Stagecoach Coastliner 700 to gain 22 new Enviro400s
Stagecoach South has begun to introduce 22 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-deckers to its Coastliner 700 route. They will run…
Socially necessary bus services position clarified by DfT
The government will consider statutorily requiring socially and economically necessary bus services in England outside London if “more comprehensive” such…
Peak Sightseer open-top service to launch in Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) allocation will part-fund a Peak Sightseer open-top service in the Peak District…
Green Line now Flight Line and London Line for Reading
The longstanding Green Line name is to be dropped by Reading Buses in favour of Flight Line and London Line…
Stagecoach begins express Aberdeen-Inverness service
Stagecoach has launched a new express bus service between Aberdeen and Inverness, reducing journey times from four hours 10 minutes…
BSIP funding ‘can be used to support existing services’
Revenue funding allocated to local transport authorities (LTAs) in England via the original Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) mechanism may…
Short-notice registrations: Funding reason ‘should cease’
Provision for bus service registrations in England and Wales to be varied or cancelled via the short-notice dispensation using uncertainty…
Free travel trial part of Leighton Buzzard bus overhaul
An improved bus network in Leighton Buzzard was introduced on 9 May, including a trial of free travel that will…
England bus funding extended into 2025; BFCG to 2024
The government has extended revenue funding for bus services in England outside London into 2025 in keenly-awaited longer-term support for…
Arriva and Stagecoach work together in Warwickshire
Work driven by the Warwickshire Enhanced Bus Partnership has delivered a simpler and more co-ordinated timetable between Nuneaton, Hinckley and…
