This year’s ALBUM conference proved a great opportunity for delegates to link up with industry suppliers. Here is a breakdown of some of the great products and services on show during the event. An outdoor vehicle display area had a Yutong U11DD double-deck electric bus on display. It was joined by the new generation of […]
Wrightbus has won a milestone deal to provide 46 hydrogen buses to Germany – taking a demo bus from Belfast to showcase its reliability and range. The buses ordered by Cottbusverkehr GmbH will serve the city of Cottbus, the second largest city in the state of Brandenburg, and in the western part of the district […]
Berlin trade exhibition Bus2Bus gathers together a who’s who of bus and coach manufacturers, with a focus on future technology and sustainable solutions in the industry. Bus and Coach Buyer was there to report on the main developments and news from the show. Here we have a gallery of images ahead of our full feature […]
The backlash against Low Traffic Neighbourhoods being implemented increasingly in our cities is, perhaps, the first gasp of anguish at major change. Most LTNs involve closing one end of a residential road so that it cannot be used as a ‘rat run’ by through traffic. The theory is that residents can access the street – […]
The Coach Tourism Association (CTA) is inviting member coach operators to attend its CTA Spring Networking in Oxford on 19 and 20 May. The event will give coach operators the potential to develop business by enhancing their trip and tour programmes, and will also provide the latest digital marketing insights, says the CTA. CTA’s Spring […]
The UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer electric vehicle (EV) charging is now open to the public, at First Bus’ new purpose-built hub at Summercourt depot in Cornwall. The Summercourt charging hub is the first-of-its-kind for the bus industry, providing direct access for the public to rapid electric charging infrastructure for electric cars and […]
Entrepreneur Andy Scott investment firm REL Capital has continued its acquisition drive within the coach sector, having purchased three more operators by way of retirement sales, with two further acquisition in the pipeline in the coming months. Lewis Coaches based in East London was first established in 1919, and is the oldest coach company in […]
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to create a publicly-owned London to compete for contracts as they expire. In the build-up to the 2 May Mayoral elections, the Mayor has fallen into line with Labour policy, which is to clear the way to the creation of more municipal bus companies and introduce bus franchising […]