Sunday, June 4, 2023
Kier Starmer labour bus policy

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 should wash through to recruitment, says CILT

‘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...
bus driver

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...
Bourton on the Water coach parking talks underway

‘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...
Diversity in leadership is necessary for bus industry success

‘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...
Pathway for zero emission coaches becoming clearer, Zemo Partnership says

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...
clean air zones

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...
Will Dover delays impact coach operator appetite for cross-channel work?

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...
bus data

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...
Andy Burnham with Bee Network electric bus

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...