Bus and Coach

Rochdale bus manufacturer Mellor has won an order from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) for 21 of its low emission Strata vehicles that will operate in the city’s new Bee Network. Stagecoach has opted for four Strata Ultra buses –…

Sightseeing company Big Bus Tours has signed an agreement that will repower 10 of its double decker open-top buses in London with Equipmake’s electric drivetrain technology. The vehicles involved are all Ankai double-deck sightseeing buses, with each to incorporate Equipmake’s…

Lothian Buses has placed an order for 50 new Volvo BZL Electric double deck buses, each with MCV bodywork, for Scotland’s capital city. In an investment of more than £24million, Lothian will introduce the new vehicles in two batches across…

A new Irizar Integral i6s Efficient coach has gone into service with returning customer Nigel and Kim’s Tours of Westbury. The 14-metre, 42-seat tri-axle coach is propelled by DAFs MX13 390kw, OBD-E Euro-6 engine, with an output of 530hp, and…

A single-decker bus with both automated driving and zero tailpipe emissions has taken to the road in a landmark UK trial. The MetroCity 1080EV, manufactured by Switch in Yorkshire, entered operation with First Bus on its Mi-Link 003 service from…

First Bus has ordered 53 zero emission buses, in partnership with City of York Council, in a transformation that will see its depot become one of the first outside London to be fully electric. The StreetDeck Electroliner double-deckers and GB…

First Bus has appointed a decarbonisation director as it makes strides towards having a fully zero emission fleet by 2035. Faizan Ahmad, who joined the business from Amazon at the end of June, will spearhead the environmental, decarbonisation, and fleet…

Transdev operator The Harrogate Bus Company has placed orders worth £21 million for 39 new buses as it converts its entire fleet in the town to fully electric power. The order includes 20 new Mercedes-Benz E-Citaro all-electric single deck buses,…

Equipmake has partnered with bus service provider, Newport Transport, in a fleet deal to repower the operator’s double deck buses with its electric drivetrain technology for use on school and city routes. The eight buses scheduled for repowering consist of…

Barnes Coaches of Swindon has taken delivery of a new Irizar Integral i6 coach – the 12th of its type added to the fleet since 2015. The new tri-axle features DAF’s 11-litre coach engine, the MX-11 330, with an output…