National Express works with CitySwift for COVID-safe bus trips
CitySwift is providing enhanced network planning and route optimisation for National Express West Midlands (NXWM), enabling the operator to deliver…
Second round of Scottish coach operator support fund launched
A second strand of the Scottish Coach Operators – COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund has been established. It will…
London coach facilities losses highlighted to Deputy Mayor
The importance of restoring coach parking and drop-off/pick-up facilities in central London that are currently unavailable has been conveyed to…
UKCOA discussions with DfT over PSVAR ‘largely positive’
The UK Coach Operators Association (UKCOA) has reported that its discussion with the Department for Transport (DfT) over PSVAR in…
RHA policy for long-term coach PSVAR resolution due ‘shortly’
RHA will publish a set of recommendations for a long-term resolution to PSVAR for coaches “shortly.” The trade body intends…
McGill’s depot electrification work gets underway
Depot infrastructure upgrade work at three McGill's Buses depots has started as part of a 68-bus electrification project by the…
Stagecoach is thanking carbon-conscious passengers on Clean Air Day
To mark Clean Air Day on 17 June, believed to be the UK’s largest air pollution campaign, Stagecoach East Midlands…
Xelabus to return AEC Regent V to Southampton service
Eastleigh operator Xelabus will return a heritage member of its fleet to the streets of Southampton carrying passengers later this…
PSVAR exemption decision for H2S ‘at least two weeks away’
Ministers are “actively considering” how PSVAR will apply to in-scope home-to-school services after the current exemption expires on 31 July,…
Road pricing: Position coaches with politicians, says UKCOA
Road pricing has been touted as what will plug the void in fuel duty revenue created by a move to…
