BYD has opened the first of its own bus plants in Europe in the northern Hungarian town of Komarom, an investment that will total some €20m (£17.1m) in the three years to 2018. Currently, there are 32 employees of whom 68% are factory workers in the 66,000 square metre complex. Eventually it will employ some […]

Mellor Coachcraft is to showcase the Orion E, a fully electric 16 seat bus, at the Commercial Vehicles Show at the NEC between 25 and 27 April. Having taken two years to develop, the manufacturer says the vehicle is unique as it has single step entry and a completely flat, low floor saloon. It offers […]

RATP Dev UK is to rename its Epsom Coaches business to Quality Line, previously the trading name of the bus division of Epsom Coaches. From 25 June 2017, it will be brought under direct management of RATP Dev London. With this change, all of RATP Dev UK’s London bus operations (through its three subsidiaries London […]

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has proposed expansions to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) whilst confirming that the ULEZ in central London will come into effect from 8 April 2019, covering the existing congestion charge zone. Petrol vehicles that don’t meet Euro4 standards and diesel vehicles that do not meet Euro6 standards will have […]

Bus Users UK is now officially registered as an approved Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Body for bus and coach passengers. ADR protects the rights of the consumer and provides a quicker and cheaper alternative to the court system when a consumer is unable to resolve a dispute directly with a retailer or service provider. The […]

Ensignbus has taken delivery of the first 10.8m BCI double deckers to enter the UK. They are, at the time of writing, waiting to be certified. It has received ten for its own operations, one for an existing order and another demonstrator. The operator/dealer is the supplier of these Australian buses. According to Ensignbus Operations […]

Manchester University’s Sackville Street Building has a long association with forward looking engineering and its Great Hall provided a fitting location for the first of LowCVP’s LEB workshops, moderated by its Bus Working Group Chair, Mike Weston. In his introduction, Mike praised the industry’s interest in the bus working group which was regularly attracting over […]

Mercedes-Benz has released a sketch of the new look Tourismo. You can read more about this updated model in Stuart’s upcoming report.