A statement issued by Labour says some new analysis it has made reveals bus fares are set to ‘soar’ over the next few years. It states this happens at the same time private companies operating bus routes are ‘raking in billions of pounds’. The new research suggests that in 2022 average fares are set to […]
It has now been confirmed that the Bus and Coach Association (BCA) issued judicial proceeding to the UK authorities on 13 December 2018. Permission was granted for the hearings on 30 January 2019. The judicial proceedings have been launched as part of the BCA’s ongoing dispute concerning Section 19 and 22 operators. The organisation’s intention […]
Leeds Rhinos rugby team is gearing up for the new Rugby League season with the announcement that coach manufacturer Temsa has become the club’s official transport partner in a deal worth almost £250,000. Temsa is enjoying strong growth in the UK through an exclusive partnership with Arriva Bus and Coach and this latest sponsorship deal […]
Transport Borough of the Year 1. City of London Corporation 2. London Borough of Waltham Forest Excellence in Cycling and Walking 1. London Borough of Brent, Cycling and Walking in Brent – Meeting the Challenge 2. London Borough of Croydon, Transforming the High Street – experimental pedestrianisation 3. London Borough of Hillingdon, Cycle Initiatives and […]
An operator I spoke to not so long ago has mixed feelings about running midicoaches. On the one hand, he said, they are popular and fill a niche. On the other, they’re not much cheaper to run than a full-sized coach. When you think about it, how do you explain to a hirer that the […]
A £100m partnership blueprint aims to deflect from Andy Burnham’s ambition to franchise Manchester’s bus network. Plans unveiled by OneBus, the city’s bus operator partnership, are intended to deliver better connectivity for local communities, ease the cost of travel and tackle the region’s growing congestion and air pollution. The blueprint is consistent with the new […]
BusyBus is now offering daily tours from the Lake District. Since being founded 16 years ago, the operator has been providing sightseeing tour adventures from Liverpool, Chester and Manchester to the Lake District, North Wales and Yorkshire. But commencing this February, it is now operating its tours daily from Kendal, Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside. BusyBus […]
An audit of the finances of a community transport scheme has discovered little separation between commercial and ‘not for profit’ operations. Fenland Association for Community Transport (FACT) and allied CTOs ESACT and HACT was subject to a lengthy legal investigation late last year, which concluded that the organisations may have operated unlawfully in several respects. […]