Framework agreement between BYD, ADL and NTA to deliver new-look battery-electric buses to Ireland
Alexander Dennis (ADL) and BYD have signed a framework with Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) for the delivery of up…
The future of coach driver training and recruitment?
In June the first cohort of trainees began a funded coach driver training programme designed by Coatham Coaches. Is this…
Julian Peddle: ‘I fear the National Bus Strategy will end in tears’
Further doubt has been cast on the deliverability of policies contained within the National Bus Strategy (NBS) for England, this…
Skills Challenge testing week roots out the industry’s best
Coach and bus apprentices and technicians from across the UK met in Bristol in June as the 10th anniversary IRTE…
Ryze hydrogen: The best solution for going green?
How clean is a hydrogen bus? routeone examines Ryze’s ambitions for green hydrogen, which promises unambiguously clean energy ‘from well…
CoacHyfied hydrogen coach project: UK contribution clear
The EU-funded CoacHyfied project got underway earlier in 2021. As a five-year programme, its aim is to develop and demonstrate…
First-owned Truronian takes on King Harry Coaches operation
Truronian Coaches, part of First South West, has added the classic coach operations of King Harry Coaches to its growing…
Transport Decarbonisation Plan subdued on coach and bus
The Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP), which was published on 14 July, contained little of great note for coach and bus,…
FlixBus reaches Scotland as UK network expands further
FlixBus has extended its scheduled coach network to Scotland as part of further growth in the UK. Edinburgh and Glasgow…
BODS team advises on home-to-school scope and support
The Department for Transport (DfT), through its Bus Open Data Service (BODS) team, has summed up the scope of how…