Southampton based Bluestar, owned by Go Ahead Group, has purchased 18 ADL Enviro200s which will operate on its 18 route. £3m has been invested in the vehicles which link Thornhill, Bitterne, Shirley, Millbrook and the City Centre. Representatives from Southampton City Council – including Leader of the Council, Simon Letts and Cabinet Member for Environment […]
Arriva has revamped five Wrightbus Eclipse bodied Volvo B7RLEs for its service between Southend and Basildon. The refurbished buses have received eco-leather seating, onboard Wi-Fi and a new colour scheme. They are now running on the operator’s Service 5 following an inspection by Southend Members of Parliament, James Duddridge and Sir David Amess, the Mayors […]
Merseyside transport authority, Merseytravel, is to enter into a formal ‘Bus Alliance’, initially with operators Arriva and Stagecoach. The initiative is focused on growing the number of fare paying passengers, improving customer satisfaction and driving up investment for the benefit of all who use bus services. The two operators together run 90% of commercial bus […]
CHIC (Clean Hydrogen in European Cities), a flagship zero emission bus project, has been promoted during the COP21 climate change conference in France. The scheme sees 56 fuel cell buses operated in eight cities (Aarau, Bozen, London, Milan, Oslo, Cologne, Hamburg and Whistler), which emit only water vapour at the tailpipe. The project will run […]
South Wales based Edwards Coaches is appearing in a short film made by The Times newspaper. The documentary is on the family run operator’s partnership with Lombard Finance, the Asset Finance arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The partnership has allowed the operator to ‘grow the fleet further than ever before’, helping to finance […]
Stagecoach owned megabus.com has launched its 50th domestic departure in France since the liberalisation of the coach market in the country. It has launched a further 14 domestic journeys, meaning almost 30 new domestic journey options have been introduced for customers within the past month. Prior to the liberalisation of the coach market, the company […]
BYD biggest EV seller In a global electric vehicle (EV) ranking, BYD Company Ltd has been ranked first in sales in October for the sixth consecutive month since May. It has sold a total of 6,099 EV units. The figures are also a watershed for the company because for the first time it ranks first […]
First Bus has been short listed in two categories at the 2016 National Employee Engagement Awards, which recognises the very best people focused organisations. Bolton Bus driver, Tony Clegg, who last year became the elected Employee Director for First Manchester, was short listed for the Unsung Hero award after he breathed new life and focus […]