Sheffield to receive its first publicly owned ZE buses
Alexander Dennis (ADL) and BYD UK have jointly disclosed plans to equip Sheffield with its first ever publicly-owned zero-emission buses.…
Rotala orders 67 Enviro200s for Manchester franchises
Rotala has ordered 67 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single-deckers in a variety of lengths for services that its Diamond Bus North…
Rotala reshuffles management at North West businesses
Rotala is in the process of overhauling the senior management structure of its Diamond Bus North West (DBNW) and Preston…
Stagecoach wins in Manchester bus franchising second tranche
Stagecoach has been awarded all three of the large local service contracts that form part of the second tranche of…
BSOG Plus rates in England from July confirmed by DfT
The BSOG Plus scheme that is part of longer-term support for buses in England from 1 July will for commercial…
TfW to model franchised Welsh bus network via Optibus
Transport for Wales (TfW) will utilise the Optibus platform to assist in delivery of plans to franchise the country’s buses…
Cambridgeshire Mayor restates bus franchise ambitions
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor Dr Nik Johnson reiterated his ambitions to franchise the area's bus network as he welcomed the…
Modest funding ‘can protect Wales bus services to 2024’
Modest additional funding from the Welsh Government will protect bus services in Wales until the end of March 2024, members…
Consultation on Liverpool CR bus franchising published
Public consultation has opened on Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's (LCRCA) plans to franchise the area's bus services. Following the…
Bus policy from Labour – is there anything new?
Labour unveiled its bus policy with much fanfare – but it is generally a rehash of what is already in…