Bus Users UK reacts as reciprocal concessions idea dismissed
Bus Users UK has challenged the government’s reasoning for confirming it does not have plans to put in place a reciprocal agreement between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to allow free...
View ArticleProtection for ‘lifeline’ services as Buses Bill introduced
New legislation designed to give local leaders greater control over bus services has been formally laid out in the shape of the Bus Services Bill, which was introduced in the House of Lords today....
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ALBUM urges caution on Bus Services Bill in England SME impact
The Bus Services Bill in England may have an adverse impact on small and medium sized bus operators in some urban and rural areas, the Association of Local Bus Managers (ALBUM) has warned. Introduction...
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Young Bus Professionals Newcastle conference bookings open
The Young Bus Professionals group will hold its spring conference at The County Hotel in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 February, with delegate bookings now being taken by the...
View ArticleBurford coach access and parking TRO plans under further scrutiny
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has added its voice to concerns about proposed changes to coach access and parking in the Cotswold village of Burford. Oxfordshire County Council (OCC)...
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Greater Manchester bus franchising completed with third tranche
Reregulation of bus services in Greater Manchester completed on 5 January with the rollout of the third tranche of franchising. That final segment broadly captures the southern half of the region and...
View ArticleIPPR research: Bus cuts led to £2.6bn economy reduction
Cuts to bus services were responsible for an estimated £2.6 billion reduction in England’s economy between in 2011 and 2023, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)...
View ArticleStagecoach East refutes CPCA ‘withdrawal of winning bids’ claim
A row has broken out between Stagecoach East and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) over a rerun of the tender process for seven subsidised ‘Tiger’ bus routes that should...
View ArticleOnly with fundamental change can bus franchising be a panacea
The bus franchising juggernaut continues its march. Completion of that process in Greater Manchester has – on the face of it – been an early success, including for the UK bus building industry,...
View ArticleFive-year bus funding call underlined by CPT via inquiry submission
The need for a five-year funding settlement approach for bus services has once more been highlighted by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) in responding to a Transport Committee inquiry...
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