Go North East has launched the Key Lifestyle, a transport package which combines bus, car and bike travel with big monthly discounts. The operator says it is the first of its kind, and their unique […]
Partnerships is the theme of the CPT’s third Northern Bus Summit, set to take place on November 15 next year. “Partnerships still provide the best bus services for the travelling public” is the full title […]
A paper, published by cities minister Greg Clark last week, contains a proposal pointing at devolving the allocation of Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) funding to local authorities. The paper aims to help cities “exercise […]
Norman Baker congratulated for listening to “a grateful bus industry” Firstgroup has already started discussions with its local authority partners, following the announcement of £50m Better Bus Areas (BBA) fund for local authority and operator […]
Belgian coach builder boosted by Stagecoach order Stagecoach Group last week announced a £44m investment in a fleet of 106 new double-decker coaches for its budget coach service megabus.com – most bound for North America […]
Driver of first and last bendy bus sees the Citaro artics bow out Matthew Wooll, revenue and marketing manager at First Berkshire, drove the last ever bendy bus service in London on its 207 operation, […]
Neil Scales is to leave his job as chief executive and director general of passenger transport authority Merseytravel after almost fifteen years with the organisation. He is to become CEO of TransLink, the public transport […]
McGill’s is taking over rival Glasgow operator Arriva Scotland West in a deal thought to be worth more than £10m – according to BBC News. Further details in next week’s Coach & Bus Week magazine. The […]
Funding also earmarked for Bristol BRT and Manchester Cross City Bus A third round of Green Bus Fund (GBF) of £25m was announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement last week, as was funding for the […]
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said better-off elderly people should make a “sacrifice” to benefits such as the concessionary travel to help the government balance its books, it was reported last week. “We should […]
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