claypits near Stonehouse had even earlier coaching connections as the base for Lock’s Coaches. Andy used to travel […]