Strathclyde bus franchising affordability ‘uncertain’ as row reignites
The question of funding for bus franchising in the Glasgow city region remains unclear after a draft Strathclyde Regional Bus…
BSOG reform in England ‘could help to protect rural bus services’
Payment of BSOG in England on a per-kilometre basis would help to support rural bus services, but care would be…
Bus franchising in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to proceed
Bus franchising in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will proceed after Mayor Dr Nik Johnson formally decided that it will be the…
Sheffield proposes local zero-emission bus grant programme
Sheffield City Council (SCC) has proposed the creation of an £11.5 million zero-emission bus grant programme using unallocated Clean Air…
Bus Users UK responds to Buses Connecting Communities inquiry
Franchising, challenges for rural services, recent government policy, multimodal integration, alternative transport models and Enhanced Partnerships (EPs) were addressed by…
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…
