‘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 industry and LA partnership work imperative, ALBUM hears
There must be “a real drive” to position the operation of good bus services as a partnership between the industry…
‘Bus industry must understand, and engage with, Generation Z’
Bus operators must understand the requirements of Generation Z customers and accept that it takes more to please them, Blackpool…
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…
Rotala to appeal GM franchising Judicial Review claim rejection
Rotala has been granted leave to appeal the decision of Mr Justice Julian Knowles to reject its application for Judicial…
Zenobe enters battery-electric coach segment with AirSym
Zenobe has made its first step into the zero-emission coach market by agreeing to provide finance and management over an…
Eurotunnel restrictions on coaches draw angry response
Affected operators have reacted angrily to the decision by Eurotunnel to limit the number of coaches that it conveys on…
ScotZEB2 ‘must prioritise smaller and rural bus operators’
Any phase two of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund (ScotZEB2) must ensure that smaller operators and those in…
Fuel escalator for contract services ‘can be achieved quickly’
Introduction of a fuel escalator on contracted services to temper the impact of diesel costs is achievable easily and quickly,…
