Cambridgeshire and Peterborough bus franchising moves closer
Introduction of bus franchising in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough now looks inevitable after the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Transport…
Multi-year bus funding settlement in England ‘hopeful’: Minister
The Department for Transport (DfT) is “hopeful” that a multi-year bus funding settlement in England will be facilitated by the…
‘Bridge to bus franchising’ test to rollout in mid-Wales from 2025
A ‘bridge to franchising’ approach to supported bus services in mid-Wales will be rolled out to test plans for country-wide…
TfGM chief Steve Warrener to serve as UTG Chair into 2026
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Managing Director Steve Warrener will serve an additional year as Chair of the Urban Transport…
How subcontracting can help SME bus operator franchising worries
Use of subcontracting in bus franchising could be one relatively easy means of protecting the interests of incumbent small- and…
Bus reregulation: Learning the lessons from London
A couple of columns back, I wrote about what it’s like to operate buses in London, adding that I’d share…
Economy woes threaten government ambitions for bus services
So the Bus Services (No 2) Bill, implementing the government’s bus reforms, principally around the franchising regime, has started its…
Five-year bus funding call underlined by CPT via inquiry submission
The need for a five-year funding settlement approach for bus services has once more been highlighted by the Confederation of…
Only with fundamental change can bus franchising be a panacea
The bus franchising juggernaut continues its march. Completion of that process in Greater Manchester has – on the face of…
Go-Ahead to enter West Yorkshire bus market ahead of franchising
Go-Ahead will enter the West Yorkshire bus market on 23 February. From that date it will operate three vehicles on…
