Bus Infrastructure Fund in Scotland to handle spend on priority
The Bus Partnership Fund in Scotland – which is currently subject to a heavily-criticised “pause” – has been terminated and…
DfT contest seeks AI-based ideas for Integrated Transport Strategy
The Department for Transport, in conjunction with Connected Places Catapult, has launched a competition to find business ideas for AI-based…
Policy gaps on zero-emission for coach and bus need action: Zemo
Major gaps in policy around the transition to zero-emission for coach and bus must be filled if net-zero transport in…
What does new Transport Secretary hold for coach and bus?
A surprise to many was the pace with which Louise Haigh came, saw, and went as Transport Secretary. While she…
Congestion and bus speeds remedy urgent: Stagecoach East MD
How to tackle congestion and falling bus speeds will be among awkward decisions that local authorities need to make regardless…
Heidi Alexander named Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits
Heidi Alexander has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport following the overnight resignation of Louise Haigh from that role.…
Transport Committee opens call for evidence on rural bus services
Rural bus services connecting communities is the subject of the Transport Committee's first inquiry of the 2024 Parliament, having opened…
Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary over phone offence
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned after news broke last night she was convicted of an offence in 2015. In…
Integrated Transport Strategy for England to be published by DfT
The government is to publish an Integrated Transport Strategy for England that will set out how all forms of mobility…
Mayor and Transport Secretary unite to discuss South Yorkshire bus future
South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and Transport Secretary Louise Haigh (pictured) met at Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange on 22 November to…