Go-Ahead to enter West Yorkshire bus market ahead of franchising
Go-Ahead will enter the West Yorkshire bus market on 23 February. From that date it will operate three vehicles on…
Stagecoach 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…
Transport Committee opens call for evidence on rural bus services
Rural bus services connecting communities is the subject of the Transport Committee's first inquiry of the 2024 Parliament, having opened…
Resource shake-up brings Nottsbus On Demand DRT expansion
In May 2023, routeone reported on the impending launch of Nottinghamshire County Council’s fourth DRT zonal scheme. Now, just 18…
Express bus service returns to Liverpool City Region via BSIP
An express bus service will return to the Liverpool City Region on 16 December when Arriva Merseyside begins new route…
National Express to expand intercity and airport routes from December
National Express is set to add over 16,000 seats per week to its intercity and airport routes from 4 December.…
Lincolnshire BSIP-funded uplifts grow bus patronage by up to 118%
Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)-funded timetable improvements in Lincolnshire have seen ridership on affected routes grow by up to 118%…
Minister: No ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for buses under coming Bill
Transport Minister Simon Lightwood has told routeone that Enhanced Partnerships are still very much “part of the menu” for bus…
Let’s not forget the unseen work on local bus service registrations
I had occasion recently to consider everything that goes into a service change for a registered public bus route. If…
Housing expansion target could be to disbenefit of bus services
As the government plans to build 1.5 million homes in England within the next five years, concerns have been expressed…
