Bus and Coach

The number of women drivers at Go-Ahead’s UK’s network of bus companies across the UK has risen in the past year following a wide range of efforts to attract more applicants. Overall, female representation among Go-Ahead’s 11,000 workforce of drivers…

UK government plans to reform driver training rules could make renewing bus, coach and HGV driver qualifications more efficient for drivers to stay in and rejoin the industry. A new consultation launched on 2 March proposes reforms to the Driver…

People in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampshire will enjoy greener, cleaner journeys after the government announced today that an extra 117 zero emission buses will be rolled out via £25.3 million funding. The investment, separate to government’s Zero Emission Bus…

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has completed its one-month trial of a Yutong electric bus powered by Zeelo on its Gaydon site employee commuter service. The trial consisted of a 24-mile round-trip service that amounted to 985 miles across the month,…

The first of Volvo’s BZL Electric single decker will operate in West Scotland as UK orders for the new model begin. The single-deck bus, to enter operation with Stagecoach West Scotland (SWS), has been developed in partnership with MCV Bus…

The UK government has extended the Bus Recovery Grant revenue support and Bus Fare Cap Grant scheme in England for three months in a £155 million funding package. Richard Holden MP, Roads and Local Transport Minister, confirmed £80 million in…

FirstGroup has signed an agreement to purchase Ensign Bus Company which will allow it to enhance its operational footprint in Essex. Ensignbus is a company with strong offerings in regional commercial and B2B operations in Essex, as well as having…

Sustainable bus manufacturer Wrightbus has unveiled a £3 million green hydrogen production facility at its Northern Ireland headquarters that could enter operation next year. The new facility, subject to consultation and planning approval, would produce enough clean energy to power…

Stagecoach has launched the UK’s first fully electric city bus network in Inverness, with 25 brand-new zero emission Yutong E10 buses on city centre routes. The vehicles can operate from morning to evening on a single daily charge, and feature…

Alexander Dennis has received the first order for its next-generation Enviro400EV battery electric double deckers. Stagecoach has ordered 55 vehicles as part of its partnership with Oxfordshire County Council to decarbonise buses in and around Oxford, funded by the Department…