Stagecoach West takes Wessex routes
Stagecoach West has completed its takeover of Rotala’s Bristol services and taken over eight bus routes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire,...
Changes to the LEZ in London
The Mayor of London confirmed his plans to strengthen the standards of the existing London-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) from 26 October 2020,...
So, Daimler, what about your cars?
The tendency for unintended ignition was jumped upon and resolved very quickly, as you’d expect from Mercedes-Benz. But only a few weeks ago, a...
Respect for the dismantlers
In this week’s issue, B&CB visits the community of bus dismantlers and recyclers just outside of Barnsley. It was, above all else, humbling....
The age of ‘the commute’
The ‘commute’ to suggest the daily trip to work is among the more modern words in the English lexicon. Until the end of the 19th century, the...
Spot the difference…
The surprise announcement at the Daimler Buses pre-Kortrijk event in September was a new, lightly hybridised version of the Citaro bus. Statically...
Coffee-powered biofuel buses
Some buses in London are now being powered by fuel derived from waste coffee grounds. Shell and clean technology company, bio-bean, are working...
Daimler to split into three entities
Daimler is aiming to split its Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans and Daimler Trucks & Buses divisions into two legally independent entities to...