Plans for the franchising of Liverpool’s bus network could move forward with a possible consultation. Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram and the Combined Authority voted unanimously last year to confirm franchising as the Liverpool City Region’s preferred future model for running the bus network and services, joining Manchester in a similar move. […]
Prospective students attending the Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) applicant days at the Cambridge campus in March will be able to take advantage of free bus travel on Stagecoach East services. The bus operator has previously partnered with ARU Peterborough to provide prospective students with free bus travel during their open days and applicant days in […]
Ben Colson MBE is standing down as Chair of Bus Users UK after five and a half years in the role. Ben joined Bus Users in 2018 following an illustrious career in the UK bus industry. In 1996 he founded the Kings Lynn based Norfolk Green Bus Company, the only SME to receive the UK […]
Transport Ticketing Global 2023, the world’s largest public transport event for smart ticketing and mobility professionals, returns to Olympia, London, on 7 and 8 March 2023. With a host of new speakers, interactive formats and new exhibitors, the event will showcase the very latest in smart ticketing, mobility solutions and passenger experience. Talking about new […]
Go-Ahead-owned East Yorkshire is building a new depot in Scarborough. The new site is to replace and combine its existing Barry’s Lane and Westwood depots in the seaside town to a single new location on Taylor Way in the middle of 2024. The new site will include facilities to allow a transition to electric buses […]
Go-Ahead-owned Bluestar has stepped in to provide bus services to Southampton as First pulls out of the city. Representatives from Bluestar were joined today by The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Southampton, Cllr Jacqui Rayment, as well as the leader of Southampton City Council, Cllr Satvir Kaur and local residents at a special launch event […]
Notts & Derby buses, part of The Wellglade Group, has invested in Centrad eight-camera CCTV systems for five new ADLs joining its fleet. The company has had a long-term relationship with Centrad stretching back 13 years. Originally using the company for destination display equipment (Centrad initially specialised in electronic LED destination displays, before branching into […]
Popular coach destination, Lincoln Christmas Market, has been cancelled. In 2022, Lincoln Christmas Market celebrated its 40th year and attracted the largest number of visitors in its history, welcoming 320,000 people over the four days. A Lincoln City Council executive committee meeting highlighted that the crowds gathering at the Market detract from the visitor experience. […]