Euro Bus Expo 2026 lineup: VDL, Scania and Nicholson Coachbuilders to showcase new vehicles at NEC Birmingham
More than 80 vehicles will be on show when Euro Bus Expo returns to the NEC on 3–5 November 2026, with UK and global debuts spanning coaches, minibuses and electric buses from manufacturers including VDL, Nicholson Coachbuilders and Custom Denning.
Euro Bus Expo has unveiled its vehicle lineup for the 2026 show, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham on 3–5 November, bus-news.com reports. Event Director Helen Conway said the biennial show brings together "more than 80 vehicles for operators to explore first-hand" over the three days.
Leading the charge at the show is VDL Bus Group, which will unveil the first right-hand-drive variant of its Futura 3 coach, shown as the FHD-129 RHD. The coach was unveiled at Busworld Europe in Brussels in 2025, and Euro Bus Expo will give UK operators their first view of it in UK configuration.
Scania's stand will include its next-generation Touring coach alongside the Scania Irizar i6S Efficient plug-in hybrid coach, while Nicholson Coachbuilders will make the global debut of its new Altair, Meridian and Horizon small coaches.
Several manufacturers are using the show for UK debuts. Custom Denning will make its first-ever UK exhibition appearance with the Element 2.2 battery-electric bus, and Volvo Group UK will bring its B13R UNVI XL coach to a UK trade show for the first time. Harris Bus & Coach's Higer Azure 9 midibus and CBC's Voyage E14 battery-electric and Voyage HD12 diesel coaches will also debut in the UK in right-hand-drive form.
Mellor Treka Bus will unveil its e-Mobility and e-Mobility+ battery-electric accessible minibuses alongside a showcase of three Mercedes-Benz-based minibuses, the CitySprint, Strata Ultra and Strata Plus, and Wrightbus will display a First Bus StreetDeck that has been repowered from diesel to battery-electric.
Alongside the vehicle displays, the show's free Masterclass Theatre programme, sponsored by Elite Vehicle Supplies (part of Motormax Group), will feature 25 sessions covering bus reform, coach operations, AI and automation, fleet transition, compliance and workforce planning.
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