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 County Authority (EMCCA)…
Spending Review a ‘critical moment’ for future of public transport
The Urban Transport Group (UTG) has called on the government to seize the "critical moment" of the forthcoming Spending Review…
Wales bus franchising affordability and deliverability are questioned
The affordability and deliverability of bus franchising in Wales has been questioned by two trade bodies through scrutiny of the…
