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…
Wales bus franchising: 2023 suggestion ‘not strictly true’
The Welsh Government has said that suggestions that scope will open in summer 2023 to re-regulate bus services in Wales…
Blackpool assesses potential for real-time displays with Journeo
Real-time information for Blackpool Transport and Stagecoach buses serving the Fylde resort’s town centre is now being provided by a…
Harrogate Electrics fare-free Sundays return thanks to BID
Free Sunday buses are again running in Harrogate after the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) agreed to support the initiative…
Safeguard confirms 18 December heritage AEC Reliance times
Safeguard Coaches has confirmed the timings that its heritage fleet AEC Reliance will operate services in Guildford on Saturday 18…
Maidstone park and ride to be withdrawn in February 2022
The Maidstone park-and-ride service will be withdrawn after 19 February 2022, operator Arriva has announced. The group blames a “huge…
Bus usage recovery stall adds to service cuts risk, group warns
A stall in the recovery of both fare-paying and concessionary bus usage figures over the two months to the end…
Free bus travel in Newport to 24 December is welcomed
Newport City Council (NCC) is covering the cost of free bus travel on scheduled services for journeys that begin and…
Safeguard to grow network with village return after 92 years
Safeguard Coaches is to expand its bus presence in its native Guildford by again serving an area that last formed…
‘All bus passengers in England should benefit from BSIPs’
For bus operators and councils throughout England, last month’s Spending Review was a great example of what behavioural economists call…
