Bus and coach

19 August 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

New bridge alert technology has been successfully trialled by Stagecoach on its buses in Cambridge. The new technology will now be installed on about 4,000 double decker buses and high coaches across England, Scotland and Wales as part of a

05 August 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

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

08 July 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

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 impact of Covid has been felt throughout the CV industry. Some sectors have, clearly, been negatively hit, others have grown, and all have had to adapt. It has pushed us to alter established processes and changed the way many

29 April 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

Pelican Bus and Coach is to be recognised as an official UK knock-down plant for Chinese bus and coach manufacturer Yutong. Vehicles will land in the UK for final assembly at a new facility developed from the former Ryder Trucks


Through a combination of an intensifying focus on efficiency, Bus Back Better, the Direct Vision Standard and services ramping up as the UK emerges from lockdown, the bus and coach sector is undergoing a big transformation. Powertrain technologies are evolving

25 February 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

First Bus will begin trials of the new zero-emission bus from Arrival this autumn. The electric buses will operate existing First Bus routes in the UK. The trial is the latest announcement from First Bus, which recently committed to operating

18 February 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

The continued adoption of electric and hydrogen technologies has provided the bus and coach sector with good news. As Stagecoach celebrated 50,000 all-electric miles covered by its Cambridge fleet, Transdev began comparison trials using a new Yutong E10 electric bus

11 February 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

At a hearing by the Transport Select Committee this week, stakeholders from the bus and coach sector called for clear methods for delivering the anticipated National Bus Strategy. The impact of Covid on the industry was outlined, including the ability

04 February 2021 #Bus and Coach #TNB News

While Covid has heavily impacted the coach and bus sector, operators have found new ways to support the UK during the crisis. Several have taken steps to convert their vehicles for use as ambulances to transport Covid sufferers to hospital,

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