Stagecoach celebrates first year of Guernsey bus service contract
Stagecoach has celebrated a successful first year of operating bus services on Guernsey, during which time it carried over 1.7…
First Bus restructure continues with senior leadership changes
First Bus has confirmed a number of changes to senior leadership structures across its UK business arms to follow an…
Huyton Travel and Warrington gain LCRCA bus franchise contracts
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has awarded further bus franchise contracts, with Huyton Travel and Warrington’s Own Buses…
South West Wales bus stops review feeds into franchise readiness
Transport for Wales (TfW) has commissioned a review of over 6,000 bus stops in the south-west of the country as…
Night bus expansion and new links in Bee Network overhaul
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is due to make 36 service changes in the biggest revamp of the Bee Network…
North East England bus franchising to move to audit of assessment
Bus service reform in North East England is to progress to an audit of the draft franchising scheme assessment prepared…
West Yorkshire franchising launch to be delayed by one month
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has approved delaying the start of phase one of its bus franchising process by…
Bus franchising must avoid return of ‘illogical’ fares boundaries
One positive aspect of the deregulated bus system was the explosion of daily, weekly and longer-duration tickets designed around logical…
London’s bus model isn’t a silver bullet for service improvements
Slow bus speeds in the capital contradict the often-repeated view about franchising What do mobility scooters, canal narrowboats and me…
At least two potential Sprint articulated bus suppliers, says WMCA
At least two members of the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework are expected to be able to satisfy a tender…



















