Bus and Coach

Go-Ahead has signed a £500 million deal to take delivery of 1,200 buses from Wrightbus over the next three years – with over 90% of the order zero emission. The agreement, which is the largest in the 78-year history of…

First West of England has begun work on two multi-million pound projects to electrify its bus depots in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. At Weston-super-Mare, a £14.9million scheme will see the transformation of the two-football pitch sized site, close to the A370,…

First Bus has welcomed the latest wave of engineering apprentices to its training academy at Reaseheath College in Cheshire – the UK’s first dedicated bus and coach engineering facility. The new cohort of apprentices started their induction with a team-building…

Wrightbus has unveiled a 300kW driveline demonstrator hydrogen fuel cell-electric coach, able to cover about 620 miles on one refuelling. The vehicle, displayed at the recent Cenex Expo show, has its driveline fitted to a GB Kite Hydroliner hydrogen fuel…

First Bus depots in York, Leicester and Norwich have been verified net zero-emission, some of the first in the UK to achieve the milestone. The depots, which run fully electric commercial bus fleets, have all invested in the necessary additional…

Fleetwood-based Archway Travel has added nine new 8.9 metre Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single deck buses to its growing fleet on a rental deal with Asset Alliance. The new additions are supplied on five-year rental agreements and will be used to…

Irizar UK has supplied a new Integral i6 coach to Greys of Ely in partnership with Dawson Group Bus & Coach. The latest addition to the fleet is powered by a DAF MX11 270kw, OBD-E Euro-6 engine, with an output…

Alexander Dennis has unveiled its first next-generation Enviro400EV battery-electric double decker built to Transport for London (TfL) specification. The Enviro400EV for London is fitted with 472kWh batteries as standard, which the manufacturer is now able to warrant for 14 years…

Ashcrofts Mini Travel has ordered two new leased Yutong GT12 coaches ahead of the start of two new passenger routes in partnership with FlixBus this August. The Wigan-based business has taken the 53-seat + 1, PSVAR compliant executive coaches on…

Alexander Dennis has supplied a new Enviro400 double deck bus to Crosskeys Coaches for a range of uses including its summer service to the Kent coast. The new Enviro400 comes with 85 seats fitted with three-point belts alongside a fixed…