Bus News

Entrepreneurial bus operator in Kent pulls out all the stops to flag up investment and service upgrade  Sevenoaks-based Go-Coach Hire launched its new Silver Service for route 401 (Westerham-Sevenoaks) last Friday (June 12). The firm, […]

Stagecoach has a new base in Surrey, having recently moved into new premises in Peasmarsh, just south of Guildford.

First York has been successful in winning a five-year contract to operate the University of York’s bus services from August this year. The contract award was made following a highly competitive tender process.

The existing single-decker buses running of Transport for London (TfL) bus route 285 were replaced by 20 double-decker Wrightbus-bodied Volvo B5LH hybrids on Saturday, June 13. The new buses have increased capacity on the route […]

Partnership working with local authorities and DfT’s Better Bus Area Fund pays dividends with patronage growth Bus patronage on a group of Arriva Midlands services has increased by over 10% year-on-year following the works on […]

Blackpool Transport unveiled its £1.7m investment in 10 band new low-floor buses at the official launch on Tower Festival Headland towards the end of last month.

As part of Stagecoach Manchester’s Green Week celebrations last week the operator has given local primary school children the opportunity to name one of its new double-deckers.

Surprise announcement that government plans to legislate on bus franchising powers In the Queen’s Speech at the state opening of Parliament on May 27, the government’s legislative plans for the year ahead were unveiled including […]

Passengers had the chance to travel on Orkney’s first fully-electric bus when it started running on the Kirkwall Airport route on Monday, May 25.

Wrightbus to supply the bulk of the operators £77.7m order, with ADL also providing 117 buses FirstGroup has announced an order for 385 new buses to be delivered before the end of this financial year […]