Bus News

Shortly before leaving the role, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh revealed a new ‘people-first’ approach to transport in a speech to Metro Mayors, Council leaders and transport bodies in Leeds aiming to join up transport networks, […]

Buses remain the most used form of public transport but in many areas of England services are still finding themselves struggling and passenger numbers remain in decline. In its first inquiry of the 2024 Parliament, […]

National Express West Midlands has announced a new partnership with digital identity firm Yoti to accept digital Student IDs on its buses. Students can now download the free Student ID and present this as proof […]

In mid-November, trade union Unite released the findings of a survey of 1,100 bus drivers across Scotland, which it says reveals historic high levels of abuse and major concerns over safety on public transport. The […]

In the wake of the death of a bus driver in Elgin, Moray, following an assault in February, a Scottish Minister has backed proposals which could mean that those responsible for repeated acts of anti-social […]

The new training centre is part of South & City College and offers training on light vehicles, PSVs and HGVs A new training facility has been launched in Birmingham to support the automotive sector with […]

The operator is the first independent to order Alexander Dennis’ new electric single-decker Alexander Dennis has taken an order from English bus operator Falcon Buses for 13 of its next-generation Enviro200EV single-deckers. The order was […]

Specialist in performance optimisation for the public transport CitySwift has announced a deal to continue to supply its systems to Reading Buses, following a successful trial. The operator’s strong year-over-year performance, which saw increased bus […]

Wrightbus has announced plans for further expansion into Europe following the completion of a hydrogen bus order for the city of Cologne. All of the 31 buses for Cologne operator Regionalverkehr Köln (RVK) are now […]