From apprentices to masters: IRTE Skills Challenge set to welcome the next generation of PSV engineers and technicians
The IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge is back for its 12th anniversary and is set to revolutionise the industry by challenging the status quo and shaping the future of talent within engineering.
End Point Assessment Inspection & Categorisation and Coding
G Bakawala, Bus & Coach Programmes Manager at S&B Automotive Academy, will discuss the requirements at end point assessment (EPA) for inspection, including understanding defect categorisation and coding.
Cathy Newman to host SOE Women in Engineering event
Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman will host a SOE Women in Engineering event in London this November.
Society of Operations Engineers elections 2020
Elections are held each year for the Trustee Board and its three Professional Sector Councils. The Society depends on the valuable input provided by our volunteers and is looking for individuals with recent industry experience who can shape the future direction of the Society.
Euro Bus Expo: 3-5 November, Birmingham NEC
The show alternates with Bus & Coach, and is the larger of the two.
IAA Commercial Vehicles: 24-30 September, Hannover
The world's biggest biannual commercial vehicle show
Tech Talk: Focus on hybrid buses for low-emission zones
Last month, the first of a fleet of 30 hybrid-electric buses began what is said to be the first use of geofencing combined with zero-emissions propulsion technology, meeting the emerging demands for clean air zones across our cities. The double-decker Enviro400ER buses, run by Go-Ahead in Brighton & Hove, are supplied by ADL (Alexander Dennis Ltd) and are powered by the BAE Systems Series Electric Range hybrid (Series-ER) powertrain.
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Electric vehicles were the major theme at both of the season’s bus exhibitions: Coach & Bus and Busworld. Driven by government restrictions on diesel vehicles in urban areas to help improve air quality, many manufacturers are previewing new models of battery-powered vehicles.
Hydrogen fuel cell drivetrains
Using the lightest element in the universe, hydrogen, produces only energy and water vapour, which is why some see it as the future of fuel in the long term. Publicly funded bus trials have been overcoming some of its issues – including price, reports Will Dalrymple
Parts for print
Rather than wait weeks or months for a body panel, one bus operator has developed a system to produce replacement parts overnight – by 3D printing. Brian Wall reports