Wrightbus has revealed the latest stage of its hydrogen coach development following successful Government funding. The vehicle features a HCEV driveline mounted in a GB Kite Hydroliner single-deck bus. CEO Jean-Marc Gales described the latest zero-emission coach iteration, a 300kw hydrogen coach demonstrator unveiled at the Cenex Expo, as a significant step forward in the […]
Vehicle electrification specialist Equipmake is adding a new heavy duty electric motor with double the continuous power of its predecessor to its range. The company’s next-gen HTM-3500 e-motor has the same peak figures of 3500Nm and 400kW as before, but crucially the continuous power has been doubled, from 100kW to 200kW at 2500rpm. The motor […]
Dublin Express has become the first passenger transport operator in Ireland to transition its fleet to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The initiative, launched at Dublin Airport by Irish Transport Minister James Lawless TD is a significant step in decarbonising travel between its Dublin city centre routes and Dublin Airport, says National Express. It will see […]
Around 15,000 buses operating in England’s major cities must become zero-emissions by 2036, if city regions are to hit their net-zero targets, according to the Urban Transport Group. The Urban Transport Group cites Government statistics, which say there were 16,500 buses operating in London and the Metropolitan areas at the end of March 2023, but […]
Rambler Group Holdings has purchased Mortons Travel from National Express for an undisclosed sum. Additionally, Rambler Group Holdings’ CEO, Qasim Ahmed, told Bus and Coach Buyer that two more acquisitions by the Group are planned. The deal is currently due to go ahead by the end of the year and will see an additional 110 […]
Cambridgeshire County Council is to plead guilty to charges relating to deaths on the county’s Guided Busway. In May 2023, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced its intention to prosecute Cambridgeshire County Council for historic health and safety offences arising from the operation of the Guided Busway. Legal proceedings against the Council formally commenced […]
London electric coach specialist, Westway Coaches in Molesey, has bought a new Yutong U11DD double-deck bus to run on private hire in and around the capital. The vehicle has been highly specified with three-point belts and leather seats for a broad range of customers including private schools and corporate clients. It has been acquired without […]
Go-Ahead-owned Brighton & Hove Buses has acquired 16 vehicles and 14 employees from Lewes-based Regency Coaches. The vehicles and employees have joined Brighton & Hove’s Spirit of Sussex Coaches operation with immediate effect from 29 August 2024. Regency Coaches operates school and private hire services, which will continue to be served by Brighton and Hove […]