CPT President: As ever, a mixed bag lays before us
February is here already and much uncertainty remains over funding, air quality measures and priority. But there is cause for…
Is there still space for innovation in the bus industry?
Martin Griffiths’ departure from Stagecoach following the company’s acquisition by German asset management company DWS Infrastructure in 2022 makes me…
Bus revenue funding crisis deepens as TCs enter fray
Edited on 11 February: The Welsh Government on 10 February confirmed a three-month "initial extension" to the Bus Emergency Scheme…
RHA reissues call for 15ppl essential user fuel rebate
RHA has again called for the introduction of a minimum 15ppl essential user fuel rebate for operators of commercial vehicles…
Investment could deliver Wales bus usage boom: Report
Potential for a bus patronage explosion in Wales through ambitious long-term investment in services and infrastructure has been highlighted by…
Rural bus services examined by Select Committee
Rural local authorities (LAs) in England making Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) submissions were “set up to fail” by the…
TfGM’s Steve Warrener is Urban Transport Group Chair
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Managing Director Steve Warrener has been named incoming Chair of the Urban Transport Group (UTG).…
Scotland under-22 free bus travel delivers 45m journeys
Almost 45 million free bus journeys were made in Scotland via the concessionary travel scheme for under-22s in its first…
Bus Fare Cap Grant ‘right idea, right time’: Go-Ahead
The Bus Fare Cap Grant (BFCG) mechanism in England outside London is “the right idea at the right time,” Go-Ahead…
Further bus revenue support ‘must come quickly’: UTG
If a revenue support stream for bus services in England outside London beyond 31 March is planned by the government…
