Bus Franchising Manual published by DfT
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its Bus Franchising Manual as guidance for local authorities considering that route. The…
Full removal of 50km limit on youngest PCV drivers floated by DfT
Work to explore whether restrictions on the youngest PCV drivers should be removed has been reopened by the Department for…
Strong words around bus franchising are yet to disappear entirely
Those who have been around the bus industry for a long time will likely recall the extent of rancour when…
Go-Ahead and Stagecoach gain Liverpool CR franchise contracts
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) has awarded large bus franchise contracts to the Go-Ahead Group for services in…
Fleet strategy under bus franchising in West Midlands is pondered
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is planning a rolling new bus procurement programme of around 90 units per year…
Welsh budget outlines 6.2% uplift in bus revenue provision for FY25/26
Bus services in Wales will receive a 6.2% increase in revenue support in the 2025/26 financial year, following publication of…
PSV Accessible Information Regulations: July exemptions end fixed
No extension beyond 31 July to exemptions from the PSV Accessible Information Regulations (AIR) for coaches on in-scope rail replacement…
Ministers’ PSVAIR rail replacement exemption stance spells trouble
Ministers Lord Hendy and Simon Lightwood have pulled no punches in their missive to rail industry leaders about future compliance…
Coach decarbonisation pathway options within DfT consultation
Soundings on defining a pathway to ending the sale of new non-zero-emission coach models have been forthcoming after the Department…
ScotZEB3 per-vehicle subsidy adjustments ‘reflect mature market’
Per-vehicle subsidy thresholds for the third round of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund (ScotZEB3) have broadly been lowered…
