News
Purpose-built falls by 57.6%
Purpose-built bus and coach registrations fell 57.6% in August resulting in a year-to-date decrease of 6.3%, said the SMMT.
Figures
Bus News
Strong bus market leaves coaches trailing in July
Bus and coach registrations rose 20.3% in July, taking 2014-to-date volumes up 5.4% to 7,943 units.
Coach News
National Express sees bus margins grow
UK and North America grow – and even Spain remains stable National Express Group’s half year results for the six months ended June 30, 2012 show the Group’s non-rail profitability maintained despite the “considerable headwinds” […]
Bus News
0.6% bus journey decrease in England
There was a slight decrease in bus passenger journeys in England between July and September compared to the year before – although patronage is still positive – while figures increased slightly in both Scotland and […]
Bus News
DfT bus statistics show little overall movement
The Department for Transport’s (DfT) latest annual bus statistics for England in the financial year 2010/11 indicate a slight net increase in passenger journeys, though the 0.1% rise hides a decrease in metropolitan areas, offset […]
Tourism
Encouraging figures for UK tourism industry
As the UK moves up to the ‘third most admired country’ in the world in Anholt-GfK Roper NBI’s latest figures, the Office for National Statistics’ data for August suggests Britain’s strong inbound trend is set […]
