Edinburgh Coach Plan delivery to get £100,000 Visitor Levy funding
Work towards initial delivery of the Edinburgh Coach Plan has been allocated £100,000 from the city’s pending visitor levy scheme…
Challenges and questions remain for zero-emission bus transition
There was encouraging news in the end-of-year registration figures published recently by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showing…
Oxford congestion charge: steering traffic curtailment benefits
Reallocation of road space can be a sensitive subject. The mere suggestion of reducing the usable extent of that for…
Opinion: UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel thus far fails to deliver
UK bus builders will take little encouragement from the government’s effort to support domestic production, writes our Westminster insider The…
DfT review of 50km restriction is warmly welcomed by coach sector
The 50km restriction on 18-19-year-old drivers is holding back our ability to attract new staff, writes Edwards Coaches' Commercial Manager…
Edinburgh Visitor Levy allocation to coach should be a blueprint
That an Edinburgh Coach Plan is in hand and funding for it has been allocated from the coming financial year’s…
Bus franchising must avoid return of ‘illogical’ fares boundaries
One positive aspect of the deregulated bus system was the explosion of daily, weekly and longer-duration tickets designed around logical…
London’s bus model isn’t a silver bullet for service improvements
Slow bus speeds in the capital contradict the often-repeated view about franchising What do mobility scooters, canal narrowboats and me…
484 electric buses to be funded by £73m of government funding
The government has announced part-funding of 484 new zero-emission buses via a £73.2 million package for councils and combined authorities…
Loss of free bus travel for antisocial acts moves forward in Scotland
Lawmakers in Scotland have voted to agree powers for the Scottish Government to suspend or withdraw concessionary bus travel where…
