TfGM orders 50 Enviro400EVs for Bee Network
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has ordered 50 BYD ADL Enviro400 battery-electric double-deckers for its regulated Bee Network that will launch in September 2023.
The...
Judicial Review bid by Rotala ends unsuccessfully
A bid by Rotala to secure Judicial Review (JR) of elements of the process leading to a decision to reregulate buses in Greater Manchester...
Recovery funding for bus services in Wales extended into 2023
Bus services in Wales will receive further recovery funding to the end of the current financial year in April 2023, the Welsh Government has...
Municipal bus operation in Scotland encouraged by minister
Local transport authorities (LTAs) in Scotland have been encouraged by Minister for Transport Jenny Gilruth (pictured) to consider operating municipal bus services after the...
Partnership will best deliver Wales bus reform, says CPT
Bus service reform in Wales should centre on partnership working among “a broader range of policy levers,” the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Cymru...
Some Welsh SME operators ‘concerned’ about bus franchising
Plans to roll out franchising across the Welsh bus network have left many small- and medium-sized operators in the country “very concerned,” the Senedd...
Burnham offers to share bus re-regulation, integration support
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will in due course “be more than happy” to support other city regions in the North of England as...
Wales bus franchising: Clarity for industry ‘needed quickly’
Moves to introduce bus franchising in Wales will cause major uncertainty for the industry if the Welsh Government does not step in quickly to...
Bus franchising in Wales white paper published
The Welsh Government has published a white paper on the future of bus services and bus franchising in Wales, called One Network, One Timetable,...
Legislation to enable bus franchising to be introduced in Scotland
The Scottish Government is planning to use powers in the Transport (Scotland) Act to enable local authorities to run their own bus services by...
Obituary: Doree Barratt, pioneer of women in coaching
Doree Barratt, one of the coach industry’s first female drivers and for many years the head of well-known Cheshire operator Barratt's Coaches of Nantwich,...
