Newport electric bus plans examined in webinar
The first steps of an aspiration by Newport Bus to go wholly zero-emission by 2028 were explored recently at a…
Oxford Tube coach service to restart on 6 July
Stagecoach Oxfordshire will restart its Oxford Tube scheduled coach service between the university city and London on Monday 6 July.…
Stagecoach criticises lack of bus recovery funding in Wales
Stagecoach in South Wales has criticised the Welsh Government’s failure to provide funding to facilitate increased bus service levels in…
OBC and Thames Travel to debut Freeflow tap on, tap off
Go-Ahead Group subsidiaries Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel will introduce ‘tap on, tap off’ touch-free contactless payments on Sunday…
Heavy vehicle testing to restart gradually from 4 July
DVSA has announced that it will restart heavy vehicle testing from Saturday 4 July, except for at some Authorised Testing…
£46.7m, eight-week Scottish bus funding package
The Scottish Government will provide a funding package of £46.7m to bus operators over the coming eight weeks to support…
Financial standing period of grace extended to 12 months
Senior Traffic Commissioner (STC) Richard Turfitt (pictured) has extended to 12 months the maximum grace period that an operator can…
Face coverings on public transport in Scotland from 22 June
Face coverings will be mandatory on public transport in Scotland from Monday 22 June, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.…
Coach and bus leads the way in Earned Recognition
The coach and bus industry has continued to punch above its weight in its representation in DVSA’s Earned Recognition (ER)…
Bus passenger figures struggle to grow as restrictions lift
Data released by the Department for Transport (DfT) shows that bus passenger figures in Britain outside London are rising at…
