RHA sets out coach priorities in Scottish election manifesto
RHA's manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election this year lobbies for regulation and policy changes to help the coach sector…
North East England bus franchising to move to audit of assessment
Bus service reform in North East England is to progress to an audit of the draft franchising scheme assessment prepared…
Zero-emission bus pipeline offers volume, but little detail
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its 10-year zero-emission bus (ZEB) order pipeline, projecting demand for more than 23,000…
New bus orders build further, but 10-year pipeline lacks finer detail
Bus manufacturing has always found year-to-year consistency on orders difficult to come by. When the going is good, there have…
West Yorkshire franchising launch to be delayed by one month
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has approved delaying the start of phase one of its bus franchising process by…
New brand and livery for South Yorkshire franchised network revealed
Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard has unveiled the South Yorkshire People's Network, a new brand and long-term vision for…
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…
