Posts

Featured Post

New X3 Express Puts 25,000 More Residents Within an Hour of the Airport

By on
Image
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.
Post a Comment
More

St Helens Leads the Way as Buses Return to Public Control

By on
Image
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.
Post a Comment
More

Wrightbus Deepens Transport for Wales Partnership with New TrawsCymru Fleet

By on
Image
Fourteen new Wrightbus double-deck diesel buses have recently entered service across the TrawsCymru network, and for passengers in some of Wales's more rural corners, that's a bigger deal than it might sound. TrawsCymru is TfW's longer distance bus network, funded by the Welsh Government specifically to link communities the trains can't, with timetables designed to connect into the wider rail network rather than compete with it.
Post a Comment
More

Liverpool Cruise Port Welcomes Karsan e-JEST Electric Buses

By on
Image
Liverpool Cruise Port has recently taken delivery of two brand new, fully electric Karsan e-JEST buses, a welcome and well-timed addition that marks another positive step in the port's journey towards a cleaner, quieter and more sustainable operation. Liverpool Cruise Port
Post a Comment
More

Gillmoss Depot Electrified as Liverpool's Electric Bus Revolution Begins

By on
Image
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has completed a multimillion-pound electrification project at Stagecoach's Gillmoss depot in North Liverpool, paving the way for over 100 new publicly owned battery-electric buses to enter service this week.
Post a Comment
More

Liverpool City Region Names First Bus Franchise Operators

By on
Image
After four decades of deregulation, Liverpool City Region is about to try something decidedly unfashionable in the 1980s, but very on trend in 2026. Putting buses back under public control. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Post a Comment
More

Transdev Rolls Out £6.6m Electric Fleet on Bradford to Keighley Routes

By on
Image
Yorkshire is getting a fresh charge as Transdev Blazefield begins deploying a £6.6 million fleet of zero emission electric buses on two of its busiest corridors linking Bradford with Keighley. The move marks another sizeable step in West Yorkshire’s slow but determined shuffle towards cleaner urban transport.
Post a Comment
More

Evolution Not Revolution: Yutong Broadens Its Electric Line-up

By on
Image
At Busworld Europe 2025, Yutong has showcased four premium battery electric models under the motto "Think Eco, Move Green" , while unveiling its cutting-edge Yutong EV Long-life Tech.
Post a Comment
More

BMC PROCITY+ & NEOCITY Debut at Busworld

By on
Image
At Busworld Europe 2025, BMC unveiled its next-generation PROCITY+ 12M and 18M models, alongside the compact NEOCITY 8.5M EV. Developed in partnership with KIEPE, these vehicles aim to bring practical, zero-emission solutions to urban networks across Europe and beyond. But are they just more electric buses, or genuinely smarter options for operators? Let’s take a closer look.
Post a Comment
More

Daimler Buses Shows Its Electric Confidence at Busworld

By on
Image
Three Mercedes-Benz vehicles took centre stage on the Daimler Buses stand at Busworld Europe 2025: the Mercedes-Benz eIntouro electric coach, the eCitaro with the new NMC4 battery generation and the eCitaro fuel cell.
Post a Comment
More

VinFast makes its European debut at Busworld

By on
Image
At Busworld, Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast took its first major step into Europe’s bus market, presenting not one but two electric models – the EB 8 and EB 12. The naming could not be simpler: the EB 8 stands for Electric Bus, 8 metres long while the EB 12 stretches to 12 metres. VinFast
Post a Comment
More