First Bus realigns operating companies into two portfolios
First Bus has segmented its operating companies into two portfolios, each with its own Managing Director. The move follows Dave Alexander’s recent decision to...
Bluestar demonstrates battery-electric bus to Hampshire CC
Bluestar, which is part of the Go-Ahead Group, has demonstrated a BYD ADL Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus to representatives of Hampshire County Council (HCC)...
Flixbus $650m funding round will lead to ‘clear acceleration’
FlixBus brand owner FlixMobility has further underscored its desire to achieve market leadership in the UK scheduled coach sector after a funding round successfully...
HCT Group and South Pennine CT agree on ticket acceptance
HCT Group, through its CT Plus Yorkshire and Powell’s operations, and South Pennine Community Transport have reached agreement to accept each other’s unlimited travel...
ZEBRA bid calls for Liverpool hydrogen bus fleet to grow to 40
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has agreed plans to double to 40 a forthcoming fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-electric double-deckers if a bid...
Team Pennine brand to oust Yorkshire Tiger under Transdev
Transdev Blazefield will replace the Yorkshire Tiger identity with a new Team Pennine brand and a two-tone magenta livery after it completes the purchase...
Masons Minibus and Coach Hire to launch national coach marketing campaign
Sustained advertising campaign calls for £150,000 to raise coach sector profile
Masons Minibus and Coach Hire has brought operators together to gauge interest in its...
Caledonia to be ‘UK’s largest EV charging station’, says First
First Glasgow has started work to turn Caledonia depot into what it says will be the UK’s largest electric vehicle charging station. The operator...
Further £6.6m for additional dedicated H2S transport in England
The Department for Education (DfE) has allocated a further £6,559,450 to local transport authorities (LTAs) in England to pay for additional dedicated home-to-school (H2S)...
Aura Air campaign highlights its users in the coach sector
Aura Air has launched a campaign to raise awareness among travel agents and tour companies of those coach operators that it says are operating...
London coach facilities losses highlighted to Deputy Mayor
The importance of restoring coach parking and drop-off/pick-up facilities in central London that are currently unavailable has been conveyed to Deputy Mayor for Transport...
