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Mellor Starts Rollout of 33 Strata Plus Buses for West Yorkshire AccessBus

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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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Arriva's New Enviro200 MMCs Arrive in Wrexham

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Arriva's latest investment on the Wrexham network is a significant one, with 11 new 11.8m Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMCs joining the fleet as part of a £2.5million spend on the town's bus services, replacing the previous Sapphire branded Enviro400City double-decks that have served route 1 between Wrexham and Chester since 2017.
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New X3 Express Puts 25,000 More Residents Within an Hour of the Airport

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Hot on the heels of the recent bus franchising update for St Helens, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has confirmed the detail behind one of its headline promises for St Helens. A brand-new X3 express service will link St Helens town centre directly to Liverpool John Lennon Airport , putting more than 25,000 extra residents within a 60-minute journey of the terminal and over 100,000 within 80 minutes once onward rail and bus connections are counted.
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St Helens Leads the Way as Buses Return to Public Control

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From Sunday 6th September 2026, St Helens becomes the first place in the Liverpool City Region to see its buses come back under public control and the improvements landing on Day One are by no means insignificant. Two-hourly routes are being upgraded to hourly, evening and weekend timetables are being extended and a brand-new express link to Liverpool John Lennon Airport is being introduced from the off.
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