Posts Tagged with bus

MP campaigns against bus service cut

MP campaigns against bus service cut

By chrispeat -

MP for South Staffordshire, Sir Gavin Williamson, is campaigning to save the number 5 bus service which is set to be cut from Codsall and Bilbrook....

Industry welcomes ex-Wilko staff

Industry welcomes ex-Wilko staff

By chrispeat -

After the news that a rescue deal to save failing high-street shop Wilko from going out of business fell through, the bus and coach industry has...

UK’s first full-size, autonomous zero-emission bus on roads

UK’s first full-size, autonomous zero-emission bus on roads

By chrispeat -

First Bus is operating an autonomous Switch Mobility MetroCity 1080EV electric single-decker in Didcot. The operator says it is the UK’s full-size...

Highest TfL bank holiday bus rides recorded since pandemic

Highest TfL bank holiday bus rides recorded since pandemic

By chrispeat -

New ridership figures from TfL show the busiest August Bank Holiday for bus journeys since the pandemic. Bus journeys during the bank holiday reached...

BYD/Alexander Dennis partnership hits 1,500th milestone

BYD/Alexander Dennis partnership hits 1,500th milestone

By chrispeat -

BYD UK and Alexander Dennis jointly announced that its partnership has officially handed over its 1,500th electric bus, a BYD–Alexander Dennis...

Nearly 6,000 green buses needed by 2030 – IPPR research

Nearly 6,000 green buses needed by 2030 – IPPR research

By Chris Peat -

More than 5,800 extra green buses are needed by 2030 in English regions outside London to reach net-zero and support the levelling up agenda,...

TfL invites opinions on Superloop section

TfL invites opinions on Superloop section

By Chris Peat -

TfL is inviting people to have their say on proposals for a new limited stop express bus service between North Finchley and Walthamstow. The new...

Mellor launches ‘industry first’ Sigma High-Floor

Mellor launches ‘industry first’ Sigma High-Floor

By Chris Peat -

Mellor has launched a high-floor electric bus, describing it as the first of its kind in the industry. Available in seven-metre and nine-metre...