We asked ChatGPT to write a marketing strategy for a bus company
ChatGPT is taking the world by storm, but can it come up with a half-decent marketing plan for the bus industry?
Hydrogen buses are coming to Liverpool
An innovative project to bring new hydrogen buses and refuelling facilities to Liverpool City Region is set to begin. A new project which is seeking to bring 20 hydrogen powered double decker buses to the streets of the Liverpool City Region will take an important step forward with the project business case and funding set […]
Stagecoach’s Stripes ride again in the South West
Stagecoach’s much-missed stripes are riding on our streets once more, as the operator celebrates 25 years of running buses in Devon. It’s the livery we all miss almost unanimously – and the one we want to see back the most. Now, Stagecoach South West has made all of our wildest dreams come true, as they […]
Preston’s iconic bus station is brought to life in these stunning illustrations
Preston’s Grade II-listed bus station is, quite simply, an icon. A brutalist behemoth with a capacity for 80 buses in its heyday, it was designed by Keith Ingham and Charles Wilson of Building Design Partnership, and built by Arup and Partners between 1968 and 1969. Recently redeveloped and revitalised, the historic building was threatened with […]
Mercedes-Benz debuts autonomous bus of the future
What urban public transport will look like in the future is shown by Mercedes-Benz’s semi-automated city bus with CityPilot. Mercedes say it operates even more safely, efficiently and comfortably than a conventional bus – it certainly looks the part. Connectivity plus camera and radar systems with data fusion are catapulting the bus into the future […]
TfL orders 90 Mellor Tucana II buses for London Dial-a-Ride
Mellor has announced a huge new order from Transport for London for 90 of its Tucana II buses. Set to be deployed at various Dial-a-Ride hub locations around central and suburban London, the Tucana IIs are all being built to an identical specification which meets the access needs of the Dial-a-Ride service. The buses are […]
5 crazy inventions from the bus industry which didn’t quite catch on
The bus industry has come up with some of the craziest inventions the world has ever seen. There’s no doubt about it. It’s an industry leading the way in vehicle design and innovation, but wow, the bus industry has come up with some absolute clangers over the years. We set out to catalogue some of […]
Västtrafik takes the fight to self-driving cars
Everywhere you turn these days, there’s talk of autonomous vehicles – and nowhere is that buzzword more prevalent than in the car industry. So, if you can’t beat them…why not join them? Swedish transit agency Västtrafik is not an entity known for doing things ‘by the book’. One of its routes in the city of […]
My eyes are burning! Here are the world’s ugliest buses
We’ve done beautiful buses to death on this blog, so here’s something different – a selection of vehicles which only a mother could possibly love. In a post inspired by Brighton and Hove’s newest Streetdecks, we’ve compiled a list of vehicles which give a whole new meaning to the phrase, ‘like the back end of a […]
Out with the old, in with the new
It’s that time of year again – September, which means there’s a new set of vehicle registrations out in the UK! We’ve put together a little gallery of some of the newest buses to hit Britain’s roads since 1 September. Enjoy – and don’t forget to tweet us some of your snaps.