East Yorkshire launch bus subscriptions
A new ticket service launched by East Yorkshire means customers can now download an app for a monthly bus subscription.…
Plaxton grows accessibility with side-mounted Panther lift
Plaxton has launched a side-mounted wheelchair lift option for its 12.8m Panther body on the Volvo B8R chassis as part…
TfGM responds to Manchester bus franchising criticism
I read with interest Mr Tim Gibson’s letter, published in routeone last year. I would, however, like to make a…
Rail replacement PSVAR long-term exemption calls grow
The likely impact of mandating PSVAR compliance for vehicles used on rail replacement services has been exposed in responses from…
Go Cornwall Bus takes 130-bus council contract
Go Cornwall Bus, a brand of Go-Ahead Group subsidiary Plymouth Citybus, has been awarded an eight-year contract by Cornwall Council.…
South Wales Transport sees success with Tourismos
Swansea operator South Wales Transport reports that two new Mercedes-Benz Tourismos, purchased in August 2019 as its first new vehicles,…
Financial standing levels see no change in 2020
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has confirmed that financial standing levels for 2020 will be unchanged from 2019. Standard…
Christmas bus raises £486 for cancer research
A Christmas bus run by Thames Valley Buses has raised £486.63 for the Reading Buses Charity of the Year Cancer…
West Yorkshire bus franchising raised as a possibility
Bus franchising in West Yorkshire has been raised by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), which has outlined its intention…
Diversity and inclusion 2019: Stagecoach triumphs
Stagecoach has been named as Britain’s top public transport company for diversity and inclusion by the Britain’s Most Admired Companies…
