Bus and Coach

The Scottish Government will provide to £5.7 million to help bus, coach and community transport operators meet low emission zone (LEZ) standards which are being introduced in Scotland’s largest cities in 2022. The funds come from a fourth round of…

Independent bus company McGill’s has taken delivery of two new Volvo 9700 luxury coaches. The delivery represents the first UK sale of the all-new 9700 for Volvo Bus UK, which is built on the established Volvo B11R. These new Volvo…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of the first £50 million phase of a new Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). The fund replaces previous funding streams and is designed to encourage the market to…

An electric bus is being trialled in Reading, with the results expected to influence the future of bus travel in the town. Reading Buses has deployed the battery electric BYD ADL Enviro400EV demonstrator double decker on the purple 17 route…

East Midlands bus operator Trentbarton has installed Wheely-Safe safety technology across its entire bus fleet following in-depth trials. The bus operator has fitted Wheely-Safe’s external TPMS sensors, which replace the valve cap on every tyre, alongside a pair of wheel…

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the first fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered double-decker buses in England. The twenty hydrogen double-deckers, manufactured by Wrightbus, will join more 500 electric buses already on the fleet, and will first see…

BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) are set to deliver the UK’s largest-ever electric bus order. The order, placed by RATP Dev London, one of the city’s principal operators, is for 195 single- and double-deck buses. With this order,…

Go-Ahead has been named as one of just 300 businesses to qualify for the Financial Times’ European Climate Leaders ranking. The system recognises the companies to have made greatest progress in reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity (tonnes of CO2 equivalent…

First Bus has begun work to turn its Glasgow Caledonia depot into the UK’s largest EV charging hub, capable of charging 300 electric buses on site. The redevelopment will take place over the next 18 months and Phase One, to…

From four specially-converted buses, Oxford Bus Company’s Project MOVE is currently helping to provide a mobile testing service to Norfolk residents in a bid to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. The buses are being used to help administer observed lateral…