A National Express driver has been praised for the part he played in the arrest of a man convicted for sexual assault. Nazakat Hussain, of no fixed address, has been jailed after sexually assaulting a teenager who was waiting at a bus stop in Birmingham earlier this year. Hussain denied the allegation but was found […]
Cheshire East Council is asking all holders of a concessionary bus pass whether they need to renew their pass this year if it is no longer needed. The council wants to minimise the number of passes it issues that go unused. Disability passes are not affected by this process and their existing pass will continue […]
Stagecoach Midlands is working with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) on a pilot scheme to provide a late-night bus service. The service connects RSC’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon with Leamington Spa, Warwick and Coventry. The pilot is intended to test demand for new transport options to offer affordable and low carbon ways for people to enjoy […]
Government investment in zero emissions buses (ZEBs) could deliver an extra 46 million journeys in city regions (outside London) each year by 2035/36, according to new modelling by the Urban Transport Group. The same investment would also see an additional 33 million kilometres made by buses per year and a 4% increase in revenue over […]
A doubling of the number of commuters using buses is needed for UK cities to catch up with the numbers seen in Europe using public transport, according to a new report. The ‘Gear shift: International lessons for increasing public transport ridership in UK cities’ study suggests the UK’s big cities outside of London are outliers […]
Exactly the form that PSVAR takes when the Minister finally decides next year is uncertain, but my strong feeling is that it will be a compromise which benefits very few people, least of all wheelchair users. There’s a solid case for wheelchair accessibility for rail replacement services and express coaches, as truly public […]
Paul Adams has been named the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK‘s new Chief Executive Officer. With more than 20 years of global experience in senior leadership roles, Paul joins CILT(UK) from the Institute of Directors (IoD) where he held the role of National Director/Chief Operating Officer for two years. Before this, […]
Go South Coast has been named UK Bus Operator of the Year for the third time. The Go-Ahead-owned operation took the accolade at the UK Bus Awards 2023 last night at the Troxy in London. It previously secured the title in 2017 and 2018. The company also clinched the Top Shire Operator category before fending […]