Following the mayor’s decision to pursue a franchising system in Greater Manchester, a new independent report has revealed that plans could cost the taxpayer an extra £81m by the end of the first wave of […]
The Local Government Association has reported that the number of bus journeys has fallen by 300 million in five years, taking them to their lowest level for a decade. Latest government figures show there were […]
Israel’s largest public transport operator Egged has taken delivery of its latest BYD 12 metre single-deck buses from BYD, following on from earlier buses delivered to the company in 2017 for use in Haifa. The […]
King Long Motor Group and ABB have reached an agreement to jointly develop an e-bus with the world’s fastest flash-charger. The bus will use ABB’s TOSA system which recharges the battery in just seconds whilst […]
Two major Norwegian operators have taken delivery of a combined total of 183 biogas and biodiesel-fuelled buses for operation in the city of Trondheim, Norway’s third largest city. The olive green-coloured buses have been in […]
In its 2019/20 Programme for Scotland, the Scottish Government has announced an investment of £500m funding for bus priority infrastructure as part of climate emergency measures to make buses in all towns and cities across […]
An overall £490 million cash increase in the UK’s vital transport network will help businesses, people and goods travel around the country. This includes £200m extra funding to make buses more environmentally friendly, rail track […]
European and American intercity express operator Flixbus has applied for an Operator’s Licence in the UK. The application is for the East of England Traffic Area for one vehicle to be based at Unit 1-2 […]
Bristol’s second metrobus service has reached a total of 600,000 passengers, as it celebrates one year in action. The m2 launched in September 2018 as the second instalment of Bristol’s £230m metrobus rapid transit system […]
Commitments include price-capped daily and weekly multi-operator ticketing in urban areas The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has launched a new bus strategy for England. Named ‘Moving Forward Together,’ the initiative is described as ‘the […]
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