Stagecoach believes the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA’s) consultation process on bus franchising is unlawful. GMCA has recommended plans for a bus franchising scheme in the region to go ahead. If approved, the proposed scheme would be introduced in three phases in January 2023, January 2024 and January 2025. The majority of Stagecoach Manchester operations […]
Jo Bamford, head of Wrightbus, is pleased the Government has reiterated its plans for 4,000 zero-emission, UK-built buses. Speaking in the West Midlands on the day he announced the National Bus Strategy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson re-emphasised the plans for the Government to spend £3bn on these vehicles. Jo Bamford said: “It is fantastic news […]
A Derbyshire minibus operator has been left high and dry by the liquidation of Exceed Autocraft last month, with a minibus which won’t reach the legal speed limit. Tony Bott, whose business A & A Minibus is based in South Normanton, bought a VW Crafter-based conversion from Exceed Autocraft in November 2019, and has since […]
Bus operators, notably the larger national firms, have welcomed the Government’s National Bus Strategy. However, it has come under some criticism from opposition parties and a trade union, who claim it is not enough to reverse years of service cuts. “It is great to see government sharing our ambitious plans to deliver more frequent and […]
Robert Shaw of the Coach Tourism Association talks to Bus and Coach Buyer about the post-lockdown tour ‘bounce’
UK Government is launching what it describes as a ‘bus revolution’ with the publishing of the National Bus Strategy. The Strategy is backed by £3 billion of investment and is intended to deliver more frequent, more reliable, easier to use and understand, better coordinated and cheaper bus services. According to the Government, levelling-up services across […]
Greater Manchester leaders will meet later this month to consider the introduction of bus franchising across the city-region. Greater Manchester is the first ever city-region in the UK to use the Bus Services Act 2017 to reach the stage of deciding whether to franchise its bus network as part of an integrated transport system. If […]
With the vaccine roll-out cantering on and the infection figures dropping, there are signs the pandemic could be nearing its end. There are certainly indications the country can start opening up again. The Prime Minister has announced the Government’s roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England, with similar easing measures due in the rest […]