First Minister officially launches £2 bus fare cap pilot in Scotland
The Scottish Government's regional £2 single bus fare cap was officially launched at Inverness Bus Station last week by First…
Opening West Yorkshire bus franchise contract awards due in June
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) expects to finalise round one bus franchise contract awards in June, with work also…
Arriva Merseyside works with MP and police on antisocial worries
Antisocial behaviour affecting buses in Stockbridge Village in Liverpool has been the subject of a meeting between operator Arriva Merseyside…
Accessible information on coaches: an operator’s point of view
I have a few thoughts on the subject of fitting audio-visual systems for the PSV Accessible Information Regulations to coaches.…
First Liverpool City Region CA-owned battery-electric buses arrive
Battery-electric double-deck buses will enter squadron service in the Liverpool City Region soon after the first of more than 100…
Government issues bus driver recruitment push
The government is supporting a drive to encourage taking up driving a bus as a career. Minister for Roads and…
Politics of a publicly-owned bus company in London require scrutiny
The prospect of a publicly-owned bus company in London has returned. Papers including a draft business plan to FY2029/30 from…
CPT calls for proposed visitor levies to be ringfenced for tourism
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has called for any new "visitor levies" to be ringfenced for improving tourism facilities.…
Further restrictions on coach traffic in Bourton sought by council
Risk of more restrictions on coach movements in Bourton-on-the-Water has returned after the village's Parish Council agreed to formally ask…
Domestic reach for 12-day coach driver rule has to come eventually
The rule that gives a 12-day dispensation from starting a weekly rest for a coach driver on tourism work is…
