Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Scania UK and Irizar launch Scania Irizar i6S Efficient Treinta

Treinta special edition marks Scania Irizar 30th year

Scania will celebrate 30 years of partnership with Irizar in the UK coach market with the special edition Treinta model. Using the Spanish word...
Swans Travel battery electric coach services Manchester Grammar School

Electric coach serves Manchester Grammar School

The first battery-electric coach deployed to a home-to-school service in northern England has been introduced via a partnership between Manchester Grammar School and Swans...
Non charging approach alternative to Greater Manchester CAZ is key

Coach impact of any charging Manchester CAZ explored

Failure by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and ministers to agree a non-charging approach to meeting air quality requirements in the city region...
Coach and bus refurbishment demand booming says Alexander Dennis

Coach and bus refurbishment demand booming: ADL

Interest in vehicle refurbishment is growing rapidly as operators look to lengthen the lives of their coach and bus fleets, Alexander Dennis has found. The...
National Express

National Express announces 367% rise in profits

National Express Group shares ended the week strongly after the company reported a tripling of profits in 2022 compared to the previous year, amid...
Driver CPC reform proposals published by Department for Transport

Driver CPC reform proposals include pass or fail option

Long-awaited proposed changes to reform the Driver CPC scheme have been published by the Department for Transport (DfT). They follow a review that was...
First Bus orders a further 117 Wrightbus electric buses

First Bus orders 117 more Wrightbus battery-electrics

First Bus has ordered 117 more battery-electric vehicles from Wrightbus for four fleets in England. It comes after the Department for Transport (DfT) allocated...
VDL steps in after Moseley Distributors closure

VDL steps in after Moseley Distributors closure

VDL Bus and Coach says it will assure continuity of service for customers in Scotland and Northern Ireland via its wholly owned, Barnsley-based VDL...
2023 UK Coach Rally still accepting entries

2023 UK Coach Rally: Still open for operator entries

The 2023 UK Coach Rally remains open to vehicle entries after organiser Coach Displays said that preparations for the season-opener in Blackpool over the...
CPT extends Cost Monitor to coach sector

CPT Cost Monitor extended to coach segment

The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has extended its recently launched Cost Monitor scheme to capture the coach sector. CPT is now asking operators...

Government commits £815,000 for Bus Centre of Excellence

The government is today pledging £815,000 of investment for a new Bus Centre of Excellence to train and retain staff in the industry. The new...