How do home-to-school contracts sit alongside bus franchising?
That bus franchising is coming to England, Wales and potentially Scotland too is known and understood. But what its spread…
Bus franchising contracts in Wales set to be sized from two vehicles
Bus franchising contracts in Wales are expected to be as small as for two vehicles in a bid to protect…
Vernon Everitt named preferred candidate to become TfW Chair
Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner Vernon Everitt (pictured, right) has been named preferred candidate for the position of Chair of Transport…
‘Measured and inclusive’ bus reform in Wales advocated by ALBUM
ALBUM is another trade body to air worries about how potential fallout from bus franchising in Wales will impact the…
No budget for bus franchising projects, says transport expert
While several mayoral combined authorities are pursuing bus franchising, a leading transport economist has questioned whether there will be sufficient…
Mayoral authorities’ bus ambitions reveal mixed view on franchising
Following a recent round of mayoral elections, we update on plans for bus franchising or otherwise in each of the…
Bus priority leads doubling of patronage on Vantage corridor: TfGM
Investment in bus priority has led patronage on the Vantage bus rapid transit corridor between Leigh and Atherton and Manchester…
£2.3 billion for transport awarded to LTAs in Spending Review
‣ Local Transport Grant money for rural areas and smaller cities and towns could be used for bus projects ‣ Extension…
National Bus Company sought to drive zero-emission procurement
The Department for Transport and local transport authorities (LTAs) in England – including Transport for London – should establish what…
Rural bus services funding in England ‘needs urgent rebalance’
Average funding per capita for bus services in county and rural council areas in England since 2022 is little more…
