Bus priority measures are part of plans for improving travel in Portsmouth after securing over £26m from the government’s Transforming Cities Fund. Working in partnership with Hampshire County Council and the Isle of Wight Council, the joint bid was awarded £55.6 million towards 23 public transport, walking and cycling schemes. They are expected to reduce […]
With the industry beset by the effects of Covid-19, the organisers of the UK Coach Awards have decided to cancel the 2021 edition of the event. A statement from the organisers said: “As you know, back in April this year, we reluctantly took the decision to cancel the 2020 UK Coach Awards. “Since then our […]
Transport Museum Wythall’s final running day of 2020 drew nearly 300 attendees, up on the 235 of 2019’s edition. Once again Roger Burdett supported the twilight event with his Coventry Daimler GKV 94 but stealing the show was Steve Morris with his SMT Leyland TD5, built on a 1938 Leyland chassis. Other welcome visitors included […]
For the first time in Germany, an autonomous minibus is allowed to operate in public downtown streets with passengers at speeds of up to 25 km/h (15.5 mp/h). From now until the end of November initially, passengers can book a ride on the HEAT (Hamburg Electric Autonomous Transportation) autonomous shuttle in Hamburg from operator Hamburger […]
Bakers Dolphin is making final preparations to re-open its two travel shops. The operator is opening its Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare shops after they were closed in March due to the coronavirus. New screens have been installed in the stores and only two customers will be allowed in at any one time. They will also be […]
Scottish Government has launched a consultation on new proposals to offer free bus travel for residents in Scotland aged under-19. Over a third of people already benefit from free bus travel in Scotland. The proposed extension of free bus travel to approximately 770,000 young people will deliver on the budget agreement, as reaffirmed in the […]
Jane Cole, Managing Director of Blackpool Transport, will become the new CPT President at the end of January 2021, taking over from Steve Whiteway. Jane Cole will be CPT’s first female President and will bring to her role over 20 years of knowledge of the transport sector. Jane has spent the past six years as […]
Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle, Emma Hardy MP, has received an agreement for the government to meet with the coach industry about its current support during the pandemic. Emma asked Rishi Sunak: “A hundred and nine coach companies have gone bust, with 7,100 people made redundant, which is one sixth of the entire […]