National Express is adding 48,000 extra seats to support people impacted by the Severn Rail Tunnel closure. It has also introduced a bespoke new Cardiff to Bristol coach service for the duration of the disruption, which is expected to last until 21 October 2016. The new dedicated service runs 16 times a day between the […]
easyBus says its Manchester Airport shuttle service (see B&CB 1395, 9 September 2016), due to enter operation on 21 October 2016, is the ‘cheapest ever bus travel to a regional airport in the country’. Its upcoming service will cost as little as £2 a seat when booked online. Returns can also be booked on the […]
Nottingham Community Transport will be deploying its fleet of electric buses on a dedicated shuttle service to and from Showbus 2016 on 25 September at Donington Park. It will run from East Midlands Parkway to the showground every 20 minutes, starting at 09.20 and operating until 12.20, then resuming from 13.40 until 16.40. Return journeys […]
Nine year old schoolboy, Ethan Senior from Liverpool, has won National Express’ ‘Colour the Coach’ competition. His winning drawing of the city’s iconic Liver Bird has been turned into a livery on the side of one of the company’s coaches. As part of the competition, children aged five to 15 were asked to draw their […]
A new £5.3m integrated transport hub in Port Talbot featuring six bus bays has been given the green light by Welsh Assembly Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates AM. Located adjacent to the recently rebuilt Parkway station in the town, it is being jointly funded by the Welsh Government (£2.7m) and the European […]
Schools and community groups are set to benefit from £2m for minibuses. The money is from the second round of the community minibus fund, which has recently been launched by Transport Minister, Andrew Jones. The first round of the fund has already been allocated to over 300 charities and community groups across England. It will […]
Cardiff Bus has announced it will be launching new night buses on some of its routes from 18 September. They will operate hourly on route 18 seven days a week, linking Canton, Ely and Caerau with the city centre. The operator will also be running night buses for service 38 on Thursday night to Friday […]
Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced the government has decided to end discussions on plans for the devolution of the north east of England. In November, the North East Combined Authority (NECA) signed a proposed devolution agreement with the Government to drive economic growth and bring jobs and investment to the north east. The devolution […]