Asylum seekers set to receive free bus travel in Scotland
£2 million will be made available in next year’s budget to progress free bus travel for people seeking asylum in Scotland. It follows an...
Bus passengers highest in three years
Tuesday 12 October was the first weekday when more people travelled by bus than on the equivalent day before the pandemic. The number of people...
BYD’s Blade sharpens focus on battery safety
BYD’s Blade Battery technology – which broke cover at Busworld in Brussels – promises a new level of battery safety. The battery has passed a...
Midlands and northern buses to get £150m redirected HS2 funding
Redirected funding from HS2 has been pledged for the Midlands and North of England bus networks. The regions are set to receive £150m over the next...
Dudley station due for demolition ready for new interchange
Dudley Bus Station is due to be demolished early next year ready for building work to start on a new £24 million interchange. The bus...
MP campaigns against bus service cut
MP for South Staffordshire, Sir Gavin Williamson, is campaigning to save the number 5 bus service which is set to be cut from Codsall and Bilbrook....
Industry welcomes ex-Wilko staff
After the news that a rescue deal to save failing high-street shop Wilko from going out of business fell through, the bus and coach industry has...
UK’s first full-size, autonomous zero-emission bus on roads
First Bus is operating an autonomous Switch Mobility MetroCity 1080EV electric single-decker in Didcot. The operator says it is the UK’s full-size...