Open-top sightseeing bus company Big Bus Tours is expanding into Edinburgh in partnership with McGill’s Bus Group. This collaboration marks the 28th city in Big Bus Tours’ global portfolio. Originally launched in 2019, Bright Bus Tours has grown steadily over the past six years. Now, in 2025, it evolves into Big Bus Edinburgh, combining the […]
On 10 June, the UK bus manufacturing supply chain and Parliamentarians are due to discuss greater funding and support for British bus building during a parliamentary reception. The gathering is being brought together by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Buses. Co-sponsored by Alexander Dennis and Wrightbus, the APPG aims to secure greater […]
Campaign for Better Transport is calling for an additional £1bn a year for buses. Its claim comes as its analysis reveals four out of every ten wards in England and Wales (3,003 out of 7,608) do not have a ‘reasonable’ level of bus service. Campaign for Better Transport is urging the Chancellor to include the […]
Mellor has hosted Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, at its Rochdale facility as she announced funding for the UK’s transport network. The MP also visited First’s Huddersfield depot. During her visit to Mellor, the MP announced the Government’s £15.6bn transport investment for regions outside of London. The Chancellor was joined by Andy Burnham, Mayor […]
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has unveiled a £15.6bn investment in the country’s transport network. One of the first parts of the upcoming Spending Review to be announced, it includes a number of regions that will have investments made into their bus networks. The money is particularly being focused on investing in the north […]
Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, has today (3 June 2025) visited Bristol to officially open the refurbished Hengrove Depot. The First Bus site has been transformed into an electric bus facility, upgraded to support the rollout of 74 zero-emission buses on the city’s network. The site has been upgraded to run zero-emission buses as part […]
C9 Recruitment is guaranteeing to beat any like-for-like quotation, while ensuring full legal and compliance transparency. The bus and coach industry staffing partner says it is making a stand in what it says is an industry exposed to risk through non-compliant pay models, raising the bar for recruitment standards across the transport sector. “We’ll beat […]
As the Bus Services Bill reached its Second Reading in the House of Commons yesterday (2 June 2025), the Transport Secretary called for greater accountability and reliability for bus services. The Bill, which has already passed through the House of Lords, is envisioned to improve access to opportunities that drive up living standards and so grow the economy, as […]