Bus News

The Scottish Government has laid regulations that enable local transport authorities to explore the bus franchising and partnership powers in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, giving them more options to improve bus services in their […]

The penalty fare for travelling without a valid ticket or pass on Manchester’s Metrolink will be increasing to £120 from the 24 September as part of ongoing efforts to tackle fare evasion on public transport, […]

The Go-Ahead Group is making its final preparations to run Manchester’s first Bee Network buses over the weekend of Sunday 24 September, with services due to begin on 50 routes in Bolton and Wigan. More […]

North of England operator Transdev has guaranteed job interviews for Wilko store chain staff facing redundancy following its recent collapse. The operator has issued an open invitation to a guaranteed job interview to anyone with […]

Arriva says it has redesigned a simpler, more frequent bus network for High Wycombe using Optibus, the first time the planning and scheduling software has been used to wholly design a network. Utilising a rich […]

On Saturday 30 September, First West of England will host a ‘Meet the Bus’ event at its Lawrence Hill depot to give people who live with a visual impairment the chance to meet the team, […]

Lothian Buses says it is delighted to introduce a new group of first-year apprentice engineers to its highly-regarded engineering apprentice training programme. The operator welcomed eight new apprentice engineers onto its four-year training course, underpinning […]

First Solent, a part of First Bus South, says it is proud to announce its corporate partnership with Portsmouth Football Club for the 2023/24 season, which it says represents the strength of its commitment to […]

Glasgow’s night-time economy leaders have thanked operators for working together to ensure that the city’s night buses continue to operate. Owners of McGill’s, which has stepped in to operate some of the routes which previous […]