DfT report hints at coach accessibility work going beyond vehicles
Research into coach and bus service accessibility commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT) has been published around a year…
Contract pricing conundrum: Unlikely to get easier any time soon
A telling line from provisional liquidators of coach operator Fishers Tours cites fixed contract income coupled to rising costs as…
Franchising not the default, even for Labour mayors?
In the debate on how best to fix England's bus networks franchising has become the banner waved most proudly by…
Biofuels: Critical to coach and bus decarbonisation despite troubles
Electrification dominates decarbonisation talk in coach and bus. That is realistic in many applications, but for others, electric remains some…
Mental health: Key consideration for drivers, but don’t forget others
Comments about vocational drivers’ mental health from multiple individuals with a close involvement in road transport should be noted by…
Bus priority measures: A vital part of the industry’s future health
The question of longer-term bus funding certainty in England remains unanswered. Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood speaks positively about it.…
National Coach Week: Societal and political majors both in play
National Coach Week 2025 opens on 12 May. With it will come an opportunity to publicly celebrate and promote the…
Third-party maintenance scrutiny – and Reform silver lining for bus?
Launch of the multi-stakeholder Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), primarily (but not entirely) for third-party contractors after a pilot that…
Bus Services Bill driver training powers: No silo approach needed
The Bus Services (No. 2) Bill – currently making progress – includes powers to mandate training of bus drivers in…
Coach accessibility worries back to the fore with PSVAR survey
The long-held undercurrent of concern around what the review of PSVAR could mean for accessibility in some parts of the…
