Rural bus services funding in England ‘needs urgent rebalance’
Average funding per capita for bus services in county and rural council areas in England since 2022 is little more…
London bus fleet passes 2,000 zero-emission vehicles milestone
The bus fleet used on Transport for London (TfL) services in the capital now includes more than 2,000 zero-emission examples…
TfGM’s all-electric bus plan boosted by new £15.6 billion package
Plans to create an all-electric bus fleet in Greater Manchester and the development of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network…

End-date certainty called for as RHA publishes first net-zero report
A call for specification of an end date for sale of new diesel coaches was among the recommendations of RHA…

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…
Coach in the community as Anthony’s Travel celebrates 40 years
How the coach industry sits close to the communities and people it serves was at the fore of a celebration…

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…

Liverpool ‘tourist tax’ to proceed despite appeal to government
A "tourist tax" in Liverpool will go ahead as planned on 1 June despite an appeal to the Secretary of…

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…

Milligans’ Lynsey Milligan raises over £1,000 for endometriosis research
Rising figure in family-run Mauchline operator Milligans Coach Travel, Lynsey Milligan (pictured), has raised over £1,000 for the University of…