Manchester franchising would add £81m to public purse
Franchised buses will cost every household an extra £68 a year, says report commissioned by OneBus Mayor Andy Burnham’s plans…
Portsmouth CAZ gets go-ahead at cabinet meeting
Portsmouth City Council (PCC) has approved a proposal for the introduction of a Class B Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in…
CPT Bus strategy: Is this a pivotal moment?
Partnership working should be at the heart of buses’ future. That is the message from the Confederation of Passenger Transport…
Snap snaps back after three-month pause with funds secured
Digital coach booking platform Snap has resumed. The trip aggregator paused its services in June to avoid risks while it…
£200m earmarked for buses in Spending Review
Chancellor pledges to ‘put the wheels back on’ by funding low emissions and on-demand services The government has pledged £200…
Bus priority in Scotland to get more than £500m boost
The Scottish Government is to allocate over £500m to improving bus priority. It is part of “a step change in…
BDoY 2019 winner: Lothian driver wins Blackpool Finals
The Bus Driver of the Year (BDoY) 2019 winner has been announced as Adam Stitt. A Lothian Buses driver, he…
PSVAR: Fare payers removed to bring compliance
Staffordshire County Council (SCC) will no longer permit fare-paying passengers on its contracted school services after the October half term.…
How do you keep drivers alert?
New measures are to be put into place to reduce fatigue in London bus drivers thanks to an in-depth study…
CPT welcomes government tyre ban proposals
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has backed a proposal to ban tyres that are more than 10 years old…