Oxford Bus Group’s ‘Really Amazing’ staff celebrated

Staff at the Oxford Bus Group have been recognised at the company’s ‘Really Amazing Awards’. Members of the teams at Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses, City Sightseeing Oxford and Pulhams gathered to mark the successes of colleagues. The highlight of the evening held at the Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford, was […]

McGill’s launches open-top Aberdeen sightseeing tour

McGill’s Group is now running The Aberdeen Adventurer, a new open-top sightseeing tour. Developed in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, VisitAberdeenshire and Aberdeen Inspired, The Aberdeen Adventurer features ten hop-on, hop-off stops across the city and a full 75-minute loop accompanied by audio commentary. The new tour marks another key milestone […]

Oxford operators illustrate CO2 emission savings on World Earth Day

To mark World Earth Day, Oxford Bus Company and City Sightseeing Oxford have calculated the combined carbon emissions their fleet of 104 electric buses would emit if powered using diesel fuel instead of electricity. Combined, they are saving enough CO2 emissions to fill the University of Oxford’s Radcliffe Camera each day, equating to 227,518 cubic […]

New motor clocks up 2.5m miles in service

A new UK-engineered electric motor has achieved 2.5million miles in commercial transport operations. The achievement was recorded across fleets of urban buses and light rail trains operated by a major transportation authority in Asia. The fleet of HDRM300 motors, designed and engineered in the UK by Advanced Electric Machines, were initially deployed in 2022. Since […]

National Express celebrates zero-emission roll out

National Express West Midlands is growing its zero-emission bus fleet to 329 electric buses with the delivery of 170 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker zero emission buses. In addition to the new vehicles, National Express West Midlands has completed a major infrastructure upgrade of its Yardley Wood depot. Originally built in 1938, the depot has […]

Welsh bus services receiving share of £110m funding

Some bus services are set to benefit from a £110 million funding package for Welsh local authorities to improve transport. Projects set to benefit include the continuation of vital bus pilot schemes in Denbighshire and Gwynedd, including the T8 service and Sherpa’r Wyddfa, providing rural communities with better access to employment, services and facilities. £6m […]

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