TfL funding crisis threatens New Routemaster fleet, says Khan
The future of the 1,000-strong New Routemaster fleet is in jeopardy if Transport for London (TfL) and the government do not reach agreement on...
Will 2022 be a defining year for the bus industry?
With continued government ‘incompetence’ and potential service cuts, the year ahead could be a lively one politically, but problematic for the bus industry
This year...
Scotland under-22 free bus travel to start on 31 January
Free bus travel in Scotland for resident under-22s will begin on 31 January. It will capture all registered services in the country including applicable...
Council seeks £16m from National Bus Strategy for roadbuilding
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (SoTCC) is seeking £16 million of National Bus Strategy for England funding towards roadbuilding, its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) has...
Wales bus franchising: 2023 suggestion ‘not strictly true’
The Welsh Government has said that suggestions that scope will open in summer 2023 to re-regulate bus services in Wales through franchising schemes are...
Pelican welcomes Shadow Home Secretary to discuss ZE
Yvette Cooper, MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford and Shadow Home Secretary, has visited Pelican Bus and Coach to discuss how the public sector...
H2S PSVAR exemption extension draws mixed responses
Two early responses from trade bodies to the news that exemptions from PSVAR for in-scope home-to-school services will receive a four-month extension to 31...
‘Coach operators must be eligible for any Omicron grants’: CPT
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to ensure that local authorities (LAs) in England consider coach operators to be eligible for any grant funding...
Time to hold ‘the government’s feet to the fire’
With the appointment of a new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, will the ‘contradiction at the heart of the government’s bus policy’ be...
Turning ambitious discussions into action for 2022
CPT CEO Graham Vidler turns his attention to some of the issues that will be at the forefront of the political agenda next year
There...
New leadership appointments at Stagecoach Manchester
Stagecoach Manchester has announced a number of promotions across its Greater Manchester depots.
They include Zachary McAskill and Gary Banks, who have been named Operations...
