Arriva wins at Safety and Health Excellence Awards
Arriva won an award for Campaign of the Year at the Safety and Health Excellence Awards in Birmingham last night.…
Report explores info and infrastructure barriers to bus use in Wales
Significant perceived barriers around information provision and infrastructure at stops are putting the public in Wales off bus use, research…
NatEx adds 7,500 seats for May rail strike days
National Express will add 7,500 seats capacity to its network on 7-9 May to cater for expected higher patronage due…
Bus use is steady in England, according to survey
The number of bus trips and distance travelled per person in England outside London did not increase in 2022-23 compared…
Arriva encouraged by patronage on Grand National day
Arriva has reported strong patronage for its services to the Randox Grand National last Saturday. Around 60,000 attendees were at…
TfL seeks tenders for passenger-counting solutions
Transport for London (TfL) has published an invitation for tenders to provide passenger-counting technology for trial on buses. TfL notes…
New Pulhams Coaches bus app includes other operators’ services
Pulhams Coaches has launched a new app for its bus services in collaboration with supplier Passenger. The work sits alongside…
LibertyBus sees patronage return to 100% of 2019 levels
Jersey operator LibertyBus reached 100% of pre-pandemic usage in 2023, with the over five million users carried last year matching…
‘Exceptionally difficult’ warning for bus fare increases after £2 cap
It will be “exceptionally difficult” for the bus industry in England to return to fare scales at commercial levels when…
Bus Open Data Service: Good and bad, but it is here to say
The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) was launched in 2020 on the sector providing registered local services in England; arguably,…