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Friday, 22 March 2019

Department for Transport

• Government funds bus industry to improve air qualityLocal authorities to be awarded £25m to further bus retrofitting plans

Coach and Bus Week

• Government responds to consultation on use of Section 19 and 22 permitsThe government has responded to the consultation on the use of section 19 and 22 permits for road passenger transport in Great Britain.
• Leicester receives nearly £8m for transport schemesLeicester has been granted £8m from the Department for Transport (DfT) as part of the council’s ‘Transforming Cities’ work.
• Convenient coachingAlongside coach operator Marett’s Chariots, Anthony Marett is also the man behind Don’t Travel Empty, a technology suite which has now progressed far beyond a tool to help coach operators find passengers for empty legs. James Day finds out the full story
• Almost nine in 10 passengers satisfied with bus journeysThe results from the latest Transport Focus bus passenger survey has been released, with satisfaction close to 90% across England and Wales, and 91% in Scotland
• Government responds to consultation on use of Section 19 and 22 permitsThe government has responded to the consultation on the use of section 19 and 22 permits for road passenger transport in Great Britain.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• UK partners in UK firstrouteone attends the media demonstration of technology that could be driving the coach and bus industry sooner than you may think
• LandFlight upgrades entire fleet to Euro 6Solihull-based LandFlight is upgrading its entire fleet of 13 coaches, midi-coaches and buses to comply with Euro 6 – a total investment of around £2.3 million.
• How do your passengers feel?How satisfied were 50,000 bus passengers with their journeys? All is revealed in Transport Focus’ Autumn 2018 Bus Passenger Survey