‘Proactive engagement with concessionary travel is key for bus’
Bus operators must be proactive in attracting concessionary travel passholders to their services rather that criticising those schemes for poor…
Bus patronage recovery ‘a challenge for rest of the decade’
That the bus industry overall may return to only around 90% of pre-COVID-19 patronage through the rest of the current…
BRTuk lunchtime masterclasses to return on 19 May
Campaign group BRTuk will commence a further series of free-to-attend lunchtime masterclasses on bus rapid transit and the wider future…
Abellio London portfolio grows as electrification to continue
Abellio London will continue the electrification of its fleet with two first-of-type vehicle deployments in the capital over coming months.…
Burnham offers to share bus re-regulation, integration support
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will in due course “be more than happy” to support other city regions in the…
Wales bus franchising: Clarity for industry ‘needed quickly’
Moves to introduce bus franchising in Wales will cause major uncertainty for the industry if the Welsh Government does not…
Wales bus reregulation ‘can be good news’ – but detail needed
Proposals for reregulation of the bus network in Wales have the potential to work and become “a good news story,”…
Under half of BSIP submissions are funded in £1.1bn award
Only 31 Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) submissions in England out of the over 70 prepared by local authorities have…
Bus franchising in Wales white paper published
The Welsh Government has published a white paper on the future of bus services and bus franchising in Wales, called…
Go North East unveils Platinum Jubilee Enviro400
Go North East (GNE) is another operator to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year with a specially-liveried vehicle. It has…
