Cambridgeshire is to keep the current £2 fare cap until the end of March. The national fare cap is due to rise from £2 to £3 in January. The proposal from Mayor Dr Nik Johnson was approved at an extraordinary meeting of the Combined Authority Board. “Keeping fares as low as possible for our residents […]

The Association of Local Bus Managers (ALBUM) welcomes the publication of the government’s Bus Services Bill. ALBUM, which represents small, medium and municipally-owned bus operators across the UK, supports the aims of improving bus services, enhancing passenger experience and improving connectivity and mobility across England. However, it expresses significant concerns about the potential adverse impact […]

D&E Coaches is trialling its first electric coach on the Ullapool 961 Citylink service this month. The 53-seater electric Yutong TCe14 is capable of travelling up to 280 miles per day on a single charge, is the first of its kind in the north of Scotland operator’s fleet. D&E Coaches hopes that the trial will […]

Equipmake has been approved as a bus and coach repowering company under the Energy Saving Trust’s Zero Emission Vehicle Repower Accreditation Scheme (ZEVRAS) – offering the first repowering system to achieve the certification. Under the ZEVRAS scheme, companies offering repowering services are required to become accredited for inclusion on an approved register of repowering companies […]

Provisional approval has been given for a proposed dedicated parking area for seven coaches at a service station in Kent. The application was made with the support of trade body RHA. An application from services provider Roadchef for extra parking capacity at its premises at Junction 8 on the M20 has received approval from Maidstone […]

Simon Lightwood, the Minister for Local Transport, with responsibility for buses and coaches, will be the keynote speaker at the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s (CPT’s) 2025 conference. The minister’s address will come as the Bus Services Bill, which sets out the Government’s approach to regulation and reform of bus services, makes its way through the […]

Industry bodies have largely welcomed passing of the Bus Services Bill to the House of Lords, albeit with some caution. Some have called for more funding guarantees to make the government’s bus vision a reality.  The Bill is largely designed to boost further local control of the bus sector, with an emphasis on protecting lifeline […]

New legislation aimed at improving buses and boosting local control of services has moved a step closer with the introduction of the Bus Services Bill in the House of Lords. The plans will lift the ban on local authorities establishing their own bus companies, making it easier for them to control services and shape routes […]