Spending cuts: A worrying time for the bus industry
Liz Truss’s failed administration will surely go down in history as one of the ineptest on record. It will certainly…
‘Stay positive during difficult time for coach and bus’
The future has always been uncertain. VHS or Betamax, Leave or Remain, Liz or Rishi. Now there is even uncertainty…
CPT asks: How best to use big data?
Big data can make a difference in passenger lives, but must be ‘structured and useable’ Ember Core Founder Keith Bradbury,…
Does a coach operator buy as hard as it sells?
“Work smart, not hard,” a wiser person than I once said. Pricing is a big part of my job. It…
Newport Transport looks to wholesale electrification
Wholesale electrification of bus fleets will come in stages. Formation of partnerships with suppliers and the introduction of infrastructure and…
NXTS growing diversity with recruitment of operator partners
Interest in National Express Transport Solutions high as operator aims to scale network National Express Transport Solutions (NXTS) was at…
Electric charging strategy: Think carefully – it’s critical
Battery-electric bus charging options are developing just as quickly as the vehicle technology itself. A good charging strategy is critical…
Arriva withdraws from Milton Keynes ZEBRA project
Arriva has withdrawn from funded Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) work in Milton Keynes. It was planned to have…
Celtic Travel updates fleet with Asset Alliance Group
Celtic Travel of Llanidloes has added a Volvo B8R with PSVAR compliant Plaxton Panther bodywork to its fleet as the…
TrawsCymru T1 electric fleet set for service in Q1 2023
The conversion of TrawsCymru route T1 between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen to battery-electric operation is expected in Q1 2023. Confirmation of…