Bus News

Stagecoach Group says that it is on course to meet its trading expectations for the year ending 30 April 2022, with its bus businesses performing broadly in line with expectations. The firm reported that the […]

39 new Wrightbus StreetDeck double-deckers are to be introduced to Bradford services as part of an investment to reduce emissions and pollution On Tuesday 1 March First West Yorkshire unveiled the first new buses in […]

First Berkshire recently unveiled a specially-liveried bus to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year, which will be operating on the firm’s route 8 which that runs past Windsor Castle on its way from […]

Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Transport (NCT) have submitted a business case as part of a funding bid to the Government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) fund. The bid asks for £15million towards […]

Vectare Essex took over operation of Chelmsford park & ride services on Monday 7 March on behalf of Essex County Council. Two routes are operating, from the Chelmer Valley and Sandon sites, running separate loops […]

Local leaders have taken the next steps to put city region’s buses under public control with a unanimous vote in favour of franchising On Friday 4 March the Liverpool City Region took the next step […]

Bus passengers travelling across Newport during March will receive free travel as part of a pilot scheme being funded by the Welsh Government. The scheme, which is being trialled to encourage people to make more […]

The north-east operator has trialled its first electric double-decker, as part of plans to further electrification of its fleet Go North East undertook a week of trials with the Wrightbus Electroliner battery-electric double-decker on its […]

Unite the Union has announced that over 380 bus drivers employed by Stagecoach West and based throughout Gloucestershire and Wiltshire will take part in a month long strike in a dispute over low pay. Strike […]