Bus operators across Scotland have outlined their commitment to deliver multi-operator smart ticketing. First, Stagecoach, Lothian Buses, McGill’s and XPlore Dundee have pledged to deliver the tickets across the country during 2016 to 2017. They also plan for it to be extended to rail, ferries and the subway in the near future. Technical work on […]
Bus and Coach Buyer is amongst the sponsors of the 2016 edition of the UK Coach Awards whose finalist list has been announced. The list comprises of 45 companies or individuals across 12 categories, covering the whole range of activities involved in the planning, promotion and operation of coaches. The judging was undertaken by an […]
National Express plans to add a further 65 Platinum buses this year, extending the brand to serve every district of the Black Country. The operator expects the first of these new buses will be on the road in the summer. Platinum buses were first introduced in May 2015 and operate on eight routes across Birmingham, […]
Seldom have so many new bus designs for London appeared in short succession, no doubt prompted by the capital’s heightened need for replacement vehicles over the next two years. The latest to appear is the SRM, a new body from Wrightbus mounted on a Volvo B5L hybrid chassis and another in a long line of […]
Aberdeen’s hydrogen bus fleet could be increased in size, after a successful first year of operation. The £21m Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project has backing from Europe, the UK Government and the Scottish Government, as well as a broad range of private sector partners. Led by Aberdeen City Council, the scheme is testing the economic and […]
Reading Buses has placed a £1.3m order for six Wrightbus Streetdeck double deckers. The decision follows the operator’s ‘summer bus trials’ last year that saw it evaluate a number of new models, including a New Routemaster. The buses will be used on the operator’s orange routes between Woodley and Reading. To Euro6 standard, they will […]
In 2015, Daimler Buses increased its earnings by 9% to €214m/£165.86m (2014: €197m/£152.68m) despite experiencing what it described as a ‘massive market decline’ in Brazil. Return on sales increased to 5.2% (2014: 4.7%). Overall, Daimler Buses sold 28,100 buses and chassis (2014: 33,200), which it says maintains its market leadership in its core markets in […]
Ellison’s Coaches of Swindon has ordered a second MOBIpeople Explorer 70 seat coach on an MAN RR8 chassis for the 2016 season. The coach, which is identical to the one supplied in 2015, is the 40th order confirmed since the 2014 NEC launch of the Portuguese bodybuilder’s products in UK. Barry Ellison of Ellison’s Coaches […]