Bus News

Following on from Manchester and Liverpool, West Yorkshire could be the next region to adopt a franchise model for buses. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority says it believes it needs to change the way local […]

The Glasgow Bus Alliance, which represents the city’s bus operators, has announced a new multi-operator mobile ticket, now available from the apps of the city’s major operators. The new Glasgow Tripper offers a selection of multi-operator […]

Abellio is celebrating the successful mobilisation of two new contracts for London routes C3 and 404; the C3 also sees the further expansion of Abellio’s zero-emission electric bus fleet. The C3, operated from Abellio’s Battersea […]

Arriva has been running buses on the guided busway in Luton for 10 years, carrying more than 20 million passengers on the Luton to Dunstable busway since it opened in 2013. Since introduction, Arriva says […]

McGill’s Group has announced that it is to cease its bus services in West Lothian. The operator took over West Lothian services from First Scotland East in late 2022, and says that since then it […]

Transit tech company Zeelo, which specialises in employee and schools transport, has entered a partnership agreement with Mobilityways, a technology organisation with a mission to decarbonise commutes by helping employers to measure, reduce and report […]

A fleet of nine new Mellor electric buses will operate on an extended Universal bus route from October, after the University of Cambridge and Whippet buses announced a new eight-year contract for the service Subsidised […]

Optibus has launched its new Driver App , a mobile app and web tool designed to improve communication between drivers and their depots, helping to foster to a better driver work experience and more dynamic […]

As part of World Car Free Day celebrations on 22 September, and to highlight the car-free options available across the region, McGill’s Buses and Inverclyde Council partnered to deliver a ‘Free Bus Friday’ in the […]