A Mayor’s plans to up a Mayoral Precept in council tax to support bus services has come up against criticism. Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), Dr Nik Johnson, highlighted that the hike has been made in a scenario of ‘unsustainable pressures’ on public transport. Last year, the local authority stepped in at […]

Alexander Dennis has today confirmed Stagecoach as the launch customer for its recently-launched Enviro100EV small zero-emission bus. Stagecoach placed its order for 20 Enviro100EV ahead of the type’s launch and production is now under way with deliveries expected in the first half of 2024. The purchase has been supported by the Scottish Government’s ScotZEB challenge […]

Transport technology specialist UrbanThings is introducing an enhanced anti-fraud animation as part of its latest update to UrbanHub. This change is intended to make it even easier for drivers to identify a valid mobile ticket. The company’s interactive anti-fraud animation uses coloured bubbles which move across the ticket display and demonstrate to drivers they are […]

A National Express driver has been praised for the part he played in the arrest of a man convicted for sexual assault. Nazakat Hussain, of no fixed address, has been jailed after sexually assaulting a teenager who was waiting at a bus stop in Birmingham earlier this year. Hussain denied the allegation but was found […]

Cheshire East Council is asking all holders of a concessionary bus pass whether they need to renew their pass this year if it is no longer needed. The council wants to minimise the number of passes it issues that go unused. Disability passes are not affected by this process and their existing pass will continue […]

Stagecoach Midlands is working with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) on a pilot scheme to provide a late-night bus service. The service connects RSC’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon with Leamington Spa, Warwick and Coventry. The pilot is intended to test demand for new transport options to offer affordable and low carbon ways for people to enjoy […]

Government investment in zero emissions buses (ZEBs) could deliver an extra 46 million journeys in city regions (outside London) each year by 2035/36, according to new modelling by the Urban Transport Group. The same investment would also see an additional 33 million kilometres made by buses per year and a 4% increase in revenue over […]

A doubling of the number of commuters using buses is needed for UK cities to catch up with the numbers seen in Europe using public transport, according to a new report. The ‘Gear shift: International lessons for increasing public transport ridership in UK cities’ study suggests the UK’s big cities outside of London are outliers […]