Grant Palmer promotes busway via BSIP-funded YouTube video
Operator Grant Palmer is marking over 10 years of traffic-free journeys on the Luton to Dunstable guided busway with the…
‘Exceptionally difficult’ warning for bus fare increases after £2 cap
It will be “exceptionally difficult” for the bus industry in England to return to fare scales at commercial levels when…
£140m Stockport Interchange opens
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham officially opened the £140 million Stockport Interchange bus station earlier today. With 18 bus…
Jamie Ross named Director of Transport for Liverpool City Region
Jamie Ross has been named Director of Transport by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). The newly created role…
Start to Strathclyde bus franchising work gains approval from SPT
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has approved recommendations for the reform of bus services in the region that include commencement…
Bus route numbers: Are they really that important to passengers?
The Bee Network in Greater Manchester is renumbering some services back into the old Greater Manchester PTE three-digit series, apparently…
O-Licence revocation for associated Blackburn operators quashed
The revocation of the international O-Licences authorising a total of 13 vehicles held by Blackburn-based Abbey Coaches (Darwen) Ltd and…
What chance of change to schools’ use of Section 19 permits?
How O-Licence holders coexist with holders of Section 19 permits was long a divisive point for the industry. Interest subsided…
Front line observations: A coach and bus driver’s experience
I have been a coach and bus driver for over 20 years and with C9 Recruitment for around a year.…
Ensignbus looks to a secure future under FirstGroup ownership
Purchase of Ensignbus by FirstGroup in 2023 was one of the industry’s most seismic developments of recent years. Under family…
