McGill’s owners declare ‘war’ on Strathclyde bus franchising plans
McGill’s Bus Group owners James and Sandy Easdale have escalated their opposition to plans for bus franchising in and around…
10 Arrival battery-electric development buses among auction lots
10 Arrival battery-electric buses in various states of completion formed part of an auction of vehicles, equipment and sundries from…
Bus operators offer free travel on Armed Forces Day
Bus operators are again offering free travel to military and ex-military personnel on Armed Forces Day (29 June). Stagecoach is…
Equipmake enters Wrightbus StreetDeck battery-electric repower
Equipmake is a further party to enter the market for repower of Wrightbus StreetDeck diesel double-deckers to battery-electric, with a…
CitySwift extends partnership with NXWM
CitySwift has announced a three-year extension of its partnership with National Express West Midlands (NXWM). The supplier says its data…
Latest order makes Stagecoach largest UK operator of Yutong EVs
Stagecoach has confirmed a further 158 orders of single-deck electric vehicles from Pelican Bus and Coach, making it what the…
Transition away from diesel must be just (and realistic)
The latest manifesto from the Scottish National Party (SNP) proposes a ban on the sale of new diesel buses by…
Unicard platform to digitalise SPT ZoneCard ticketing across Scotland
Unicard has announced that its smart ticketing platform has been contracted by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to digitalise ZoneCard…
Effective clandestine preventative systems – there’s an Aquarius app for that
The clandestine entrant civil scheme requires operators to have effective preventative systems in place, which includes having a checking process…
Employment law changes under a Labour government
The general election has been called to take place on Thursday 4 July and the polls have predicted a Labour…
