Skills Challenge returns in 2021 with sponsor Shell ready to inspire next generation
The return of the IRTE Skills Challenge this summer means another opportunity for coach and bus technicians and apprentices to demonstrate their…
Ilesbus Glance PSVAR and I-City: New kids on the block
Among vehicle suppliers that have kept their foot on the accelerator during the COVID-19 pandemic is Ilesbus UK. It continues…
Eat Riding of Yorkshire Council adds six Treka Mobility minis
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has taken delivery of the first of six Mercedes-Benz Sprinters with accessible Mobility conversions, supplied…
Pulham’s gains Earned Recognition status: ‘It’s always been an ambition’
Bourton-on-the-Water operator Pulham’s Coaches has been recognised as an exemplar operator through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Earned Recognition…
Keighley veteran celebrates half a century on the buses
Veteran driver John Feather is celebrating fifty years of being in his favourite place – behind the wheel of a…
CoacHyfied project launches to develop fuel cell coaches
CoacHyfied, a five-year EU project to develop “first prototype” hydrogen fuel cell-electric propulsion for coach applications, has been launched. It…
Middle Earth Minibus adds an EVM Avantgarde
Horsham operator Middle Earth Minibus has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with an Avantgarde conversion, supplied by EVM Direct/0845…
University of Warwick and TfWM trial DRT service with Via
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), is trialling a new demand responsive transport…
Further £61.4m to support bus services in Scotland to 27 June
The Scottish Government has approved the allocation of up to a further £61.4m through its COVID-19 Support Grant – Restart…
Aberdeen gains funding for 10 more hydrogen double-deckers
Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has been awarded funding of £4.5m towards the introduction of 10 further hydrogen fuel cell-electric double-deckers…
