Mellor has begun delivering 33 Strata Plus low-floor buses to replace West Yorkshire's AccessBus fleet, as part of a £6.5m programme run by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA). Mellor Bus The order was awarded earlier this year, and Mellor says the ultra-low emission vehicles will be introduced progressively across the region. WYCA said the buses being replaced were between 11 and 18 years old when the programme was announced.
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A Celebration Of The Industry from Pelican Bus & Coach
Pelican Bus and Coach will exhibit its current Yutong coaches and buses at the forthcoming Euro Bus Expo, with Managing Director Richard Crump of the Castleford dealership describing the event as "a celebration" of the industry.
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A battery-electric TCe12 coach for Coatham Coaches, a mid-sized, rear-engined TC9 in PSVAR ready format for Mainline Coaches of South Wales, a GT12 tourer for a customer to be confirmed, and an E12 battery-electric bus will be on display within the indoor space.
The latter vehicle will be formally handed over to Carmarthenshire County Council during Euro Bus Expo, where it will be used on the TrawsCymru network in Wales.
It is one of eight such buses, each are equipped with dual CCS2 DC charging sockets for quick battery replenishment, Lazzerini coach-style seats, and the Journeo Edge intelligent gateway for cloud-connected services. Ian Downie, Head of Yutong Sales, described the batch as "very high specification vehicles", completed by Pelican Bus and Coach in the UK.
Pelican will have a second Yutong TCe12 battery-electric coach available for demonstration to operators in the interactive Zero Emission Zone outside the halls, in addition to the vehicles on static display in the main show hall.
Euro Bus Expo will be held between the 1st and 3rd November 2022 at the NEC Birmingham. To register for a free trade pass to attend, visit eurobusxpo.com.
West Yorkshire's new Weaver Network buses are taking shape at the Wrightbus factory in Northern Ireland, with Mayor Tracy Brabin among those getting a first look at the fleet before they head to Yorkshire. West Yorkshire Combined Authority The vehicles are being assembled ahead of their rollout from spring 2027, when the Weaver Network comes into effect. Wrightbus won the contract to build almost 200 new electric buses in May, following a competitive process.
Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled 'Buses for London', a new publicly owned bus company for the capital, and named route 6 as the first service it will run. Tom Harrison (Bus Ambassador) The company is due to launch in late 2027, with Park Royal Depot in west London as its first operational base. A further four routes will be announced over the coming year and are due to transfer from 2028. TfL says the company will let it test new approaches to reliability, safety, decarbonisation, customer experience and driver welfare. It also means any profits can be reinvested in the transport network. How London's Buses Work Today For readers outside the capital, London's bus system works differently from most of Britain. London was not part of bus deregulation in 1986. Instead, TfL plans the routes, sets fares and timetables, and pays private companies to run the buses. Operators bid for each route. Contracts generally run for seven years and pay the operator a set income ...
Seven British-built Treka CitySprint minibuses are entering service in the Liverpool City Region, giving the new franchised Metro bus network a compact option for routes where larger buses are not suitable. The vehicles are built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, with bodywork by Treka Bus at its factory in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. They have been delivered to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). Three have gone to St Helens and four to Wirral. Treka Bus St Helens became the first part of the city region to bring its buses back under public control on 6th September. Wirral follows on 25th October 2026, and bus franchising will then be extended across the rest of the region throughout 2027.
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