First Bus to invest £750,000 in Rochdale depot
First Bus has announced a £750,000 investment in a Rochdale bus depot and the creation of up to 50 jobs…
Bus franchising in Wales is zero-emission catalyst, minister claims
Planned rollout of bus franchising in Wales will be the catalyst for a wholesale move of the country’s bus fleet…
Electrification work under way at Oldham depot
Work has begun to electrify First Bus's depot in Oldham, with work due to be finished by next spring in…
Railway staff ‘could drive rail replacement in Wales’: TfW chief
Rollout of bus franchising in Wales could see Transport for Wales (TfW) railway staff in "more rural areas" driving rail…
West Yorkshire bus franchising worry for SME operators is aired
Any introduction of bus franchising in West Yorkshire poses a significant threat to SME operators, Managing Director of Connexions Buses…
Sector challenges ‘strengthen Wales bus franchising case’: Waters
Ongoing challenges facing the bus industry in Wales mean that the case for franchising of services there “has been strengthened…
CPT advocates net cost, incentive-based bus franchising for Wales
Bus franchising in Wales should be delivered via a net cost, or minimum subsidy, model rather than the Welsh Government’s…
TfGM awards franchising second tranche home-to-school contracts
First Manchester and Go North West have been awarded the home-to-school service contracts that form part of the second tranche…
Glasgow bus franchising advocacy draws furious McGill’s response
Franchising of bus services in the Glasgow city region is the “most effective way” to improve them, a report from…
Operators propose EP Plus to deliver West Yorkshire bus reform
A group of operators in West Yorkshire, including the three largest in Arriva, First Bus and Transdev Blazefield, have come…
