Industry leaders, council officials, stakeholders and climate experts have been in Bradford to discuss how the city’s landmark hydrogen project can be central to the region’s low-carbon future. With figures showing the state-of-the-art hydrogen production facility on the old Birkshall Gas works could generate £120 million to the Bradford economy and create up to 125 […]
Former Van Hool and Volvo salesman, David Porter, has been appointed Head of Coach Sales at Wrightbus. The new addition to the manufacturer’s roster comes as it develops a long-range hydrogen coach. David, who has over three decades of experience in the coach industry, joined Wrightbus earlier this month. David said: “I’m excited to join […]
Scania aims to cut the emissions it produces in vehicle production by utilising remanufactured parts on its main assembly line in Sweden. In what the manufacturer says is a world first for heavy vehicle OEMs, the iReGear research project saw a new gearbox built on the production line using remanufactured parts. The test saw 50% […]
Stagecoach East is continuing its ‘Behind the Buses’ campaign by giving members of the local business community a tour of its depot. The event, run by Stagecoach East in association with Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, was aimed at giving a better understanding of not only the role that public transport plays within our community, but […]
As Manchester’s franchised bus network reaches its first anniversary, Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Committee has signed off several millions of pounds worth of investment in transport infrastructure across its region. The funding is drawn down from the £1.07bn of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement awarded in 2022 and the wider Greater Manchester Transport Capital Programme. […]
Stagecoach is now rolling out its latest batch of electric buses. The introduction of the 715 buses will increase the percentage of its fleet powered by electric to 15%. As well as the vehicles themselves, Stagecoach is also investing in depot and infrastructure upgrades across the country. This includes EV charging, battery storage and the […]
Bus and coach passengers are the least at risk of being killed on the roads in London compared to all other transport modes, a TfL study has revealed. In TfL’s 2023 Casualties in Greater London report, bus or coach occupants were shown as being least likely to be killed, with one passenger killed for every […]
Bookings have opened for the Coach Tourism Association’s CTA Conference & Workshop 2025, taking place in Stratford-upon-Avon, Saturday 8 to Tuesday 11 February 2025. The most popular event in the UK coach tourism calendar, the previous Conference attracted record attendance with over 200 CTA members. The CTA Conference & Workshop 2025 features DFDS as Gold […]