A Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP) for Liverpool City Region (LCR) is being finalised by the region’s Combined Authority. The plan is being produced with input from bus operators and local authorities in response to the government’s National Bus Strategy, with the region bidding for a share of £3 billion of national funding. Building on […]
Go North East is marking Suicide Prevention Day (today) by supporting a local charity The Go-Ahead-owned operator is supporting If U Care Share by going ‘Inside Out’. The annual initiative aims to get more people talking about mental health and suicide, with the north east-based charity doing a lot of work around mental health support, […]
Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel and Stagecoach have joined forces to help residents return to using buses this September. Creating the Back to Bus campaign, the operators are offering 30% off the cost of 12 trip tickets purchased through the operator websites or app. The campaign is backed by Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County […]
Dublin Coach has become one of the first transport operators in Ireland to roll out a fully-cashless ticketing system. The initiative has been implemented across its entire fleet, in partnership with bespoke ticketing specialist, TransMach. By removing the option of cash payments with the primary aim of protecting its drivers and customers, Dublin Coach has […]
Scottish Government has pledged to support buses in the country until March 2022. The Government has approved funding of up to £42m between 4 October 2021 and 31 March 2022 to enable bus operators to maintain services while patronage recovers from the effects of Covid-19. This is in addition to maintaining concessionary reimbursement and bus […]
Ed Wills is to become Managing Director of Go-Ahead-owned Brighton & Hove and Metrobus, replacing Martin Harris on his retirement in November. With more than two decades’ experience in the passenger transport industry, Ed is presently Managing Director for Bus Commercial Development at Go-Ahead. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Go-Ahead Ireland between […]
Go-Ahead Group is to increase its spending with small and medium sized businesses across all 12 of its UK bus and rail operating companies. In a program it says is aimed at helping small businesses bounce back from the pandemic, Go-Ahead has pledged to spend at least £250 million with SMEs each year from 2022. […]
First is starting a new coach brand in Aberdeen. Named King Coaches, the move represents an investment of over £1.2million into the operators new coaching brand will see 16 vehicles, which are due for delivery soon. The new side to the operator’s business is planned to take on an array of work, including corporate hire, functions […]