With operators increasingly having to manage fares on home-to-school services, a Yorkshire entrepreneur has come to market with perhaps the most cost-effective cashless ticketing system. Software developer Chris Bell has created ShuttleID, a ‘cloud-based’ system which can manage payments by the year, term or month, issue electronic tickets to pupils’ smartphones and has the cheapest […]

As Storm Dennis struck the nation, the bus and coach industry has been striving to keep the nation moving. In flood-hit York, the city’s bus operators put commercial competition aside to get passengers safely to their destination by accepting rival companies’ tickets. In Scotland, the extreme weather meant double-deckers were banned from using the Forth […]

Ford has been confirmed to exhibit at the ITT Hub exhibition and conference in Farnborough on 13 to 14 May. Exact details of what Ford is to display are being kept under the manufacturer’s hat, but a considerable selection from its full range can be expected, including minibuses. The company is taking a 405m2 stand […]

Is the future electric? With the government announcing funding for the UK’s first all-electric bus town, the focus does seem to be on shifting to electric power for the UK’s PCV fleet. However, there are more green options for fuelling buses and coaches that are just as viable as plugging them in. We look at […]

There was an 18.8% fall in new bus and coach registrations in 2019, according to the latest statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The latest figure showed annual registrations falling for a third consecutive year to 5,874 units. The year finished on a positive note, however, as 18.5% growth in the […]

London’s route 94 has become the capital’s first all-electric double-deck bus route. Operated by RATP Dev, the route runs between Acton Green and Piccadilly Circus. The electrification of the 94 route follows the 43 and 134 routes in 2019, and brings the current total of electric double-deck buses in the capital to 280. Buses on […]

Thanks to the tenacity of a B&CB correspondent, I now have more of a paper trail which, eventually, led up to the Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, revoking all of the permits held by community transport operator DANSA last year. This was on the eve of his retirement, and I cannot help but read […]

An attendee of the UK Bus Summit on 6 February 2020 has tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The event, held at the QEII Centre in Westminster, saw hundreds of industry professionals gather. Public Health England (PHE) has distributed a letter informing delegates of the attendance of a person found to be infected with […]