After what it describes as a bumper year for entries, the UK Bus Awards has announced its 2019 shortlist.

The finalists are competing for the top awards across 21 categories, all culminating in the presentation of the Bus Operator of the Year. This year saw the addition of a new Cultural Change category which has proved popular, as well as new expert judges joining the panels.

The ceremony will take place on the 19 November at Troxy, London. Tickets are available here

The UK Bus Awards shortlists 2019

 

TOP CITY OPERATOR sponsored by INIT

Brighton and Hove Buses

Lothian Buses

National Express West Midlands

Nottingham City Transport

Plymouth Citybus

Stagecoach Manchester

Stagecoach Merseyside

Translink Metro

 

TOP SHIRE OPERATOR sponsored by Ticketer

East Coast Buses

Go South Coast

Metrobus

Oxford Bus Company

Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire

Stagecoach East Midlands

Stagecoach East Scotland

Warrington’s Own Buses

 

TOP INDEPENDENT OPERATOR sponsored by Omnibus

BorderBus

Courtney Buses

Edwards Coaches

Ensignbus

Prentice Coaches

Uno Bus

 

UK BUS OPERATOR OF THE YEAR sponsored by Gallagher & QBE

Find out at Troxy, November 19.

 

TOP NATIONAL DEPOT sponsored by Personal Group

Blairgowrie – Stagecoach East Scotland

Crawley – Metrobus

Reading – Reading Buses

St. Andrews – Stagecoach East Scotland

Swindon – Go South Coast (Swindon’s Bus Company)

 

ENVIRONMENT

Go South Coast (Bluestar) – The UK’s First Air Filtering Bus

Go-Ahead London – Applying Innovative Solutions, Go-Ahead London’s Green Revolution

Metroline – Electric Bus/Cleaner Air for Bus Drivers Campaign

RATP Dev London – Zero Emission Vehicles Project at Shepherd’s Bush

Stagecoach South – Guildford Park & Ride Power Pack-equipped Electric Buses

Transdev Blazefield (The Harrogate Bus Company) – Harrogate Electrics

 

MAKING BUSES A BETTER CHOICE sponsored by Heathrow

First West of England – metrobus Bristol

Reading Buses – purple17, re-inventing a new normal

Stagecoach South West – N21, Night Services in Rural North Devon

Stagecoach West – Swindon to Oxford, A Growth Strategy that Continuously Exceeds Expectations

Thames Travel – Connector 98/99, Bus Services to Didcot’s Great Western Park

The Oxford Bus Company – PickMeUp

Transdev Blazefield (Rosso) – Transforming Rosso

Translink – Glider, Belfast Rapid Transport

 

ROSCO AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN ROAD SAFETY

Abellio London – Collision Prevention Strategy with Mobileye Technology

Arriva Yorkshire – Driving a Strong Safety Culture

Translink – Glider Driver Training Programme

 

TOP NATIONAL BUS DRIVER sponsored by Volvo

Bronagh McDonnell – Translink – Newry

Gerard Porter – Translink – Strabane

Gurnam Singh – Stagecoach West – Swindon

Jatinder Kumar – Nottingham City Transport – Nottingham Parliament Street

Keith Thomas  – First Cymru – Swansea

Tracey Pemberton – trentbarton – Nottingham

 

BUS & THE COMMUNITY

Brighton & Hove Buses – Lighting up Lives – the Brighton & Hove Santa Bus

Go Ahead Group – Go-Ahead Chatty Bus

Oxford Bus Co – “Brand the Bus!

Translink – Translink “Stuff a Bus” Christmas gift campaign

Metroline – School Library Bus

Reading Buses – Autism and accessibility

Stagecoach North East – Annual Christmas Fundraiser

Translink – Glider

 

MARKETING INITIATIVE sponsored by Bus and Coach Buyer

Stagecoach Yorkshire and Bus Partnerships within South Yorkshire – Stimulating senior bus travel and pass application throughout South Yorkshire and Chesterfield.

Visit Isle of Wight – Explore the Isle of Wight By Bus

Lothian Buses – Cruiselink services

Uno Bus – the Dragonfly

Translink – Glider

Yellow Buses – It’s easy as 1, 2, 3!

The Brighton & Hove and Metrobus – People Like You – Reaching Communities and Smashing Stereotypes

 

NEW HORIZONS

Abellio London – Abellio London’s Collision Prevention Strategy with Mobileye Technology

First Glasgow – Mirrorless CCTV bus technology rollout

Omnibus – Development the new CrewPLAN

West Berkshire Council – Newbury E-Paper Next Bus Due Pilot

 

SUSTAINED MARKETING EXCELLENCE sponsored by Global

First West of England – First West of England – Going for Growth

Uno Bus – The People Against Ordinary’s marketing strategy

Stagecoach East Scotland – Express City Connect

Transdev – Welcome to Coastliner Country

 

CULTURAL CHANGE AWARD

First UK Bus – First Bus Journey Makers

Go-Ahead London – Harnessing Potential, Better Bus Drivers for London

National Express West Midlands – Master Driver

Oxford Bus Company – Cultural Change Journey

Stagecoach UK Bus – Level 2 Bus Driver Apprenticeship

Stagecoach West – West Wellbeing

 

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD sponsored by IRTE

Darren Richmond – Uno Bus

Jack Abbott – Stagecoach Manchester

Jake Moore – Nottingham City Transport

Leon Hall – Arriva Southern Counties

Paul Slaney – Translink

Stephen Stringer – Warrington’s Own Buses

 

YOUNG MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD sponsored by Metroline & CILT

Adam Green – Arriva Southern Counties

Jack Abbott – Stagecoach Manchester

Kerrie Grant – Go South Coast-Bluestar

 

LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Damian Bannon – Translink

Jamie Crowley – Arriva Midlands-Telford

Raj Chander – Arriva Midlands-Derby

Urvi Patel – Abellio London

 

UNSUNG HEROES AWARD sponsored by Backhouse Jones

Chuk Ejakita – RATP Dev London

Craig Trueman – trentbarton

Eddie Hollis – RATP Dev London

Mitesh Patel – Metroline

Roy Barrett – RATP Dev London

Sheila Swift – Nottingham City Transport

 

LONDON BUS GARAGE sponsored by TfL

Norwood – Arriva London South

Romford – Stagecoach

Croydon – Metrobus

Alperton – Metroline

 

TOP LONDON BUS DRIVER sponsored by The Luke Rees-Pulley Charitable Trust & TfL

Wasiq Ali – RATP Dev

Nick Kukaj – Abellio

Peter Huttly – Go Ahead

Andres Austin-Bennett – Abellio

Christine Watkins – Arriva

David Harris – Arriva

Simon Ellis – Go Ahead

Agnieszka Narbut – Metroline

 

SERVICES TO THE BUS INDUSTRY

Announced at the ceremony