Minibus News

Inverurie’s Ready2Go demand responsive transport (DRT) pilot initiative launched in August 2021 by Aberdeenshire Council is to be withdrawn from April. Operated by Watermill Coaches on the council’s behalf, the Monday to Saturday service involves […]

Warwickshire County Council has announced the launch of its new Warwickshire Enhanced Partnership for buses. The Warwickshire Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) sets out how the County Council will use the framework of an Enhanced […]

More than 10,000 journeys have been made on the PickMeUp demand responsive service operated by Carousel Buses in High Wycombe since the service was launched, the operator reports. The landmark was reached in late December, […]

The volunteer-run Border Rambler bus service in Cumberland is seeking new volunteers so it can expand its community services, reports the Cumberland News & Star. Now in its eighth year of operation, the operator is […]

Rural areas in Gloucestershire are to benefit from the launch of a new demand responsive bus service A bespoke minibus service called The Robin has been launched in the southern area of the Forest of […]

Scotland’s first trial of an automated passenger bus service has been launched in the Highlands by HiTrans and Stagecoach Stagecoach and HiTrans, the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership – the regional transport partnership covering Scotland’s […]

The Go-Ahead Group was set to commence a new demand responsive bus service on Tuesday 27 September in the town of High Wycombe. The group’s Carousel Buses is working with Buckinghamshire Council to run the […]

The Fflecsi DRT pilot scheme for Newport will be coming to an end on 25 September after a what Transport for Wales called a ‘successful’ 12-month period of trialling demand responsive travel in an urban […]

A bus service connecting 12 stops in and around Sheffield city centre has been launched, operating seven days a week to cover the main shopping areas and times with a regular service throughout the day. […]