Alex Crawford

Senior Journalist, routeone
758 Articles

Winsland: ‘Labour must get serious on issue of bus priority’

Marc Winsland (pictured), Senior Consultant at SYSTRA UK and Ireland, has issued…

Parts supply and rising prices: A concern for the coach industry?

Last month, routeone heard concerns about the shortage of parts and its…

Passenger Plus: A guide to running EVs on corporate contracts

Though transitioning a commercial bus fleet to electric requires little in the…

Wrightbus NewPower scheme is giving fresh life to existing assets

A unique means of decarbonising the coach and bus sector rapidly and…

The start of a new era for Johnsons Coaches as brothers retire

Exit is a matter of timing, and the natural time to sell…

Transition away from diesel must be just (and realistic)

The latest manifesto from the Scottish National Party (SNP) proposes a ban…

Intense testing phase commences for Ember GTe14 fleet

An intense two-month testing phase has begun for 14 Yutong GTe14 tri-axle…

Effective clandestine preventative systems – there’s an Aquarius app for that

The clandestine entrant civil scheme requires operators to have effective preventative systems…

Wrightbus is first OEM to offer zero-emission bus repowers

Ballymena-based manufacturer Wrightbus is now offering electric repowers of diesel buses as…

12th annual Bus and Coach Skills Challenge a milestone in IRTE’s history

With the completion of the 12th IRTE Skills Challenge Testing Week, IRTE…