CPT President’s Diary: Signs of patronage growth are welcome
In a busy month for CPT, President Ralph Roberts welcomes recent suggestions that passenger numbers are bouncing back On 20…
What the industry can learn from a bus ‘superfan’
Emily Turner tells us about her mammoth treks across the country on local buses and what’s so great about the…
Stagecoach East meets with blind and partially sighted community
Stagecoach East has held round-table discussions with representatives from some of the region’s blind and partially sighted community to learn more about…
Bus operators support Remembrance weekend with free travel
Several bus operators have announced they are offering free travel to armed forces members and veterans on Remembrance weekend. First…
Patronage up in the North again for National Express
National Express has announced a 27% rise in passenger volume in or out of Manchester coach station for the first…
Senior Coroner raises concerns over school coach seatbelts
Closer attention to the use of seatbelts by pupils on home-to-school coach services looks inevitable after Senior Coroner for Liverpool…
Free bus travel for asylum seekers in Scotland work gains pace
A campaign to provide free bus travel to asylum seekers in Scotland is gaining momentum, although Minister for Transport Fiona…
CPT: Data shows return to pre-COVID bus patronage
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has urged the government to capitalise as data shows bus patronage has returned to…
Reading Buses to launch tap on, tap off
Tap on, tap off payments are to be introduced by Reading Buses on 1 November, allowing for automatic fare calculation…
St Andrews University bus discount leads to £500,000 in savings
A subsidy scheme for University of St Andrews operated by Stagecoach has passed £500,000 in savings for staff and students…
