People are signing a petition to extend free bus travel to all people over 60 years old in England outside London. According to the petition’s creator, Karen Hickman, the current system is unjust. The campaign pledges to secure ‘equality for everyone over 60’. Currently, people in England (but not London), only receive free bus travel […]
Three new bus services for Bristol are to be introduced thanks to funding coming from the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges. In total £4.7m has been set aside by the council from the income raised by CAZ charges to fund the new bus services until 2028. First Bus is to launch the new routes […]
Thames Travel has added 13 new double-deckers into service as it renews a partnership with Milton Park. The ‘deckers replace single-deckers previously used to increase capacity on the services to the UK’s largest single ownership innovation community. News of the newly wrapped bus fleet follows the adoption of a refreshed Local Development Order (LDO) at […]
Lancashire County Council has taken delivery of 15 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based Mellor Strata High Floor minicoaches. The new vehicles offer 16 fully-removable seats or the capacity to accommodate up to six wheelchairs. Each vehicle is equipped with an inboard tail lift, a single-leaf glider door, heating and air conditioning, a reversing camera and sensors, as well […]
Cambridgeshire-based Whippet has marked the one-year anniversary of its Tap On, Tap Off ticketing rollout, having introduced the Ticketer system to its network of buses in January 2024. As the first operator in the county to adopt Tap On, Tap Off, Whippet has seen over 350,000 transactions with the system in the first year and […]
TfL has launched the consultation for the proposed new ‘Bakerloop’ express bus service. Last year, the Mayor of London made a commitment to Londoners to introduce a new ‘Bakerloop’ service to enable people to travel between key south London destinations and beyond more quickly and easily. Working alongside local councils and partners, the plans for the […]
Transport for Wales (TfW) has confirmed to B&CB that coach operators can apply to use the newly opened Porth Bus Interchange. Operators can contact TfW directly to inquire about the possibility of accommodating their coach on the desired date and time, along with the associated fees. The new Interchange opened yesterday (30 January 2025) in […]
Colleagues at Lothian Buses with caring responsibilities will have a new resource to support them thanks to the launch of a Carer’s Passport. It marks the end of the two-year partnership between the bus operator and VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian). A Carer’s Passport is a living document which details the flexibilities needed to […]