Cambridgeshire Mayor restates bus franchise ambitions
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor Dr Nik Johnson reiterated his ambitions to franchise the area's bus network as he welcomed the launch of 30 new...
Modest funding ‘can protect Wales bus services to 2024’
Modest additional funding from the Welsh Government will protect bus services in Wales until the end of March 2024, members of the Senedd Climate...
Consultation on Liverpool CR bus franchising published
Public consultation has opened on Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's (LCRCA) plans to franchise the area's bus services.
Following the combined authority's decision in March...
Bus policy from Labour – is there anything new?
Labour unveiled its bus policy with much fanfare – but it is generally a rehash of what is already in place or promised, believes...
Franchising ‘presumption’ in Labour bus reform plans
Labour has given further information how the party expects to reform bus service delivery in England outside London if it forms the next government....
Ticketer next-gen solution for TfGM bus franchises
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has signed a contract with Ticketer that will see the supplier’s next generation ticketing and real-time information solution rolled...
Greater Manchester local service permit plans outlined
Plans for the local service permit regime in Greater Manchester that will be required under bus franchising there have been published by Transport for...
Mayors ‘envious’ of bus franchising powers: Rotheram
Many parts of England that currently do not have powers to reregulate bus services are “envious” of the scope for Mayoral Combined Authorities to...
Franchising and small operators: Will lessons be learned?
Working for a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), I know too well the feeling of frustration in bidding for work where we have to...
Wales bus funding: Get round the table, CaBAC urges
A threat of “skeleton” bus provision in Wales should revenue support end as planned after 30 June must be averted at all costs if...