Services on the West Midland Metro were suspended indefinitely from 13 November 2021 following the discovery of further cracks in …

In February 2020, the UK Government announced plans to invest £ 5 billion (ca 5.65 billion Euro) in a new ‘golden era’ for buses. One innovative…

The UK bus and coach industry is rising with renewed vigour to the challenge of attracting customers back to public transport. As part…

Ashok Leyland has announced that its UK subsidiary, Optare Group, has been renamed Switch Mobility to reflect its role in developing…

Ten new battery-electric double-deck vehicles entered service with National Express Coventry on the cross-city 9/9A routes on Sunday…

In an exclusive three-part series, we summarize the history, the rolling stock and the expansion of the so-called West Midlands Metro.…

The first deliveries from an order of 21 Optare Metrodecker EVs are now in service with First York, all are expected to arrive by October.…

Now titled West Midlands Metro, the third new generation light rail system in the UK to feature street running opened to fare paying …

After several months delay occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, Birmingham has become the third British city to electrify a route …