Plans for an average 10% cut in bus and rail fares have been announced by the Green Party. The proposals are to be included in its 2015 general election manifesto. It envisages this will be paid for by increasing public investment in fares by £1.8bn a year. The £9bn investment over the course of the […]
A new hourly T5 bus service between Aberystwyth and Haverfordwest has begun operation with funding from Welsh Government. Linking Aberystwyth, Aberaeron, New Quay, Cardigan, Fishguard and Haverfordwest, the new service replaces the current x50 and 412 services and is part of the Welsh Government funded Traws Cymru network. It will operate hourly in each direction […]
Durham County Council has completed the purchase of Peterlee bus station. The deal means the local authority now owns all of the bus stations in County Durham. The Council claims this allows for greater coordination countywide, as well as more control in managing and allocating bus services at the station. The Council says passengers can […]
Go-Ahead owned Salisbury Reds is celebrating its milestone 100th anniversary by launching two specially designed heritage buses. One of the vehicles has its exterior and interior decked out in the pre-war 1930s style and the other in a 1940s post-war design. They will operate across the operator’s routes in and around the city. Salisbury Reds […]
Nominations for the UK Coach Awards 2015 can now be made up until 30 January, after the deadline was extended. Commenting on the decision, UK Coach Awards Director, Chris Cheek, said, ‘We’ve already had well over 50 nominations for the various categories from coach operators and their customers. But it’s a very busy time of […]
Gillingham based The Kings Ferry has revealed that millions of pounds worth of investment has helped it on the road to a record year. The operator claims it is on the way to an unprecedented 12 months in terms of demand for its London bound commuter services. Its passenger journeys have risen by over 10% […]
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Michael Dugher, has launched the Labour Party’s new bus campaign: Passenger Power. The stated aim of the scheme is to put communities and passengers in control of local bus services, handing powers to local communities to save bus routes. Michael said the next Labour Government will legislate to give […]
Ten single deck Optare buses were on board the cargo ship that grounded in the Solent on 3 January. The Hoegh Osaka was carrying the buses to a customer in the Middle East. They were stranded after the pilot and the master took the decision to save the listing vessel and its crew by grounding […]