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Friday, 16 July 2021

BBC News

• Nottingham City Transport: Bus operator hit by cyber-attackA bus operator has said it is working with cyber-security experts after its IT system was attacked.

ITV News

• West Midlands bus prices to be among 'lowest fares in the country'
People using bus services in the West Midlands are to get lower fares as Covid restrictions lift, says Transport for West Midlands.

Kent Online

• Free bus travel for young people across Kent this summerYoung people in Kent will be eligible for free bus travel this summer.

Coach and Bus Week

• Ongoing Government funding confirmed as Covid-19 restrictions liftThe Government has outlined its plans for the final phase of Covid-19 support funding for the bus industry, which will run until April 2022
• New Darts bring down the TigerMeanwhile in West Yorkshire, sister operation Team Pennine has unveiled Denby Darts as the brand name which it will begin the promised transformation programme for customers in Kirklees and Calderdale from Sunday 25 July, when it takes over the two-depot Yorkshire Tiger operation and its 163 staff from Arriva. New route D1 will link Denby Dale, Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with Huddersfield with what Transdev says will be much more than just a new name. The Denby Darts route will be run with a new-look fleet of bright pink buses brimming with customer-friendly features, launched as part of Team Pennine’s mission to create buses people are proud to be seen on.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• 1,600 passengers board D&E’s Inverness tour buses in first monthInverness-based D&E Coaches, believed to be the largest private hire coach and minibus operator in the north of Scotland, has welcomed over 1,600 passengers onto its Inverness City Sightseeing bus tours since taking over the contract in May.
• £50m to launch Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge FundThe Scottish Government has launched a first £50m phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB). It is intended to encourage the market to agree and implement “new and innovative” ways to finance zero-emission buses and it replaces previous funding streams, including the successful Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme.
• FlixBus reaches Scotland as UK network expands furtherFlixBus has extended its scheduled coach network to Scotland as part of further growth in the UK. Edinburgh and Glasgow are among 10 additional destinations, with Greenock-based McGill’s Buses introduced as a partner of the brand to deliver Anglo-Scottish services.
• BODS team advises on home-to-school scope and supportThe Department for Transport (DfT), through its Bus Open Data Service (BODS) team, has summed up the scope of how BODS applies to home-to-school services, and confirmed that it will continue to offer business change support to all operators during a transition period that is now scheduled to run until December.
• Go-Ahead commits to 100% zero-emission UK bus fleet by 2035The Go-Ahead Group will operate an entirely zero-emission bus fleet in the UK by 2035, it has announced. The plan forms part of Go-Ahead’s wider strategy to become a carbon-neutral transport provider by 2045. That work includes a significant reduction in its contribution to air pollution by 2025 and a 75% cut in emissions by 2035.