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Volvo expands premium coach range in India with new 9600 Seater-Sleeper

Volvo Buses India has taken the opportunity of Prawaas 5.0 exhibition last week to showcase the Volvo 9600 Seater-Sleeper, expanding its premium coach portfolio with a factory-built configuration combining seating and sleeper accommodation on a single platform. At the same Prawaas 5.0 expo, EKA M...

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Sustainable Bus 2h ago

Beyond the FIFA World Cup: turning peak demand into a better public transport offer, according to Luminator’s CEO Magnus Friberg

The 2026 FIFA World Cup put public transport systems across North America under unprecedented operational pressure, with agencies managing millions of additional passenger journeys in host cities. “A tournament like this is the hardest usability test our industry ever faces,” says Magnus Friberg,...

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McGill’s Buses launches legal bid to overturn ScotZEB3 decisions

Operator claims Scottish Government erred when preparing scheme and making funding awards

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OMC Global trading business purchased by Godiva Travel Group

OMC Global brand is to continue in new ownership of growing Coventry firm Godiva Travel Group

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ZF City Bus Assist set to aid drivers in smooth approach to stops

Product includes utilisation of steering, braking and suspension kneeling to optimise positioning

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Sustainable Bus 3h ago

Yutong electric bus fleet in Białystok, Poland, grows to 50 vehicles following latest delivery by Busnex

Białystok, in Poland, has introduced 30 new Yutong U12 battery-electric buses into its public transport network following a delivery completed by Busnex Poland. The vehicles have been allocated to the city’s three municipal public transport operators, bringing the total number of zero-emission bu...

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Sustainable Bus 2d ago

Karsan appoints Utku Can Ayyarkın as CEO after Okan Baş steps down

Karsan has appointed Utku Can Ayyarkın as CEO and Executive Board Member following the departure of Okan Baş after ten years in the role. The decision became effective on 10 July 2026 and was disclosed by the company through a filing to Türkiye’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP), while additional...

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routeone 2d ago

Dews Coaches Volvo MCV tri-axle is among three-bus delivery

98-seat B8L EvoSeti double-deck joins fleet alongside further pair of B8RLE Evora single-decks

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Free bus travel or kids available next month

Free bus travel for all five-to-15-year-olds in England will be available next month. The move is part of the Government’s ‘Great British Summer Savings’ scheme, intended to help people enjoy days out for less, including cutting on children’s menu meals at restaurants, children’s tickets for thea...

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routeone 2d ago

Falcon Buses is first independent to take next-gen Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV

Falcon Buses has become the first independent operator to take delivery of Alexander Dennis’s next-generation Enviro200EV, adding 13 of the battery-electric buses to its fleet. The fleet was officially launched at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge yesterday, with four of the 10.9m-long vehicles on d...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Leicester Buses partnership approves £1m bus stop investment

Bus partnership, Leicester Buses, has approved a further £1m investment in bus stop infrastructure. The investment is part of the partnership between Leicester City Council and local bus operators’ plans top deliver a fully integrated One Network by 2027. The £1m is set to be used to deliver more...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Henry Young becomes new Ops Manager at Stagecoach in Chichester

Stagecoach South has appointed Henry Young as the new Operations Manager at its Chichester depot. Henry joins Chichester after gaining experience as Duty Manager at Cwmbran and Interim Operations Manager at Aldershot, where he supported the introduction of electric buses and developed his leaders...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

New West Country-Birmingham National Express service launching

From Monday 13 July, National Express is introducing a new direct service between Bideford, Barnstaple, Taunton, Bristol, Cheltenham and Birmingham. The new direct 105 coach service launches shortly after National Express announced 100,000 discounted one-way fares across its UK network as part of...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Falcon adds E200EV electrics, readies for TfL work

Falcon Coaches is rolling out 13 new Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV electric buses into its fleet. The move makes it the first independent operator to place an order for the manufacturer’s next generation single-deckers. To support the new vehicles, the operator has upgraded its depot in West Byfle...

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Sustainable Bus 2d ago

ZF to introduce automated bus stop assistance system for city buses

ZF has introduced City Bus Assist, a new driver assistance system designed to automate bus stop approaches. Ahead of IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover, ZF presented the City Bus Assist, a proof-of-concept solution combining perception sensors, steering assistance and suspension control to suppor...

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Sustainable Bus 2d ago

Battery swapping for buses: SUN Mobility unveils modular solution on Tata Starbus EV

SUN Mobility has unveiled a modular multi-battery swapping solution for electric buses demonstrated on the Tata Starbus EV platform at Prawaas 5.0. The solution was inaugurated by Amrendra Kishore Singh, Director at the Ministry of Heavy Industries, in the presence of representatives from Tata Mo...

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Sustainable Bus 3d ago

JBM EV launches sleeper and seater GALAXY electric coach at India’s Prawaas 5.0

JBM has unveiled the next-generation GALAXY electric luxury coach at Prawaas 5.0 in Gandhinagar. According to the company, the new model expands the GALAXY platform with sleeper and combined sleeper-seater configurations for premium intercity services. JBM EV states that it has deployed more than...

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Sustainable Bus 3d ago

Switch Mobility unveils 9-metre electric bus EiV9 at Prawaas 5.0

Switch Mobility has introduced its new 9-metre electric bus EiV9 at the Prawaas 5.0 transport exhibition in India, alongside an updated version of its EiV12 Intercity electric bus (a model that was recently delivered in Chennai). Switch Mobility ranked first with 830 registrations in the sum up o...

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routeone 3d ago

Flow over compliance call amid Dover EES summer chaos warning

Fears of long delays during approaching peak summer season highlighted in Westminster debate

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Sustainable Bus 3d ago

INIT launches BRAVE10k project to develop standardized procedures aiming at 10,000 autonomous public transport vehicles in Germany by 2030

The BRAVE10k project has been launched in Germany, led by ITS provider INIT, to develop standardized procedures and digital tools supporting the integration of more than 10,000 autonomous vehicles into public transport by 2030. INIT announces it has officially started the research and implementat...

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