Stagecoach East is partnering with the police and local Rape Crisis Centres that will see its Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire buses become safe-spaces. People, particularly women and girls, are able to flag down its buses if they are in fear of abuse. The operator is now part of the Businesses Against Abuse (BAA) scheme, which sees […]
FirstGroup has acquired Anderson Travel, a central London based coach company comprising three trading entities: Anderson Travel Ltd, Anderson Tours Ltd and London Mini Coaches Ltd. Anderson Travel currently operates around 40 coaches of varying sizes in and around London from a depot near Tower Bridge in central London and a new, smaller depot near […]
A trial of night buses on Greater Manchester’s Bee Network is seeing thousands board the nocturnal services. The services on the V1 and 36 routes connecting Manchester with Leigh and Bolton via Salford run at least every hour both ways, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Between 1 September and 28 September, around […]
Stagecoach has entered into a new partnership with Chineham Park on the outskirts of Basingstoke. It sees free bus travel on Service 20 provided for staff at the business park, connecting it to Basingstoke. Service 20 will operate every 20 minutes from Monday to Saturday and every 30 minutes on Sundays. As part of this […]
Transport UK London Bus, part of the Transport UK group, has appointed David Cutts as its new Managing Director. Cutts joins the business today (18 October 2024) and brings a over 37 years of industry experience to Transport UK London Bus. He began his career in bus as a management trainee for London buses in […]
Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, has visited Westway community transport to mark Community Transport Week. The Minister heard at the Westbourne Park-based operation how services step in to fill the gap where users might not be able to use conventional public transport or drive. To support services, the government currently makes up to £3.8m available […]
Campaign for Better Transport is calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to give buses a ‘boost’ in forthcoming Budget. To promote economic growth, meet net zero targets and reduce air pollution, the campaign group argues the government should be investing in bus networks and encouraging more people to use buses by making fares more affordable. Campaign […]
Uncertainty over the fate of the £2 fare cap after the 31 December 2024 cut-off point continues. The most recent development is press reports claiming Rachel Reeves is considering cutting or scrapping the fare cap in the Budget. The news follows a parliamentary questions session last week where questions over the £2 fare cap were […]