TfGM’s all-electric bus plan boosted by new £15.6 billion package
Plans to create an all-electric bus fleet in Greater Manchester and the development of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network…
End-date certainty called for as RHA publishes first net-zero report
A call for specification of an end date for sale of new diesel coaches was among the recommendations of RHA…
Socially necessary bus services in England set for ‘strict’ protection
Protection of socially necessary bus services in England under provisions in the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill will be via…
Franchising favour for SPT bus policy goals questioned by CPT
Many measures to achieve Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) bus policy goals that it believes are easiest to progress via…
Public finances ‘will be the definer of future bus policy and practice’
The state of public finances will be the largest influence on future bus policy and practice, Confederation of Passenger Transport…
Bus industry change also brings opportunity: Transdev UK chief
The bus industry is at a time of unprecedented change in multiple areas, Transdev UK and Ireland CEO Guillaume Chanussot…
Low likelihood of spending review bonanza for bus: David Leeder
Any likelihood of the bus industry in England seeing noteworthy extra funding as an outcome of June’s spending review is…
Bus operator political engagement ‘is key in non-franchising areas’
Bus operators in areas where franchising plans are not currently on the table must play a long game engaging with…
Franchising not the default, even for Labour mayors?
In the debate on how best to fix England's bus networks franchising has become the banner waved most proudly by…
Enhanced Partnership still favoured for East Midlands, says Mayor
Enhanced Partnership remains the favoured approach for bus service delivery in the newly created East Midlands Combined Authority (EMCA) area,…
