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Friday, 17 June 2022
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- Greater Manchester capped bus fares could start in September, mayor saysAndy Burnham hopes to bring in new bus fares across Greater Manchester a year earlier than planned.
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- Arriva bus strike: no deal reached after four-hour talksTALKS between Arriva and Unite to resolve an indefinite strike over pay have broken down.
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- Off-grid bus station officially opened in TelfordA bus station powered by wind turbines and solar panels has been opened.
Coach and Bus Week
- TfL proposes bus network reshapeTfL issues proposals it says are aimed to mitigate the effect on passengers as much as possible while fulfilling Government requirement for savings
- Euro Switch onAs reported in our news pages this week, Switch Mobility has launched its new European city bus, the e1, at the recent Paris trade show. Launched barely a year after the company’s transformation from Optare, and in the wake of a growing market for electric bus products in the UK and India, the 12m long battery-electric single-decker e1 is its first fully electric bus designed specifically for the European market.
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Pelican commences £2m work on new Yutong support facilitiesPelican Bus and Coach has commenced work on a new showroom, office and workshop facility in Castleford to support the continued growth of the Yutong brand in the UK.
- Optibus debuts Operations module to mitigate depot challengesOptibus has debuted its Operations module, which it says is “the first real-time, cloud native solution for mitigating driver staffing challenges and optimising depot operations.”
- Alexander Dennis ‘looking ahead’ with brand identity refreshAlexander Dennis (ADL) has announced a new brand identity to emphasise “agility and innovation” as it continues on the journey towards zero-emission mobility.
- National Express continues 50th anniversary celebrationsNational Express (NX) has marked its 50th anniversary as it continues to continue to rebuild its white coach network post-COVID-19. The business says that in May it operated 70% of pre-pandemic mileage and will expand that further with more service introductions in June.
- Some Welsh SME operators ‘concerned’ about bus franchisingPlans to roll out franchising across the Welsh bus network have left many small- and medium-sized operators in the country “very concerned,” the Senedd Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee heard on 26 May.
- England bus service adjustments post-BRG ‘inevitable’, TSC toldThe bus industry in England outside London will “inevitably” see adjustments to service provision after the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) Extension support mechanism comes to an end on 4 October, the Transport Select Committee was told on 8 June as its inquiry into the National Bus Strategy (NBS) for England one year on continued.
- Buta Atwal to retire from Wrightbus at end of 2022Wrightbus Chief Executive Buta Atwal (pictured) will retire at the end of 2022. He will be succeeded in the post by Jörg Hofmann, who will join the Ballymena manufacturer from the London Electric Vehicle Company in September to allow a smooth handover.
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- Hydrogen powered bus makes appearance in Winchester city centreA HYDROGEN-POWERED bus made a clean, green appearance in Winchester on June 16 to mark the Adapting Services to Address Climate Change Conference being held in the city’s Guildhall.
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