A new fleet of 12 electric Yutong U11DD double-deckers has been unveiled by Xplore Dundee today (28 march 2025). The £8.4 million investment by McGill’s Group, owned by Sandy and James Easdale, was unveiled at an event attended by Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP and Dundee City Council Leader, Mark Flynn. […]

Switch Mobility‘s Sherburn-in-Elmet manufacturing facility could close. The Board of Directors of Switch Mobility Ltd UK has approved starting a consultation process with the employees which could potentially lead to cessation of its manufacturing and assembly activities at the Sherburn facility. The move is being taken over what the business describes as continuing general economic […]

Stephensons of Essex has deployed TransMach’s TM500 fixed ETM on all of its 150 vehicles. Having selected TransMach’s TM500 machine for its local subsidiary NIBS Buses in 2023, Stephensons of Essex, which is now owned by an employee trust, has now installed the Android-based machines on its entire fleet. The ETM upgrade facilitates contactless travel […]

Local transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, and professional cricketers went head to head in the ‘Battle of the Buses’ at North Weald Airfield. The event was aimed at promoting apprenticeships in bus driving. Arranged by First Bus, the time trial was designed to showcase the rigorous tests taken by learner bus drivers, emphasising the high skill […]

Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has launched its new Northern region. West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, joined guests at Stourton Park and Ride in Leeds to officially launch the Northern region of WiBC, which promotes inclusion, diversity and opportunity within the bus, coach and community transport industry. During the event, the Mayor was named […]

Derbyshire operator, Hulleys of Baslow, is due to cease trading tomorrow (Wednesday 26 March 2025). Earlier this month, Derbyshire County Council stripped the operator of seven of its supported bus services due to what the council described as ‘poor service’. The new operators for these routes are Ashbourne Community Transport (110/111), Andrew’s of Tideswell (172,173,178), […]

Bus passenger satisfaction in England has risen since last year, according to a Transport Focus survey. And Derby passengers are most satisfied, according to the passenger transport watchdog’s figures. The second Your Bus Journey survey reports 83% of respondents were satisfied with their journey. The results from the 2024 survey showed passenger satisfaction improved overall […]

Restrictions to coach access to Bibury have been proposed. The Cotswold village experiences high numbers of coach parties. The proposals were made following a review by a working group of local officials, who were called following concerns raised around the number of coaches to Bibury. The coaches have been blamed for causing congestion and creating […]