50km restriction for young drivers must go: EPTO, IRU
Further pressure on the controversial 50km, regular service restriction for very young PCV drivers has come from the European Passenger…
Zeelo names four coach operators in battery-electric trial
Zeelo has named four of the first six operator partners that will trial a branded battery-electric Yutong TCe12 coach as…
Oxford Bus Company to take 104 Wrightbus electrics
104 battery-electric buses from Wrightbus are to join the Oxford Bus Company fleet in what is parent company the Go-Ahead…
Stagecoach orders 55 next-generation Enviro400EV
Stagecoach has become the first operator to order the next-generation Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker. It will take 55 for…
Bourton coach parking saga takes pre-booking turn
The oft-controversial Bourton Vale coach parking arrangements in Bourton-on-the-Water have taken a further turn after the facility's owners circulated details…
Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone begins
The Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone (CAZ) began operation on 30 January. It invokes a daily charge of £50…
National Express WM orders 300 more electric buses
National Express West Midlands (NXWM) has ordered a further 300 battery-electric buses. They are to be deployed across its operating…
Autonomous progress for First Bus and Stagecoach
Two significant developments in autonomous bus operation in the UK occurred during early January. Stagecoach East Scotland carried the first…
The Ready Group saves L J Edwards Coach Hire brand
The brand and digital assets of L J Edwards Coach Hire have been purchased by The Ready Group, which is…
‘Coach industry has little to fear from LA in-house moves’
For us, January always goes painfully slowly. We are quiet, the days drag, drivers are scratching around for things to…
