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routeone 2h ago

What can coach and bus take from the latest diesel price crisis?

Hopes have risen that diesel prices will ease, but can any lessons be taken from the bad spell?

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routeone 3h ago

Wales rail replacement plan was ‘inevitable’: CaBAC Director

The plan to move to in-house co-ordination and management of rail replacement services by Transport for Wales (TfW) has not met with major complaints from operators, according to Coach and Bus Association Cymru (CaBAC) Director Bev Fowles. From 24 July, Transport for Wales will directly commissio...

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Sustainable Bus 3h ago

Hamburg, vhh.mobility inaugurates 6.6 MW charging depot with capacity for 60 buses

Hamburg’s operator vhh.mobility has officially opened a new electric bus depot in Norderstedt, designed to accommodate up to 60 buses and equipped with 49 charging points. vhh.mobility, the Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein public transport operator, has inaugurated its newly completed bus depot ...

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Sustainable Bus 14h ago

Inside Turkey’s bus industry: production, capacity and the OEMs driving growth

Turkey’s bus industry grew in 2025, with production +25 percent to 12k units. High output levels, stable leadership brands, expanding e-bus offers strengthen the country's role as one of Europe’s main bus production hubs The post Inside Turkey’s bus industry: production, capacity and the OEMs dri...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 17h ago

Creating transport ecosystems

Ridango is making waves in the transport ticketing world. The account-based ticketing, fleet management and real-time passenger information system provider was shortlisted in the ‘Best Passenger Experience Initiative’ category at the Transport Ticketing Awards 2026. It was been nominated with Nat...

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routeone 17h ago

Martin Gibbon returns to lead Stagecoach West

Former Stagecoach South Wales MD Martin Gibbon has been appointed to head Stagecoach West with a brief to grow patronage

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Sustainable Bus 17h ago

London reaches 3,000 zero-emission buses as one-third of TfL fleet becomes emission-free

London has reached 3,000 zero-emission buses in service, with around one-third of Transport for London’s fleet now operating without tailpipe emissions. Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor of London announced that the capital’s zero-emission bus fleet has surpassed 3,000 vehicles ahead of Cl...

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routeone 18h ago

Go South Coast team raises £25,000 in honour of Andrew Wickham

Cancer Research is the beneficiary after National Three Peaks Challenge is completed by staff

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Bus & Coach Buyer 19h ago

First invests £4.5m in Yorkshire coach businesses

First Bus is continuing to invest in the future growth and development of its Yorkshire coach businesses. It has made significant investments across its York Pullman, Tetley’s Coaches and J&B Travel operations over the last few months. As part of the investment, 17 new coaches, valued at more tha...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 21h ago

Pearces marks the legacy of Going Forward buses’ Mike Ward

Go-Ahead-owned Pearces Coaches is seeking to further strengthen the legacy of Mike Ward, founding member of Going Forward Buses CIC. Mike’s passing was announced in Bus and Coach Buyer recently (issue 1731, 12 June 2026). He died peacefully at the Royal Berkshire Hospital on 13 May 2026 following...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 21h ago

Zenobē announces £980m financing round

Zenobē has announced a £980m financing round for its UK and Ireland EV focused debt facility, taking the total capital raised by the company to over £3.2bn since 2017. The additional funding is expected to support the deployment of more than 1,200 new electric buses and associated charging infras...

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Sustainable Bus 21h ago

Busworld Turkey 2026 opens tomorrow in Istanbul with 161 exhibitors and 15% larger exhibition space

Busworld Turkey 2026 is set to take place in Istanbul from tomorrow, 17, to 19 June 2026, with a larger exhibition area and growing exhibitor participation already confirmed. Following the 2024 edition, which attracted 12,366 professional visitors from 96 countries, organizers are preparing for a...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 21h ago

TfL buses hit green milestone

There are now 3,000 zero-emission buses operating TfL services in London, the capital’s transport authority has announced. The achievement of a third of the city’s fleet hitting the milestone comes ahead of Clean Air Day (18 June). Already recognised as having the largest zero-emission bus fleet ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 21h ago

Minister celebrates coaches during Better Transport Week

Simon Lightwood MP, Minister for Roads and Buses, joined coach industry leaders at London’s Victoria Coach Station to celebrate the role of coach travel. The visit marked the launch of Better Transport Week 2026, organised by the Campaign for Better Transport. Running from 15 to 21 June, the even...

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Sustainable Bus 23h ago

Italy, STAR Mobility launches €182 million tender for 250 buses in Lodi, including 120 e-buses

Public transport operator STAR Mobility, from Lodi (Italy), has launched a tender worth €181.9 million for the supply of 250 buses under a 36-month framework agreement. 120 of those are battery-electric buses, as reported on Italian trade media (and our sister platform) Autobusweb. The procuremen...

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Sustainable Bus 1d ago

*VIDEO TEST DRIVE* Temsa MD9. Can a 9.5-meter coach offer full-size coach capabilities?

TEMSA closed 2025 with a record turnover of $554 million, while Europe remained one of the manufacturer’s key markets and electrification continued to expand across its portfolio with 11 zero-emission models. Alongside these developments, the MD9 remains one of the company’s most established coac...

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routeone 1d ago

Little luck for sector on home-to-school contract temporary support

Lack of budget often cited as reason for inability to back sector in vox pop of local authorities

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Passenger delivers overhaul of Arriva UK Bus app and website

Mobile ticketing, tracking, journey planning and increased ease of use within the supplier's work

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Bridgwater municipal bus operator ambition seeks funding from DfT

Somerset Council as local transport authority in application to DfT Franchising Support Fund

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Power availability now core to bus depot electrification, says VEV

Grid capacity, legals and need to plan charging well ahead of vehicle delivery are all key, it adds

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