National Express is offering free coach travel to holiday-makers repatriated from Greece to a different airport than they flew out from. The move follows the news of wildfires in the Greek islands of Corfu and Rhodes seeing holidaymakers cut their trips short to escape. National Express will transport people and their luggage, if they have […]
TfL is inviting people to have their say on proposals for the latest express bus routes that would form part of the proposed Superloop bus network. The move follows the opening of a public consultation on the X34, a new limited stop express bus service between North Finchley and Walthamstow. The planned new SL2 (Walthamstow […]
Trade body RHA has called for reformation of the way Clean Air Zones (CAZs) are structured. Its comment follows cross-party calls for reflection on implementing environmental policies such as the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and CAZs. The organisation says it supports the aim of improving air quality but believes the current CAZ framework […]
Berkshire-based Rowgate Group is the most recent coach operator to join the ever-growing number of partners on the UK FlixBus network. The operator will provide additional coaches on key FlixBus routes between London and the Midlands from mid-September. Established in 2016, Rowgate Group brings together trading companies Fernhill Travel, White Bus and Baileys Coaches. The […]
NB: This story has been amended following receipt of other, correcting, information. The original story was based on written manufacturer advice we received, and every attempt was made to locate corroboration from the EU website. We have now investigated further, and we are advised that the second deadline, for pre-2019, non-smart tachos, comes in in […]
ALBUM and Warrington’s Own Buses have announced that the ALBUM Conference will be held at Carden Park in Cheshire on 22 to 24 April 2024. The 2024 collaborative conference will see some ALBUM favourites return to the room and welcome new suppliers, member operators, non-ALBUM members and industry guest speakers. The 2024 theme will be […]
The North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC) is to inject £50.8m into the region’s bus network – delivering substantially cheaper multi-modal and regional tickets for adults across Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland alongside major improvements to road and traffic management systems to speed up every day journeys in congested areas. The Bus Service […]
More than a third of older and disabled concessionary bus pass holders say they are using buses less than before the pandemic, new research reveals. Transport Focus spoke to 2,500 members of its transport user panel to understand how bus use has changed and what measures could be taken to encourage older and disabled pass […]