Scotland's bus sector gets a £26m lifeline
23/06/2022 The Scottish Government has confirmed an additional £25.7m to extend recovery funding for the country’s bus sector but the current support scheme will end in October. |
Live testing of UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus begins
25/04/2022 The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus will take to the roads of Scotland for the first time this week as live testing begins for project CAVForth. |
Councils ‘shafted’ over £1bn bus funding allocations
05/04/2022 The Government has announced a raft of local transport cash allocations but the news was overshadowed by angry local reactions, notably from South Yorkshire Mayor Dan Jarvis who exclaimed: 'We have been shafted'. |
Greater Manchester secures £35.8m to enhance green bus fleet
30/03/2022 In a major boost to Greater Manchester’s net zero ambitions the combined authority has secured £35.8m in funding to introduce 170 green buses to the region. |
Consultation on end date for sale of new non-zero emission buses launched
29/03/2022 The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on setting an end date for the sale of new non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses. |
West Midlands gets ready for fleet of 124 hydrogen buses
28/03/2022 A fleet of 124 new environmentally friendly hydrogen fuelled buses will be taking to the streets of the West Midlands following the approval of a £30m Department for Transport grant. |
Local areas to share £200m to help fund zero emission buses
28/03/2022 Twelve areas in England will share grants totalling nearly £200m to help fund zero emission buses and charging or fuelling infrastructure. |
Sheffield City Council launches new shuttle bus
25/03/2022 Sheffield City Council has announced plans to provide free travel around the city centre with a new shuttle bus. |
Liverpool City Region takes steps to bring bus services under public control
28/02/2022 Plans to franchise bus services across the Liverpool City Region have taken a step forward, said mayor Steve Rotheram. |
Council-owned bus company welcomes new fleet of zero-emission buses
31/01/2022 Council-owned bus company Cardiff Bus has taken delivery of a new fleet of 36 Yutong E12 zero-emission single-decker buses as the operator strives to reduce its carbon emissions. |
Coventry set to welcome 130 zero-emission double decker buses
19/01/2022 A fleet of 130 zero-emission double decker buses will be introduced next year as part of a £140m project to make Coventry the UK’s first all-electric bus city. |
The role of hydrogen buses in decarbonisation
21/12/2021 Nick Power, hydrogen business development manager – EMEA, Haskel Hydrogen Systems Group, looks at the role of hydrogen buses in decarbonisation. |
Bus operators warn of £5bn funding gap
26/11/2021 Bus operators have warned of a multi-billion-pound funding gap between plans by local authorities and bus operators to improve services and the funding promised by the Government. |
Councils warn investment in bus services is vital to meet climate targets
10/11/2021 The Government must fully fund the concessionary bus fares scheme if councils are to decarbonise fleets, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. |
Greater Manchester plans carbon neutral transport network
09/11/2021 Greater Manchester has set out its ambition to become the first city-region with a carbon neutral transport network. |
Derry to have zero-emission bus fleet by 2023
05/11/2021 Derry will become one of the first cities in the UK and Ireland to have a fully zero emission bus fleet after receiving a £30m funding boost. |
Council plans to have fully electric bus fleet by 2030
01/11/2021 Leicester City Council has set out how it plans to have an entirely electric fleet of buses by 2030. |
Chancellor confirms £9.5m funding to electrify Kent CC’s Fastrack fleet
28/10/2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed as part of the spending review that £9.5m will be awarded to Kent County Council from the Department for Transport’s ZEBRA fund. |
Go-Ahead Group calls for bus decarbonisation roadmap
27/10/2021 One of Britain’s largest bus operators has welcomed news of funding for transport schemes in the Autumn Budget but urges a clear roadmap for decarbonisation of the national bus fleet. |
Government ‘must step in’ to deliver on 4,000 zero-emission buses promise
25/10/2021 A transport charity is calling for more to be done to deliver a zero-emission bus fleet as figures reveal only a tiny proportion of buses on the road are currently electric. |
‘Carbon Battle Bus’ rolls into Tees Valley
22/10/2021 A 100% electric ‘Carbon Battle Bus’ rolled into the Tees Valley this week, just 24 hours after the region was selected by the Government to lead the UK’s net zero ambitions. |
Government criticised for ‘slow progress’ in zero-emissions buses rollout
20/10/2021 The UK’s three bus manufacturers today joined forces to urge the Government to speed up its rollout of 4,000 UK-made zero-emissions buses, ‘parking the bus’ in Westminster to drive home the point. |
Solihull trials autonomous shuttle bus
27/09/2021 Solihull has become one of the first places in the UK to see driverless vehicles take to its roads as part of new passenger trials. |
Wrightbus to showcase two new zero-emission buses
21/09/2021 The manufacturer of the world’s first hydrogen-powered double deck bus will unveil two new single deck zero-emission buses at the Millbrook Proving Ground this week. |
Your route to minibus procurement
09/09/2021 Minibuses are an important and flexible part of your fleet, but the procurement process can be daunting. Crown Commercial Service is here to help you source a minibus that meets your needs. |
Leicester’s green buses get Blues’ names ahead of Wembley trip
09/08/2021 A fleet of electric buses that have brought cleaner, greener travel to Leicester are now bearing the names of the players who helped win the FA Cup for the city for the first time. |
Birmingham gets first hydrogen bus
28/07/2021 Birmingham City Council has unveiled the first of its 20 new hydrogen buses, which are set to be in operation later this year. |
Council mini-buses converted to mobile COVID testing units
13/07/2021 Two Glasgow City Council mini-buses have been converted into mobile COVID testing units which will offer rapid tests to people without symptoms. |
Reading council submits expression of interest for electric buses
12/07/2021 Reading Borough Council has submitted an official expression of interest to the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area fund (ZEBRA) to roll out electric buses across Reading. |
Fresh livery for vaccination shuttle buses in Manchester
08/07/2021 Shuttle buses decked out in new livery are ready to hit the road in Manchester, ferrying people from south-central neighbourhoods to the Belle Vue vaccination centre. |
First shortlist unveiled for £120m zero emission buses funding
07/07/2021 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its first shortlist from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme, providing £120m to support the roll-out of zero emission buses across England. |
First fully electric double decker buses arrive in Edinburgh
29/06/2021 Edinburgh has received its first fully electric double decker buses, thanks to major funding from SP Energy Networks working in partnership with Lothian Buses. |
Liverpool City Region to double planned hydrogen bus fleet to 40
10/06/2021 Liverpool City Region’s planned hydrogen bus fleet could double in size, according to the combined authority. |
Hereford set to introduce a fleet of electric buses
08/06/2021 The Government has announced the latest round of towns deals, which will see 26 towns across England share over £600m. |
Aberdeen’s hydrogen bus fleet notches up first 100,000 miles
27/04/2021 First Aberdeen and Aberdeen City Council are celebrating this week after their hydrogen double-decker bus fleet notched up its first 100,000 miles of operation. |
Transdev invests £2.4m to launch East Lancashire bus network
22/04/2021 North of England bus operator Transdev is investing £2.4m in an all-new fleet of 23 North West-built Strata Ultra buses from manufacturer Mellor as it prepares to launch a new network of routes across East Lancashire. |
Gateshead council welcomes ‘futuristic’ electric bus fleet
30/11/2020 The North East’s first carbon-neutral fully electric bus fleet is being introduced onto the streets of Gateshead, the local authority has announced. |
First-ever zero emission bus fleet in West Yorkshire unveiled
13/10/2020 The first-ever zero emission bus fleet in West Yorkshire has been unveiled in Leeds. |
