Cardiff Bus and Newport Bus unite to bring seamless ticketing to users
Cardiff Bus and Newport Bus have collaborated to upgrade their mobile ticketing systems and provide seamless ticketing to passengers using…
Building ‘the UK’s largest coach network’: FlixBus to double UK routes
One month after its relaunch on British roads on April 15, FlixBus has committed itself to further UK expansion after…
Go North West strike ended as Unite claims ‘huge victory’
Union Unite has claimed a “huge victory” after it and Go-Ahead Group agreed a deal that has ended 82 days…
MP Travel takes a PSVAR Volvo B11R Plaxton Panther
MP Travel of Warrington has added a Volvo B11R with 49-seat, PSVAR-compliant Panther bodywork to its fleet, supplied by Plaxton/01909…
Leasing cost of contactless ticket machines now part of CBSSG
The COVID-19 Bus Services Support Grant (CBSSG) Restart mechanism in England now includes as an allowable cost leasing charges for…
World’s first vaccine recipient among coach holiday returnees
Margaret Keenan, the first person in the world outside clinical trials to receive a vaccine against COVID-19, is among early…
Bus Service Improvement Plan guidance document published
Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) content prepared by local transport authorities (LTAs) in England and submitted the Department for Transport…
Coach tourism in 2021: What does the industry think?
Taking the temperature of the coach tourism industry in 2021 is as difficult as it has ever been. Many operators…
Yutong ABe13: First step for UK zero-emission airside buses
At Newcastle International Airport (NIA), the country’s first zero-emission airside bus has entered service in the form of a battery-electric…
National Bus Strategy policy deliverability questioned in debate
Concerns surrounding the deliverability of some policy objectives within the National Bus Strategy (NBS) for England were aired at a…
