Bus and Coach

Blackpool plans to introduce 115 new electric buses within the next three to five years under a plan to become one of the cleanest, most modern bus networks in England. The Lancashire seaside town will receive £20 million to support…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) will build its first battery-electric double deck buses for the Asia-Pacific region following an order from a Hong Kong operator. The zero-emission Enviro500EV will carry up to 130 passengers each, ensuring the Kowloon Motor Bus Company…

Coach operator Centurion Travel has taken delivery of a new high capacity Irizar i4 Integral coach for use in the City of Bath, as it invests further to meet Euro-6 standards. The i4, measured at 13.6m on three axles, is…

A Chelmsford coach hire firm has taken delivery of its fifth MAN Neoplan Tourliner. M&M Staffing’s new 13.4-metre P20 coach, christened Paddington after London’s famous train station, features an MAN D26 12.4 litre Euro 6d engine that develops 470 bhp…

A Scottish bus operator will reduce its carbon emissions further after taking delivery of its fourth Enviro200 bus in the last 18 months. Prentice of Haddington has acquired another of the 9.7m-long vehicles designed by Alexander Dennis Limited to minimise…

Surrey coach company Wattsway Travel has added the first electric coach to its fleet, a Yutong TCe12. The 53-seat battery electric coach offers a range in excess of 200 miles at a full charge and will be primarily used to…

National Express Coventry will roll out more than 130 British-built fully electric double-deck buses as part of plans to give the West Midlands the UK’s first zero-carbon bus network. The Enviro400EV double deckers, manufactured in partnership between Alexander Dennis and…

Construction of Kent’s first zero-emission bus service route is set to get underway after the award of the construction contract to Colas UK Projects. Dover Fastrack, which will connect Whitfield with Dover town centre and railway station, begins development this…

A London bus and coach operator has marked National Apprenticeship Week by reaching the milestone of employing 1,000 apprentices – its highest ever number. Stagecoach is currently training its latest cohort of apprentices in roles ranging from driving and engineering…

A fleet of 36 zero-emission single-decker electric buses has been rolled out onto the roads of Cardiff. Cardiff Bus has deployed its latest acquisition of Yutong E12 vehicles, featuring a 422kWh battery and 186 miles of range, and now account…