HOUSTON’s Coaches, a family-run bus company based in Dumfries and Galloway, has marked a milestone year in the transition to greener transport. 

Following the switch to electric buses last year, the Lockerbie company saw over 271,000 electric vehicle (EV) miles charged up at its depot. 

The transition to electric buses came on the back of funding received by Houston’s Coaches through the first £ 50 million phase of the Scottish Zero Emissions Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB).

Established by the Scottish Government in 2021, the fund has continued to support the swift transition by bus operators to zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure.

William Houston, managing director at Houston’s Coaches, said: “We’re accelerating our sustainable journey with electric buses already having a positive impact within the first year, allowing our customers to conveniently travel more sustainably.

"We’re truly proud to be able to say that we’re innovators who are not willing to let a lack of infrastructure stop us from achieving our sustainability goals.

"The transformation for our fleet in just one year has been great and we hope our work with ScottishPower inspires others to do the same."