Labour ‘would partner coach and bus’ – but franchising policy fixed
Labour will work in partnership with the coach and bus industry if it forms the next government, Shadow Minister for…
routeone at 20: Looking back to the start of an industry stalwart
routeone celebrates 20 years this month. It debuted as a print-based weekly title on 6 November 2003. That issue included…
CPT President’s Diary: Signs of patronage growth are welcome
In a busy month for CPT, President Ralph Roberts welcomes recent suggestions that passenger numbers are bouncing back On 20…
Envisioning the next two decades for the coach and bus sector
As we celebrate two decades of being at the forefront of industry insights, representatives delve into expectations for the next…
Government bill ‘could hasten arrival of self-driven buses’
The Automated Vehicles Bill announced in the King’s Speech on 8 November could expedite a rapid roll-out of automated public…
Commercial focus building for London Borough of Havering
Among the handful of boroughs in the capital that run large PSVs in-house, the London Borough of Havering has perhaps…
Coach and bus political game ups its pre-election stakes
The likely move to a Labour government at the next general election gives coach and bus much to consider, blurred…
What of difficult to reach areas of coach and bus zero-emission?
For some years now, the transition to zero tailpipe emission buses has flourished in the UK, thanks to repeated injections…
Time to change how the industry is painted to potential recruits
I write this column in 35-degree heat with a cold beer by my side, sitting beside a private pool at…
Consider Sir Clive’s marginal gains strategy in driver training
While our health and safety metrics were improving post-COVID-19, we were starting to see occurrences of low-level vehicle damage increasing,…
