Arriva Merseyside has pledged to work with a community group to improve bus services in the area. Representatives from Arriva attended an event organised by Liverpool Citizens, part of the Citizens UK scheme. A number of issues were discussed in the founding assembly, including bus services. “We pledge that we will work with Liverpool Citizens […]

Alexander Dennis has supplied an Enviro400 double-decker to Wheelers Travel. The new Enviro400 is equipped to handle increasing passenger numbers for the operator. A long wheelbase and short overhangs maximise the room available for comfortable seating, with 85 high-backed seats provided, all of them fitted with seatbelts. Annabelle Wheeler, Sales Executive at Wheelers Travel, said: […]

The Campaign for Better Transport’s appeal for better, standardised bus stops deserves to get traction, and not just so that bus stops are functional. The bus infrastructure is creaking at the seams, with any new bus station serving only to shame the others. The country is spending hundreds of millions on installing council control and […]

National Express is offering 10,000 free child places on its services in the run up to Christmas. From 11 December 2024 to 6 January 2025, children and young people aged 15 and under can travel for free with a fare-paying adult on National Express coaches. Tickets are available on its website by using a promo […]

Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, is encouraging operators to follow the lead of Brighton & Hove Buses and improve accessibility on their bus services. Simon made the comments as he marks the International Day of People with Disabilities. During a visit to Brighton, the Minister learned about specially designed buses centred around being as accessible […]

Bedfordshire-based Grant Palmer has released a Christmas advert. The advert, produced in collaboration with Central Bedfordshire Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), aims to inspire people to travel by bus this Christmas. Thomas Manship, Commercial Manager at Grant Palmer, said: “Disappointed with the lacklustre efforts from big department stores, we’ve taken matters into our own […]

Reading Buses is launching a fleet of new Alexander Dennis buses into service in West Berkshire. They represent a £4m investment from Reading Buses. New buses for the jet black route are now in service and feature high-back seating, USB, USB-C and wireless charging throughout, tables, mood lighting and space for two wheelchair users. There […]

Reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) have come into effect today (Tuesday 3 December). The changes include introducing a National Driver CPC that will cover driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK. It now allows training courses to be done in blocks of 3.5 hours, rather than the previous seven hours, […]