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Pressure grows for west of England bus franchising By Chris Peat -

Pressure grows for west of England bus franchising

Public and political pressure mounts on the western England area to bring buses back into public control. A campaign group is...

Over 130 operators in £2 fares scheme By Chris Peat -

Over 130 operators in £2 fares scheme

Over 130 operators are taking part in the government’s £2 bus fare scheme. With government funding, the operators will be...

Boxing Day first for Reading Buses By Chris Peat -

Boxing Day first for Reading Buses

Reading Buses has announced that for the first time on Boxing Day its Green Line 702 service will run from Reading all day. The...

Carousel to take on Arriva route By Chris Peat -

Carousel to take on Arriva route

Carousel Buses has confirmed it will operate service 41 between High Wycombe and Great Missenden from 8 January 2023. The...

Portsmouth funds later and earlier buses By Chris Peat -

Portsmouth funds later and earlier buses

Portsmouth City Council is funding later and earlier operating bus services in the city. The Council has collaborated with First...

Highland Council’s new in-house bus operation reveals routes By Chris Peat -

Highland Council’s new in-house bus operation reveals routes

Routes to be operated by the Highland Council’s new in-house bus operation have been revealed. The Highland Council can confirm...

Lynx’s Coastliner benefits from BSIP funding By Chris Peat -

Lynx’s Coastliner benefits from BSIP funding

Lynx’s Coastliner 36 service is to benefit from DfT funding to allow it to continue to run its summer timetable throughout the...

TfL celebrates decade of contactless payments By Chris Peat -

TfL celebrates decade of contactless payments

TfL is marking ten years since contactless payment using a bank card was first introduced as a new way to pay on London’s...