Hertfordshire awarded £1m to progress franchising assessment
Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) has announced it has been awarded £1.064 million via the government's Bus Reform and Franchising Pilots…
North east bus franchising looks to three-stage rollout from 2029
Adoption of bus franchising in north east England would see the first services start in September 2029 under a three-phase…
Operator procurement due for Wales north-south coach service
Operator procurement by Transport for Wales (TfW) for the north/south express coach service between Bangor and Carmarthen will begin shortly,…
Six on shortlist for first South Yorkshire bus franchising awards
Six operators have been shortlisted for the first phase of bus franchising in South Yorkshire, which will see the award…
Bee Network is most visible element of ‘Manchesterism’, says paper
Bee Network franchised bus services are the most visible example of greater public control of essentials under the ‘Manchesterism’ agenda…
PC Coaches investment highlights SME importance to rural buses
PC Coaches has highlighted the role played by SME operators in delivery of rural public transport after it invested £600,000…
Fair and consistent: revenue apportionment keys in Project Coral
Work on Project Coral, a shared technology solution for contactless capped pay-as-you-go travel in England across operators and modes including…
Stockport Bee Network electric bus depot plans move forward
Transport for Greater Manchester has identified a location for a new Bee Network bus depot in Stockport. If approved, it…
Direct award to be within early CPCA bus franchising deployment
Rollout of bus franchising in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is set to follow a “hybrid pathway” involving a short-term direct award…
Metro yellow electric buses in Liverpool City Region set for service
The first battery-electric buses owned by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) will enter service imminently after installation of…
