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Friday, 30 April 2021

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Wrightbus hydrogen deckers clock-up 100,000milesFirst Aberdeen‘s hydrogen-powered double-deckers from Wrightbus have completed 100,000 miles of operation.

Coach and Bus Week

• ‘The benefits of a thriving coach industry’Jonathan Welch reports on the recent CPT coach strategy discussion event with the Ministers for Transport and Tourism
• Bus Strategy in focusJonathan Welch reports on the latest meeting of the Transport Committee, which looked at the implementation of the National Bus Strategy
• FirstGroup becomes first UK public transport operator to commit to net zero targetFirstGroup has become the first bus and rail operator in the UK to formally commit to setting an ‘ambitious science-based target’ to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• D&G Bus assists work on V-Stop automatic vehicle sanitisationRestoring customer confidence to a level that allows them to use coaches and buses in the same way that they did before COVID-19 is a key consideration presently. That has been one of the primary drivers of development of the V-Stop automatic cabin disinfection system. 
• Volvo 9700 new generation launched into UK and IrelandVolvo has launched its new generation 9700 integral coach into the UK and Irish markets. It is built on established B11R running units and, says the manufacturer, “blends luxury, performance, practicality and flexibility for any operation.” 
• Yellow Buses engages customer service training providerBournemouth-based Yellow Buses, and its Yellow Coaches arm, have worked with local company Simon Scarborough Associates to deliver what the operator calls “a bespoke package of customer service training” to drivers that will operate its summer leisure network.