UK’s new bus and coach market fell 26.4% in the third quarter of the year, with 1,340 vehicles registered, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance marked the eleventh consecutive quarterly decline for the sector. The SMMT cites a combination of weak business confidence, confusion over clean air […]
Bus Users UK has published a ten-point Passenger Code to demonstrate what passengers can do to improve bus journeys and encourage more people onboard. The list outlines ways passengers can help reduce bus stopping time, speed up journey times and improve the passenger experience for everyone onboard. The group is calling on operators to share […]
In its continuing efforts to better communicate the importance of the industry, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has set out its priorities for the next government to help coaches continue to deliver a range of vital services and play their part in improving air quality and fighting the climate emergency. The CPT has launched […]
Director of transport consultants TAS Partnership, John Taylor, has urged community transport operators (CTOs) against pursuing the Short Distance Exemption from ‘O’ licensing (introduced from 1 October 2019). Speaking at the CTA UK’s CT’19 event in Manchester earlier this month, John said: “The simple message is: don’t go there!” He warns that to do so […]
London’s second on-demand bus service has started. Entitled Slide Ealing, the service is provided by TfL, RATP and German technology firm MOIA. It will operate seven days a week, 6am to 1am, and cover an area from Southall in the west to the North Circular, and from the A40 down to Boston Manor in the […]
As plans for franchising Greater Manchester’s buses are consulted on, the regions bus operator partnership, OneBus, hit back. OneBus claims the franchising plans would lead to inflation-busting fares rises, higher taxes, plummeting passenger numbers and no investment to tackle the real barriers to bus use, according to documents made public as part of a consultation […]
This year is the 26th anniversary of the death of Claire Fitzgerald who died along with 11 of her friends and a teacher when the minibus she was travelling in crashed on the M40. The teacher had fallen asleep at the wheel according to the overwhelming evidence heard at the inquest. Prior to the collision, […]
Wrightbus has made its first delivery of vehicles since its acquisition last month. It has also now begun a recruitment process. With new owners the Bamford Bus Company in place, Wrightbus has delivered the first 36 units of a 55-bus order to First Group for use in Leeds, in a deal totalling circa £13 million. […]