Thomas Gilhooley of Lothian East Coast Buses has won at the finals of the Bus Driver of the Year. It is the third time he has competed at the finals, which were held yesterday (1 September 2024) in Blackpool. The 63-year-old went home with the BDoY trophy and £4,600 prize money. He has been a […]
Arriva is doubling its services at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. From Sunday (1 September 2024), Arriva will be doubling the frequency of its 86A service, which runs between the airport and city centre. It will be increased from every 15 minutes to up to every seven- to eight-minutes. This will give customers an additional 260 […]
A new 24/7 night bus service in Greater Manchester is launching overnight this Sunday (1 September). Connecting Manchester with Leigh and Bolton via Salford, the V1 and 36 will now run at least every hour in each direction, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and on most bank holidays. Both routes also serve […]
Journeo is rolling out solar powered bus stop displays in the Scottish Borders. The transport technology specialist is working with Scottish Borders Council to bring scheduled and live real time passenger information to remote communities, with 15 of the sustainable bus stop displays now installed across south-east Scotland. The solar powered displays are designed to […]
Bus Users UK is officially launching its annual campaign, Catch the Bus Month, in celebration of buses and accessible travel. Catch the Bus Month 2024 runs throughout September and has already attracted support from hundreds of transport bodies, charities, passenger groups and representatives from central and local government across England, Scotland and Wales. The focus […]
Fleetwood-based Archway Travel has launched its new mobile bus app for its first bus services that started earlier this month. Developed in collaboration with UrbanThings, a London-based transport technology company, the new app introduces a suite of features designed to enhance the travel experience for passengers. The features include advanced journey planning tools, real-time information […]
Volvo has delivered the first of an initial order of 18 Volvo BZL electric buses to Australia. The order is part of an AUD$250m/£129m joint initiative between the Western Australian state government and Australian federal government, to support the state’s transition to zero-emission public transport. The complete bus was manufactured in Perth by body build […]
Average trips by buses outside London increased by 8% in 2023 compared to 2022. This figure was revealed in the National Travel Survey (NTS), a household survey of personal travel by residents of England travelling within Great Britain, from data collected via interviews and a seven-day travel diary. According to the NTS, this increase in […]