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Sustainable bus manufacturer Wrightbus has unveiled a £3 million green hydrogen production facility at its Northern Ireland headquarters that could enter operation next year. The new facility, subject to consultation and planning approval, would produce enough clean energy to power…

Stagecoach has launched the UK’s first fully electric city bus network in Inverness, with 25 brand-new zero emission Yutong E10 buses on city centre routes. The vehicles can operate from morning to evening on a single daily charge, and feature…

Alexander Dennis has delivered two new Enviro200 single deck buses to independent Scottish operator Peter Hogg Coach & Minibus Hire. The pair of 9.7m-long buses were built to the operator’s specification and their 34 belted Alexander Dennis SmartSeats are fitted…

Alexander Dennis has supplied five new single and double deck buses to Notts+Derby, the transport service for University of Derby students. Notts+Derby, part of the Wellglade Group, ordered the three Enviro400 double deckers and two Enviro200 single deckers for an…

National Express West Midlands has moved into a new bus and maintenance garage in Birmingham, with the capacity to house a full fleet of electric buses and chargers. The 6.5-acre site, located on the junction of Wellhead Lane and Aston…

Bus operator Metroline has placed two separate orders with Wrightbus and Volvo for a total of 87 electric buses to run on routes in and around London. One order is for 39 zero-emissions buses with Ballymena-based manufacturer Wrightbus to support…

Stagecoach has confirmed it is planning to increase its electric bus fleet from 184 to 343 vehicles within the next year – an increase of 86%, as the company nears the launch of Britain’s first all-electric city networks. It comes…

There are currently about 850 zero emission buses operating in London, and as more have gone into service, there has been the need for infrastructure to support them. Although requirements vary from depot to depot, the process normally involves a…

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that only three bus routes in the capital will now be ended following a consultation which saw more than 21,500 people share their feedback. Substantial cuts to the central and inner London bus network…

Stagecoach has placed an order for 200 Enviro400 double deck buses from Alexander Dennis, representing the UK bus industry’s largest single order by number of vehicles since 2019. The new buses will be built in Britain and will have Alexander…