Journey modelling and shared chargers ‘key to electric coaches’
Journey modelling tools and suitably located, shared and robust charging infrastructure are both needed for SME operators to have confidence…
Budget cuts justify cap on school contract bids, council claims
A local authority in Wales has defended its decision to introduce a price cap to its school contract tendering process…
BSIP lower fares scheme ‘could end early’ as victim of own success
A lower fares scheme in North Staffordshire that is a fruit of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) revenue funding allocated…
Rising insurance costs inside M25 ‘stifling small operators’ growth’
Rising insurance costs for coaches and minicoaches based within the M25 are constraining the ability of small operators there to…
Bus accessibility: Brighton and Hove and Metrobus leading the way
Giving equal access for disabled customers and enabling them to feel comfortable using buses has already improved greatly, and it…
Metroline: Staff shortages and congestion among London issues
Old meets new at Holloway Bus Garage — an appropriate venue at which to talk about some of the issues…
An operator’s culture club: Do your staff feel the beat?
Culture: The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. What is your work culture like –…
Stanley Travel: A focus on consistency, costs, and the ‘top yard’
Family-owned Stanley Travel is adjusting to the recent retirement of one of its directors, one of the best known names…
Bus franchising will not negate need for zero-emission funding
In the blink of an eye, the first month of the new government has passed with renewed promises to revolutionise…
Improper minibus operation punished by ban and reduction in fleet
Failing to park small vehicles at its authorised operating centres has led to the O-Licence held by Bristol-based SJ and…
