Media reports that the £2 fare cap could be cut in Wednesday’s Budget have been defused by the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the fare cap will rise 50%, to £3. Costing £200m, the fare cap has seen passenger journey rise almost 20% between March 2022 and March ’23, delivering between 70p and 91p in […]
Eastern Transport Holdings Ltd, the parent company of bus operators Stephensons of Essex and NIBS Buses, operating across Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, has been sold by its sole shareholder, Bill Hiron, to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The business operates around 140 buses on an extensive network of services covering much of East Anglia, stretching […]
FirstGroup has acquired Shropshire-based Lakeside Group comprising Lakeside Coaches, Merediths Coaches and A. T. Brown Coaches. Lakeside operates a fleet of around 145 buses and coaches of various sizes primarily from a central, owned depot in Ellesmere, Shropshire and from five smaller depots – one owned in Shrewsbury and the others leased – in Shropshire, […]
Horsham-based EVM has signed a distribution agreement with Karsan for the e-Jest and e-Atak for UK and Ireland markets. The growing stable of products at EVM, which now includes Evener, Altas, Isuzu, Ferqui, Mercedes-Benz and other coachbuilts and van conversions, will be joined by the e-Jest, which will be exhibited at this year’s Euro Bus […]
Announced at the International Bus and Coach Fair (FIAA) in Madrid, the Tremonia City 75 Electric was named International Minibus of the Year 2025. The 2024 edition of the competition had six competitors for the title: Romanian Aveuro based on the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter; the 6m electric minibus by the French company Bluebus; the eUrban […]
Transport UK London Bus has introduced a fleet of electric double-deckers to its busy 63 route with the help of Siemens. Designed to support the 29-strong EV fleet, the operator developed its Walworth depot in London to incorporate electric routes with power infrastructure, maintenance and charging facilities. The company partnered with Siemens and Siemens Financial […]
Wrightbus has appointed a new director of human resources as its workforce continues to expand. James Hamill has joined the Northern Ireland-based firm from global manufacturing firm Linamar, where he headed up HR for the European region which has 19 different production facilities. The appointment is a return to his roots for James, who was […]
Transport UK London Bus has boosted its fleet with the arrival of 12 new Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliner BEVs. They have been financed through Asset Alliance Group. The 10.9-metre single-deck buses have been supplied on seven-year operating leases. The buses are fitted with 454kWh batteries and can cover up to 200 miles on a single […]