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Brighton & Hove and Metrobus has launched a partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help Ukrainian refugees to become bus drivers. The operator, which is part of The GoAhead Group, is inviting Ukrainians to a recruitment…

From Norfolk to Buenos Aires, a new electric bus powered by an Equipmake drivetrain is set to begin in-service trials following successful tests. Equipmake provided its Zero Emission Drivetrain for Argentine-Brazilian manufacturer Agrale’s new electric version of its single-deck MT17.0…

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…

Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered 50 zero-emission double-deck buses from Alexander Dennis as part of its new Bee Network. The BYD ADL Enviro 400EV battery electric double deckers are due to operate in Wigan and Bolton, where bus franchising…

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,…

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…

Banbury-based A C Services has invested in its first brand new Volvo truck, welcoming a Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 8×4  tipper to the fleet. Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East, the deal was secured on the…

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…