Bus reregulation: Learning the lessons from London
A couple of columns back, I wrote about what it’s like to operate buses in London, adding that I’d share…
Economy woes threaten government ambitions for bus services
So the Bus Services (No 2) Bill, implementing the government’s bus reforms, principally around the franchising regime, has started its…
Better buses pledge must be backed by cold, hard cash
Who is the most important politician for our industry this year? I’ll give you a clue — it’s not the…
Only with fundamental change can bus franchising be a panacea
The bus franchising juggernaut continues its march. Completion of that process in Greater Manchester has – on the face of…
Will coach and bus love for social media ever run its course?
Social media has been a boon for coach and bus operators. Across both cases, it delivers engagement with customers, service…
Will 2025 continue the industry’s predictable unpredictability?
2024 held a significant number of surprises for coach and bus as the industry showed that it is nothing if…
Who will you pass your coach operation onto in the future?
There is quite a nifty cartoon doing the rounds. It involves a farmer and his son leaning on a farm…
Marking 50 years of the Confederation of Passenger Transport
You can trace the origins of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) back to about 1890 — when private operators,…
‘Whole systems’ approach to transport decarbonisation imperative
Zemo Partnership has published a Delivery Roadmap for Net Zero Transport. It sets out the interventions required across key policy…
There is a serious issue afoot for our industry and young people
As the government continues its mission to ruin our country even further, has anyone broken down what is coming in…
