The Association of Local Bus Managers (ALBUM) welcomes the publication of the government’s Bus Services Bill. ALBUM, which represents small, medium and municipally-owned bus operators across the UK, supports the aims of improving bus services, enhancing passenger experience and improving connectivity and mobility across England. However, it expresses significant concerns about the potential adverse impact […]
Equipmake has been approved as a bus and coach repowering company under the Energy Saving Trust’s Zero Emission Vehicle Repower Accreditation Scheme (ZEVRAS) – offering the first repowering system to achieve the certification. Under the ZEVRAS scheme, companies offering repowering services are required to become accredited for inclusion on an approved register of repowering companies […]
Simon Lightwood, the Minister for Local Transport, with responsibility for buses and coaches, will be the keynote speaker at the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT’s) 2025 conference. The minister’s address will come as the Bus Services Bill, which sets out the Government’s approach to regulation and reform of bus services, makes its way through the […]
Industry bodies have largely welcomed passing of the Bus Services Bill to the House of Lords, albeit with some caution. Some have called for more funding guarantees to make the government’s bus vision a reality. The Bill is largely designed to boost further local control of the bus sector, with an emphasis on protecting lifeline […]
New legislation aimed at improving buses and boosting local control of services has moved a step closer with the introduction of the Bus Services Bill in the House of Lords. The plans will lift the ban on local authorities establishing their own bus companies, making it easier for them to control services and shape routes […]
Not enough bus passengers have used the AB1 autonomous bus service over the Forth for Stagecoach to continue its operation. The last journey on service AB1 will be on Friday 14 February. Called the CAVForth project, the autonomous bus service is operated by Stagecoach East Scotland at a 20-minute frequency between Edinburgh Park and the […]
Single tickets on National Express West Midland’s services are to be cheaper than the upcoming revised national fare cap next year. The is setting the cost of adult single tickets at £2.90 from 5 January 2025. The bus operator’s single tickets will be cheaper than the government’s revised single bus fare cap of £3, up from […]
A competition by DfT and Innovate UK is now open to develop easier ways for operators to provide audible and visible information onboard rail replacement coaches. The move is intended to drive more compliance with the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 (AIR). The regulation gained parliamentary approval in 2023 and has been introduced on […]