Realise gains four-year WYCA contract extension for driver training
Driver training provider Realise and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have agreed a four-year contract extension that will deliver…
South Yorkshire bus franchising operator day set for 12 November
On 12 November the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) will stage a bus franchising pre-market engagement day for potential…
Coach and bus trends mean buy-and-sell season is far from over
Horse-trading in the coach and bus industry is no new thing. The past 40 years are filled with business sales…
Latitude within EP and franchising must be explored: DfT bus chief
Franchising and Enhanced Partnership (EP) approaches to bus service reform share grounds, and scope for flexibility in each should be…
Tower Transit and Kelsian reaffirm interest in UK bus franchising
Kelsian Group has underlined how its UK operating subsidiary Tower Transit “is ready to be a proven partner for change”…
SYMCA awards bus depot feasibility contract ahead of franchising
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has appointed Janus Architecture to deliver what it describes as “feasibility designs” for…
Bus franchise contract competition at risk via consolidation: lawyer
Growing consolidation of the UK coach and bus sector risks weakening long-term competition, according to transport lawyer Frank Suttie. He…
Asking the Skelmersdale question of bus franchising rollout
I spend a lot of time considering – and standing up for – bus links that cross local authority boundaries.…
Transport for Wales uses Snapper Services in bus franchising work
Transport for Wales (TfW) will deploy the Mosaiq Transit Intelligence Suite from Snapper Services on a national basis to support…
Leon Daniels to lead CPCA bus franchising implementation review
Leon Daniels will lead an independent review of the implementation of bus franchising by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority…
