Fishers Tours explores legal action over PSVAR
Coach operator Fishers Tours of Dundee is threatening to sue the Department for Transport (DfT) for damages relating to exemptions…
Leeds CAZ: £528,000 paid for coach and bus upgrades
Leeds City Council (LCC) has so far paid approximately £528,000 to nine non-scheduled coach and bus operators to help them…
UK Bus Summit 2020: A new ‘golden age’ for bus?
Focus was on investment, green growth and a long-term strategy for the industry at this year’s UK Bus Summit. Buses…
Buses receive £5bn government funding
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a five-year, £5bn funding package for buses. He says the investment “will overhaul links…
Tower Transit orders 37 Optare Metrodecker EVs
Tower Transit has ordered 37 Optare Metrodecker EV double-deckers. They will enter service on Transport for London routes 23 and…
Rail replacement PSVAR: Compliance expected
Minister of State for Transport Chris Heaton-Harris has outlined his expectation that the rail industry will manage a move to…
First Eastern Counties introduces high-spec Excel fleet
First Eastern Counties has invested £5.3m in 19 custom-designed double-deckers for its flagship Excel service between Norwich and Peterborough. They…
Stagecoach unveils long-awaited new coach and bus liveries
Stagecoach has finally unveiled its long-awaited new livery. Three new and complementary schemes will be introduced across the UK to…
CPT President 2020 Steve Whiteway speaks
Seldom can a year in the industry have started with such a mandate for leadership. Many in the coach and…
Rail replacement PSVAR gets second exemption
The government has further extended a period of exemption for the use of non-PSVAR coaches and buses on planned and…
