ZECT to launch report with solutions to ZE transition
CPT’s Zero Emission Coach Taskforce is preparing to launch its second report outlining solutions for the transition to ZE vehicles…
Zemo: More zero-emission bus ‘key moves’ due in 2023
This year could (and should) see some key moves from the government regarding zero-emission bus (ZEB) funding and policy in…
Our chance to extol the virtues of the sector?
While the £2 single fare cap has divided some, Ralph Roberts notes its effect on headlines – as well as…
Long-term bus funding: Strings attached if it arrives
What will 2023 hold for the bus industry? The primary hope must surely be that whatever decisions governments take, principally…
Is local authority in-house operation really a threat?
That two local authorities (LAs) decided in 2022 to take in-house the operation of some formerly contracted passenger transport is…
PSVAR: Let us not forget medium-term deadlines
Peter Bradley urges operator involvement in the ongoing review of PSVAR and incremental steps to improve accessibility It was on…
A happy New Year for coaches in 2023?
As 2023 approaches, routeone speaks to three coach operators around the UK to gauge the mood going into the new…
The Christmas carol of a family coach operator
On the first day of Christmas, the coaching gods sent to me a Transport Manager’s CPC. On the second day…
2022 ‘not quite the year of the bus, but lots to applaud’
The world feels like a much-changed place compared to a year ago. While lockdowns were becoming a distant memory, we…
Time for political honesty on industry funding reality
That Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters acknowledges that the Welsh Government has little idea of where money for…