Government short-termism: The bane of buses in England
Buses Minister Baroness Vere has said that the Department for Transport (DfT) deliberately did not give local transport authorities (LTAs)…
Bus industry in England left ‘at a crossroads’ by funding worries
The bus industry in England “is now at a crossroads,” with its ability to sustain existing service levels in the…
BODS set to capture service registrations and ‘digital BSOG’
The Department for Transport (DfT) intends to develop the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) in England into what it calls…
Oxford P&R network at risk if England bus funding ends in April
The head of Go-Ahead Group subsidiaries Oxford Bus Company (OBC) and Thames Travel has warned that a lack of confirmed…
Network Support Grant to see Scotland bus funding overhauled
The Scottish Government has overhauled funding towards bus services with development of the Network Support Grant (NSG) mechanism for the…
Bus travel in Newport to be free throughout March
Bus travel within the Newport local authority area will be free of charge throughout March in a scheme that is…
BRT and zero-emission funding for H2S among Scotland plans
Bus rapid transit (BRT) in the three largest city regions of Scotland and an extension of existing zero-emission bus funding…
England bus funding after 5 April considered as NBS money cut
Potential for further government support of bus services in England beyond the planned expiry of Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) funding…
Scotland under-22 free bus travel to start on 31 January
Free bus travel in Scotland for resident under-22s will begin on 31 January. It will capture all registered services in…
Council seeks £16m from National Bus Strategy for roadbuilding
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (SoTCC) is seeking £16 million of National Bus Strategy for England funding towards roadbuilding, its Bus Service…
