Gareth Evans

PIRATE COUNTRY David Sheppard reports from somewhere between the Cornish hedges at England’s most westerly bus event, where a record number of free vintage bus rides were given on Easter Sunday. https://t.co/ZoM5lRQgZv https://t.co/CMNfpqwCDp

Scania reports a ‘soft start’ to 2025, with continued progress in strategic areas such as electrification and the TRATON Group integration. https://t.co/r7QVE2VE8s https://t.co/qS5rHcuaC1

Arriva bus driver Neil Atherton once again took up the challenge of walking bus routes to raise money for charity on Sunday 27 April, completing a challenge that saw him walk 50 miles along routes operated by Arriva North West in a single day. https://t.co/y09R4WK7O5 https://t.co/t0FNMckYrY

NEXT STOP: ALBUM CONFERENCE The 2025 Association of Local Bus Company Managers (ALBUM) Conference is taking place at the East Midlands Conference Centre from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 May. https://t.co/yXiqtOW2cU https://t.co/iDGM6K13fd

“Providing reliable vehicles backed by responsive, top-quality service is what we’re all about,” says Bolton-based Vision Bus, which recently completed a smooth handover of 10 new service buses for its fleet, supplied by Dawsongroup. https://t.co/zUNPkvdgzv https://t.co/ar67jgQVIL

Today, we're in Ankara, Turkey, for the launch of MAN's new e-coach platform for the European market. Look out for the full story in CBW soon. https://t.co/3Zj8SAgbRP

Wrightbus has supplied 12 hydrogen buses to the German operator, taking its total delivered so far in the country to 43. https://t.co/xtEMd0DmPe https://t.co/hAc4U7im3r

The Highland Council has chosen Omnibus timetabling, mapping, and scheduling solutions from Velociti to improve the efficiency of its in-house bus fleet and reduce the risk of errors. https://t.co/d1mAarHIhJ https://t.co/5BNNseDdaT

This week, we look at what visitors to the ALBUM conference can expect and test drive the Caetano Boa Vista. David Sheppard heads to Penzance for classic buses, Wrightbus delivers new Hydroliners to Germany’s WestVerkehr and more. Issue 1677 is out now! https://t.co/H4aQ3Mxwtf https://t.co/KX85SS1utV

We visit Budapest, where the two halves of the city share a transport network with buses in two colours. https://t.co/bDI1y2G2GZ https://t.co/4SozelvAdD

Enthusiastic photographer and regular CBW contributor Ray Ward has an extensive photographic library, and has chosen a selection of his favourite images, showing vehicles long gone alongside their more modern counterparts. https://t.co/D9JL9hYp1Z https://t.co/RvDKuV9MVa

Iveco Bus reports that it has has achieved the milestone of delivering 10,000 vehicles since its involvement in the Brazilian Caminho da Escola [School Bus] programme began in 2009. https://t.co/uJRDvZJAy0 https://t.co/OmgiilRxQP

Another entrant into the bus repower market is ZEEbus, the company has now officially unveiled its second project, to create a repower option for the Alexander Dennis Enviro400. https://t.co/CuCm10wXCC https://t.co/xczzQw7Fr7

Since its launch on 24 March, more than 450,000 customers have used ‘tap and go’ on Bee Network buses since, with around 10,000 new users trying it every day. https://t.co/GKC5TNOKvQ https://t.co/oyYIbJs8t2

West Yorkshire based Camira Fabrics, a long-serving supplier to the transport industry, recently hosted a visit from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin at its Meltham manufacturing facility. https://t.co/CJcfnlikD2 https://t.co/iDg9CGWhna

A fire destroyed seven specially-adapted minibuses used by disabled people and school children in Somerset in the early evening of Saturday 26 April. https://t.co/qdTtkatrUt https://t.co/Dt0tKAwmb9

National Express’ parent group is to sell its yellow school bus division to focus on other aspects of its business, including Spanish subsidiary ALSA. https://t.co/ANGmOOLGfc https://t.co/pXeuwDMHId