Bus and Coach

A new electric bus service taking passengers on an orbital route connecting key sites around Leicester has been launched. The 30-mile Orbital service – the UK’s longest electric circular bus route – will operate from Leicester General Hospital, connecting estates…

Alexander Dennis has supplied two Enviro200 low-emission buses to family business Shiel Buses for its services in the Scottish Highlands. The new 10.8 metre-long buses are fitted with Alexander Dennis’s SmartPack efficiency enhancements including stop-start engines that provide Low Emission…

First Bus has awarded a contract to repower specialist Equipmake to convert 12 of its older Optare Versa electric buses based in York. Conversion work with Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain is already underway on the first Versa, with the rest…

Transdev Blazefield is transforming its bus maintenance operations by introducing new digital software supplied by Freeway. The system connects 700 mobile devices and a series of operational and management systems to provide centralised control of a fleet of 550 buses,…

Bus operator Go North East has expanded its zero emission fleet with a further nine electric buses from Pelican Engineering. The QuayCity-branded Voltra E12s, which follow the roll-out of nine E10s in 2020, are the result of a £2 million…

First Bus has placed one of UK’s largest electric bus orders for 193 electric buses with UK manufacturer Wrightbus. The £81m order will be rolled out across England from March 2023 and follows successful bids with local authorities as part…

A Go-Ahead operating company, Go South West, has launched a dyslexia toolkit to support colleagues who have been officially diagnosed with the condition. Dyslexia is recognised as a learning difficulty which can affect skills such reading, spelling, and writing, often…

Bus Recovery Grant support in England has been extended to the end of March 2023 after the Department for Transport (DfT) injected another £130m into the scheme. The BRG was set up to support commercial bus operators in England due to…

National Express is partnering with Stansted Airport to trial an electric bus for holidaymakers and passengers using its airside gate-to-plane operations. The Cobus 2700 bus can run for up to eight hours a day carrying a maximum of 88 standing…

Pelican Engineering has begun work on its new Yutong Bus showroom and workshop facility in West Yorkshire. The new 20,000ft2 premises in Castleford will be used to fit out, commission and support new and used Yutong fully electric passenger vehicles,…