Bus policy from Labour – is there anything new?
Labour unveiled its bus policy with much fanfare – but it is generally a rehash of what is already in place or promised, believes...
‘Customer service focus washes through to recruitment’
I spent the 1980s driving as what was called at the time a one-man operator, starting the decade with the National Bus Company’s Eastern...
Joined-up thinking needed on driver shortages
Could the bus sector help coach operators with their recruitment issues? asks Confederation of Passenger Transport President Ralph Roberts.
After all the excitement at Dover...
‘There is a great opportunity for a solution to coach parking’
I have seen a noticeable decline in parking facilities in certain areas, especially in locations where real estate is valuable. At most popular tourist...
‘Diverse leadership necessary for bus industry success’
The past few years have been a whirlwind for the bus industry with COVID-19, recovery, post-pandemic challenges, funding, inflation and franchising. Those factors have...
Zero-emission pathway for coaches ‘becoming clearer’
The foreword to the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Zero Emission Coach Taskforce report, Coach Route Map to Destination Zero, describes the work as...
PSVAR – the call for evidence is approaching
It was back at the beginning of the year that I reminded coach operators of the minimum levels of PSVAR compliance required for home-to-school...
Opinion: Clean Air Zones should favour coach and bus
National policy on air-quality is wrong to penalise less harmful forms of transport, believes Confederation of Passenger Transport Chief Executive Graham Vidler.
There can be...
Dover delays: Will operators avoid cross-channel work?
I imagine like most people these days, I communicate with my friends and family via various WhatsApp groups. We only usually call each other...
Taking the sting out of publishing bus data
Complying with Bus Open Data Service presents with operators with challenges - but help is at hand, writes CPT chief executive Graham Vidler
The challenges...
Bee Network receives first BYD ADL Enviro400EV buses
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has taken delivery of the first five of its 100 electric double-decker buses ordered from Alexander Dennis (ADL) for...
