Latest United Kingdom News
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Stagecoach Confirms Sale of Intercity Coach Operations to Scottish Citylink
Stagecoach has confirmed that it will sell its intercity coach businesses, megabus.com and Falcon to Scottish Citylink.
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FlixBus Further Expands its UK Coach Network
FlixBus is continuing to expand its UK network by launching new services between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Sheffield and London.
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FlixBus Launches UK's First International Bus Service from Manchester
FlixBus has launched the UK's first international route serving the North West and Midlands with a direct service from Manchester to Paris.
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Abellio Opens Bus Depot to Power EV Routes in West London
Abellio London Bus has opened a new bus depot in Hayes, West London to house the operator's growing fleet of electric buses.
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UK’s First Off-Grid Bus Station Opens in Telford
Telford & Wrekin Council has opened the UK’s first off-grid bus station, which produces its own renewable, carbon-free energy.
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BYD ADL Partnership Delivers its 1000th Electric Bus in the UK
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK have delivered their 1000th zero-emission electric bus under their electric vehicle partnership.
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FlixBus Continues Its Rapid UK Expansion
FlixBus is continuing its rapid expansion across the UK with new routes between cities such as London, Manchester, Glasgow, and Cardiff.
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First Bus Completes UK's Largest Rapid EV Charging Hub in Glasgow
First Bus has completed the development of its Caledonia depot in Glasgow, unveiling the UK’s largest EV rapid-charging centre.
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Switch Mobility to Supply 12 Electric Buses to Tower Transit in London
Switch Mobility has confirmed it will supply a fleet of 12 Metrocity electric buses to Tower Transit to operate on TfL's Route 339.
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Abellio Launches Zero-Emission Buses on New London Routes
Abellio London has launched an additional 41 buses on new TfL routes, increasing its fleet size by 5 percent in a single night.
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Full-Sized Autonomous Bus Begins Testing in Scotland
The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus has commenced live testing in Scotland as part of project CAVForth.
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£7 Billion in Government Funding to Boost UK Bus Services
The UK government has granted funding to 31 areas to level up local bus services outside London as part of the bus transformation programme.
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UK Government Announces £200 Million in Funding for Zero-Emission Buses
The UK government will provide 200 million GBP in funding to allow local operators to purchase zero-emission buses through the ZEBRA scheme.
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TfL Publishes Bus Action Plan to Modernise London Bus Network
Transport for London (TfL) has published its Bus Action Plan to modernise the bus network to and help London become net zero by 2030.
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National Express Coventry Orders 130 BYD ADL Electric Buses
ADL and BYD have announced that they will supply 130 zero emission double deck electric buses to Zenobē and National Express in Coventry.
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Scottish Government Allocates £800,000 to Support Bus Partnerships
The Scottish Government has allocated over 800,000 GBP in funding to support three bus partnerships that will improve local bus services.
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TfL Introduces New Green Buses to Modernise London Transport
Transport for London (TfL) is introducing new electric buses on route 63 to encourage more people in London to use public transport.
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Scotland Offers Free Bus Travel for Under 22s
Under 22s living in Scotland can now benefit from free bus travel through a Scottish Government scheme, which launched on 31 January 2022
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Willmott Dixon Construction Wins Contract for Stockport Interchange
Willmott Dixon Construction has been awarded the contract to transform Stockport's bus station into a modern transport interchange.
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Cardiff Bus Launches New Zero-Emission Electric Buses
Cardiff Bus has launched a new fleet of 36 Yutong E12 zero-emission electric buses that will contribute towards reducing air pollution.
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Go-Ahead Selects Air Products as Partner for Hydrogen Bus Fleet
The Go-Ahead Group has agreed a 15-year hydrogen supply deal with Air Products to power a fleet of fuel cell buses.
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National Express Hydrogen Buses Out in Service in the West Midlands
Hydrogen-powered buses are carrying passengers in the West Midlands for the first time as Wrightbus vehicles are rolled out by National Expr…
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Arrival Begins Proving Ground Trials of Its Electric Bus
Arrival has announced it has started trials of the Arrival Bus at a testing facility in the UK ahead of certification.
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TfL to Make 24-Hour Bus Lanes Permanent
TfL intends to make its 24-hour bus lanes permanent after the successful trial has decreased journey times and improved service reliability,