Sevenoaks-based Go-Coach is to launch a demand responsive transport (DRT) service in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Instead of the current timetabled bus services, from 14 April the operator is allowing customers to book a bus within minutes of when passengers need to travel using a ViaVan app or telephone. It will aim to pick […]
England’s buses will continue to serve those who rely on them thanks to a funding boost totalling £397m for vital bus operators. Announced by Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, the package was agreed jointly with the bus industry. It is intended to keep key routes running to provide a lifeline for those who cannot work from […]
An alliance of private British transport operators and trade bodies, including the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT), has written to the country’s political and civic leaders to offer their support in ensuring London’s key workers can travel to work safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Brought together by Transport2, one of the UK’s largest providers of […]
Following the government’s guidance to stay at home and stop all non-essential travel, Stagecoach-owned megabus is to temporarily suspend its services in England and Wales. None of its services in these countries will be running after 5 April. However, it will still be continuing to run its megabus services within Scotland. A statement on the […]
Essex-based Swallow Coach Company has passed into administrators’ hands. A statement on the company’s website said: “It is with great sadness that I am to advise you that the Swallow Coach Company will be passed to administrators after the close of business on Tuesday 31st March, 2020. “The last day of operation on our contracted services […]
The government has issued a policy guide to local authorities advising that they should support suppliers such as coach and bus operators by continuing to make payments, though on the basis of ‘open book’ transparency. The latest Public Procurement Note says that local government and other public bodies such as the NHS should operate on […]
Halifax-based TJ Walsh has been reported to have closed due to difficulties arising through the spread of COVID-19. The operator is unable to support staff during a temporary closure through the coronavirus outbreak, according to reports. It does not have the cash reserves required for this due to passenger numbers declining dramatically since the pandemic. […]
A package of measures designed to assist the bus industry during the coronavirus outbreak will be announced in the ‘next few days’, according to Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps. The plan was mentioned during a Skype meeting between Shapps and the Transport Select Committee. During the discussion, the Secretary of State said bus […]