Transport for Wales: ‘Not the answer for country’s buses’
Operating buses in Wales with a completely different colour of politics and significantly varying aspirations for those services to many…
Go-Ahead wins initial Manchester large bus franchises
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded both large bus franchises tendered via the first round of service reregulation…
Wales bus regulation success ‘dependent on funding’
The Welsh Government accepts that its ability to deliver across proposals to reform bus services in Wales via regulation “will…
Rotheram underlines Liverpool CR bus reregulation aim
Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram has further underlined his desire to deliver reregulation of bus services in the…
Nine operators enter Manchester franchising first round
Nine operators have placed 33 bids for the first 11 bus franchising contracts that Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) will…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
