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Liverpool hydrogen buses to go battery-electric amid investment >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Liverpool hydrogen buses to go battery-electric amid investment
The 20 Alexander Dennis Enviro400FCEV hydrogen buses in Liverpool will be converted to battery-electric amid wider spend on that technology.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Liverpool hydrogen buses to go battery-electric amid investment >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Euro VI bus retrofit woes cited in Bradford air quality exceedances >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Euro VI bus retrofit woes cited in Bradford air quality exceedances
Poor performance by Euro VI bus retrofit systems has been cited in Bradford as a reason for ongoing air quality exceedances.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Euro VI bus retrofit woes cited in Bradford air quality exceedances >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Whitbread Wanderbus welcomes a new EVM Cityline minibus >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Whitbread Wanderbus welcomes a new EVM Cityline minibus
Whitbread Wanderbus of Bedfordshire has welcomed a new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with an EVM Cityline low-entry conversion.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Whitbread Wanderbus welcomes a new EVM Cityline minibus >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Opinion: A time to reflect and look ahead as coach operators >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/a-...
A time to reflect and look ahead as coach operators
The festive season is a good time for coach operators to consider recent successes and future plans, writes Simon Ingham.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Opinion: A time to reflect and look ahead as coach operators >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/a-...
EES: concern for sleeper bus sector over 90/180-day rule >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
EES: concern for sleeper bus sector over 90/180-day rule
The European Union (EU) Entry/Exit System (EES) could “kill” the overseas sleeper bus sector, an operator has warned.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
EES: concern for sleeper bus sector over 90/180-day rule >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Eagles Coaches of King's Lynn among first to take Yutong GT14 >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Eagles Coaches of King's Lynn among first to take Yutong GT14
Eagles Coaches of King’s Lynn is among the first operators to take delivery of a new Yutong GT14, supplied by Pelican Bus and Coach.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Eagles Coaches of King's Lynn among first to take Yutong GT14 >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Opinion: How CPT measures against its coach and bus manifestos >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/ho...
How CPT measures against its coach and bus manifestos
CPT continues to deliver on its coach and bus manifestos from 2024, says CPT President Paul Lynch in reviewing the last 12 months.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Opinion: How CPT measures against its coach and bus manifestos >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/ho...
Wrightbus targeting further growth with latest gen Electroliner >>> www.route-one.net/features/w...
Wrightbus targeting further growth with latest gen Electroliner
With the launch of the latest generation Electroliner variants, Wrightbus is hoping to capture as much as 38% of the total UK and Eire bus market
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Wrightbus targeting further growth with latest gen Electroliner >>> www.route-one.net/features/w...
Transport Manager Hub is aimed at filling skills gap >>> www.route-one.net/training/t...
Transport Manager Hub is aimed at filling skills gap
Beverley Bell, CEO of Beverley Bell Consulting and Training, says the new Transport Manager Hub will play a significant role in the industry.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Transport Manager Hub is aimed at filling skills gap >>> www.route-one.net/training/t...
Employee ownership tax change 'will hit succession planning' >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Employee ownership tax change 'will hit succession planning'
The reduction of tax relief on disposals to EOTs is set to impact the appeal of that mechanism, some in the coach and bus industry say.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Employee ownership tax change 'will hit succession planning' >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Borders Buses and partners work together on antisocial behaviour >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Borders Buses and partners work together on antisocial behaviour
Borders Buses has worked with Scottish Borders Council and Police Scotland on a They’re someone’s… campaign to tackle antisocial behaviour.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Borders Buses and partners work together on antisocial behaviour >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Obituary: Andrew Tyldsley, Go North East >>> www.route-one.net/people/obi...
Obituary: Andrew Tyldsley, Go North East
Andrew Tyldsley, who was Commercial Manager during a 30-year-plus stint with Go North East and more than 45 years in the industry, has died.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Obituary: Andrew Tyldsley, Go North East >>> www.route-one.net/people/obi...
