Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Bus fare cap grant concerns raised by Julian Peddle

England Bus Fare Cap Grant: ‘Damage’ concerns aired

Concern has been raised by Centrebus Director Julian Peddle around the lump sum approach to operator reimbursement for the Bus Fare Cap Grant (BFCG)...
Further duplication of bus services in Leicester to be removed

Leicester to further reduce bus service duplication

Further removal of bus route duplication across operators in Leicester will be introduced on a two-year trial basis from April 2023. The step will...
TfL marks 2.5bn bus journeys made with contactless payment

TfL marks 2.5bn contactless bus payments in 10 years

Transport for London (TfL) has celebrated 10 years of accepting contactless payments on its bus network and revealed that over 2.5 billion passenger journeys...

TfL changes tack on proposed London bus cuts

Additional funding to the average value of £25m per year means only three routes out of Transport for London's (TfL's) total of 620 will...

Stagecoach secures new funding for parts of Cambridgeshire bus network

Stagecoach has announced that it has secured "essential new funding" that means proposed changed to the Citi 4 route, and withdrawn sections of the...
Cambridge Universal route to go zero emission

Whippet’s Cambridge Universal to go zero-emission

Whippet will convert the growing Universal bus service it operates on behalf of the University of Cambridge to zero-emission in 2023.  The Ascendal Group subsidiary...
First Potteries Mainline brand

First Potteries Mainline brand marks ‘past and future’

Recognition of local landmarks and tradition is key to the orange-based Mainline brand that has been rolled out by First Potteries. It is carried...
Grant Palmer to take on former Stagecoach East routes

Grant Palmer to take on two Stagecoach East routes

Grant Palmer is another operator to register bus services that will soon be withdrawn by Stagecoach East. With subsidy from Central Bedfordshire Council, it...
Bus cuts in Scotland inevitable as NSG Plus ends

Scotland NSG Plus end: Bus cuts ‘inevitable’

Ending the Network Support Grant Plus (NSG+) revenue support mechanism for bus services in Scotland after 9 October will cause “inevitable” timetable cuts and...
Optibus launches Performance Suite

Optibus launches Performance Suite features bundle

Optibus has launched its Performance Suite bundle, which the supplier says will analyse, predict and improve on time performance. Performance Suite uses real-time analytics through...
Leicester zero emissions bus centre of excellence

Government commits £815,000 for Bus Centre of Excellence

The government is today pledging £815,000 of investment for a new Bus Centre of Excellence to train and retain staff in the industry. The new...