Bus and Coach

02 November 2023 #Bus and Coach

First Solent is fitting its Hoeford depot in Fareham with EV charging infrastructure ahead of  the arrival of 62 new electric single-deck buses in 2024. The zero emission Wrightbus GB Kite Electroliners, built in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, for First Bus

26 October 2023 #Bus and Coach

Alexander Dennis is to deliver a fleet of 35 new Enviro400 double-deck low-emission buses to Go South Coast’s Morebus and Southern Vectis operating units. A total of 28 buses at Morebus are going into Bournemouth and Poole, offering additional seats

19 October 2023 #Bus and Coach

Kleanbus has begun a pilot scheme to electrify 18 of Edinburgh bus operator Lothian’s open-top mid-life diesel vehicles. The Volvo B5TL buses that will be used in the trial will be repowered with the modular electric platform from Kleanbus featuring

12 October 2023 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

Alexander Dennis has taken on a lease for additional warehouse capacity at its Scarborough bus and coach manufacturing facility. Located near to the manufacturer’s existing site, the new 104,000 sq ft warehouse will allow the rationalisation of all logistics for

12 October 2023 #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 –

05 October 2023 #Bus and Coach

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

28 September 2023 #Bus and Coach

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

21 September 2023 #Bus and Coach

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

14 September 2023 #Bus and Coach

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

31 August 2023 #Bus and Coach

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

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