EU-funded CoacHyfied project cancelled with no vehicles produced >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
EU-funded CoacHyfied project cancelled with no vehicles produced
The CoacHyfied project to pilot hydrogen fuel cell-electric power in coaches was cancelled in May with no vehicles having been completed
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December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
EU-funded CoacHyfied project cancelled with no vehicles produced >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Opinion: Small actions, big impact - everyday inclusion in transport >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/sm...
Small actions, big impact: everyday inclusion in transport
Louise Cheeseman reflects on how small gestures across the workplace play their part in wider cultural shift
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Opinion: Small actions, big impact - everyday inclusion in transport >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/sm...
Sleeping no more: the revival of the nightbus >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Sleeping no more: the revival of the nightbus
In November, Lothian celebrated 100 years of its nightbus service. Over that century, nightbus networks have experienced ups and downs.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sleeping no more: the revival of the nightbus >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Opinion: An update to current exemptions to PSVAR >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/an...
An update to current exemptions to PSVAR
We still await PSVAR direction from DfT — but the news might even be encouraging
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December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Opinion: An update to current exemptions to PSVAR >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/an...
Ember: next stop, zero-emission coach hire for everyone >>> www.route-one.net/features/e...
Ember: next stop, zero-emission coach hire for everyone
For some operators, battery-electric coaches can attract a premium, or target a niche. Ember’s model is facilitating a mass market approach
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December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ember: next stop, zero-emission coach hire for everyone >>> www.route-one.net/features/e...
Opinion: Electric vehicles - are you going to be part of the transition? >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/el...
Electric vehicles: are you going to be part of the transition?
At industry events and in trade discussions, I keep hearing the same refrain: electric vehicles can’t do what we need them to do.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Opinion: Electric vehicles - are you going to be part of the transition? >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/el...
MSA charging: truck developments hint at things to come >>> www.route-one.net/features/m...
MSA charging: truck developments hint at things to come
HGVs are the clear priority as MSAs step up heavy-duty vehicle charging. Providers share details of dedicated hubs and ‘book and charge’ parking
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December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
MSA charging: truck developments hint at things to come >>> www.route-one.net/features/m...
Young PCV drivers restriction impact highlighted by RHA report >>> www.route-one.net/compliance...
Young PCV drivers restriction impact highlighted by RHA report
The restriction on teenage coach drivers is part of a call for better age inclusion in the transport sector from RHA and Women in Transport.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Young PCV drivers restriction impact highlighted by RHA report >>> www.route-one.net/compliance...
Opinion: What next year after a year of political instability? >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/wh...
What next year after a year of political instability?
Our political expert reviews a torturous 12 months for Labour and applies his crystal ball to the Westminster scene.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Opinion: What next year after a year of political instability? >>> www.route-one.net/opinion/wh...
Hargreaves Coaches Enviro400 is Yorkshire firm's first new bus >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Hargreaves Coaches Enviro400 is Yorkshire firm's first new bus
Hargreaves Coaches of Hebden near Skipton has added its first new bus in the form of an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-deck.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hargreaves Coaches Enviro400 is Yorkshire firm's first new bus >>> www.route-one.net/operators/...
Three Transdev Blazefield PCV instructors join benchmark register >>> www.route-one.net/people/thr...
Three Transdev Blazefield PCV instructors join benchmark register
Three Transdev Blazefield staff members have become the first members in England of the VRT PCV Driving Instructor Register.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Three Transdev Blazefield PCV instructors join benchmark register >>> www.route-one.net/people/thr...
CPCA franchising delay ‘adds to local market uncertainty’ >>> www.route-one.net/news/cpca-...
CPCA franchising delay ‘adds to local market uncertainty’
Delay to bus franchising plans in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough until at least 2028 has heightened uncertainty for operators
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
CPCA franchising delay ‘adds to local market uncertainty’ >>> www.route-one.net/news/cpca-...
Renewed concern over coach drivers sharing rooms when on tour >>> www.route-one.net/news/renew...
Renewed concern over coach drivers sharing rooms when on tour
Former driver and BUSK’s Nightcap campaign in call for renewed scrutiny of shared accommodation practices when away abroad
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December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Renewed concern over coach drivers sharing rooms when on tour >>> www.route-one.net/news/renew...