First StreetDeck FCEV hydrogen buses arrive in Belfast
The first three hydrogen fuel cell-electric Wrightbus StreetDeck FCEV double-decker buses have been delivered to Translink in Belfast.
The buses are part of an overall...
Eminox to retrofit 204 existing First buses in Scotland to Euro VI
204 mid-life vehicles operated by First Bus subsidiaries in Scotland are in the process of receiving retrofit emissions control equipment from Eminox to allow...
Wales transport strategy: Good start, but more bus work needed
While we are still awaiting the promised National Bus Strategy from Westminster, the Welsh Government has published Llwybr Newedd – a new Wales transport...
What will Transport Decarbonisation Plan spell for the industry?
Much fanfare has been made about the Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) that will set out the actions that both government and industry will need...
Where is the industry’s roadmap beyond Euro VI?
As the industry prepares to bid farewell to its worst year in living memory, thoughts are cautiously – but optimistically – turning to what...
Solar panels for coach and bus: What are the benefits?
An eye-catching announcement earlier in 2020 was that five of the 34 Plaxton Panorama-bodied Volvo B11RLEs ordered by Stagecoach for the Oxford Tube will...
Scottish LEZs coming by May 2022, leadership group says
Low Emission Zones (LEZs) will be introduced in the four Scottish cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow between February 2022 and May 2022,...
Vaircon project will mitigate engine idling to power air-con
Eminox and Magnomatics have embarked on a “ground-breaking” continuously variable magnetic drive project called Vaircon. They say it will allow coach and bus air-conditioning...
Arcola A-Drive fuel cell platform to power Metrodecker H2
Arcola Energy has given more detail on the A-Drive hydrogen fuel cell-electric drivetrain that it will supply for use in buses, including the Optare...
Four more London routes to go zero-emission double-deck
A further four routes in London are to be converted to operation by zero-emission double-deckers after new contracts commence in 2021, Transport for London...
Obituary: John R Davies, Lakeside Coaches Founder
John R Davies, Founder and former Managing Director of Lakeside Coaches of Ellesmere, died on 19 January after a long illness. He was 82.
John...
