‘Bus industry must start to recognise changes in society’
I hope nobody of a nervous disposition watched Chancellor Rishi Sunak deliver his Budget on 3 March. He was impressively…
Will policy changes come to benefit bus in the long term?
Jessica Matthew, Director of Strategy at the Department for Transport (DfT), is moving across to the Roads, Places and Environment…
‘Difficult decisions lie ahead for bus service funding’
(Editor's note: This column was written before changes in regard to bus service provision in England during the 'lockdown' period…
‘National Bus Strategy must deliver proposals of substance’
At a recent online event organised by Transport Focus, Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Transport with responsibility…
Does pandemic change the need for a National Bus Strategy?
A second national lockdown in England, based – it now seems – on out of date data and inaccurate modelling…
Will ‘bold’ plans for the bus industry see the light of day?
With mixed messages and possible ‘deadly’ decisions, our man in Westminster asks if the future of the bus hangs in…
Could subsidy classify bus operators as nationalised?
‘Integrity’ of the deregulated bus market could hang in the balance if passengers don’t get back on board, says our…
The bus industry needs to be ‘careful what it wishes for’
Train operators have effectively become nationalised with the coronavirus bailout– do coach and bus operators want the same prospect? While…
Coronavirus: The impact on the economy
The coronavirus has had a massive impact on travel demand, and transport operators are feeling the pinch It’s difficult to…
Buses main subject at Transport Questions
Can buses operations elsewhere in the country really be the same as the London bus model? Buses were a central…
