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Calls for clarity after DfT bungles HS2 contract pipeline
The Department for Transport (DfT) has come under fire after admitting that procurement details recently published for major chunks of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project were incorrect.
Welsh Government asked to help restore confidence in bus use
A call on the Welsh Government to help to restore the public’s confidence in bus and wider public transport use have been backed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT).
‘Pathway to a career in coaches’ among RHA policy priorities
The creation of “a clear pathway from education into a career in coaches” is among calls to governments from trade body RHA, which has published its policy direction document for the coach industry.
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- Glider: Parties split over route for north BelfastPoliticians are divided on whether the Glider should go along the Antrim Road or the Shore Road.
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- Shocking image shows just one person wearing mask on busy Swansea busMasks are still mandatory on public transport in Wales
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- Devon bus crisis as nearly 150 staff quit Stagecoach 'over low pay and conditions'Stagecoach - which said the driver shortage was down to Brexit and the pandemic - has been forced to apologise to customers over axed services
- Leeds: Bus franchising not expected until at least 2025A masterplan to improve bus services in West Yorkshire is expected to be submitted to Government within the next two months – but full bus franchising might not happen for up to another five years, regional transport chiefs have claimed.
- Have your say on how Oxfordshire's bus services can be improvedYou can now have your say on how to improve the county's bus network and services.
- More buses to Witney and BanburyBUS operator Stagecoach has announced increased morning and evening bus services.
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- National Express plans to enter UK leisure marketNational Express has announced the creation of a new business focusing on the UK holiday and leisure travel market. The operator is set to bring together a number of existing businesses and brands, including Fareham-based Lucketts and Woods Coaches of Leicester, under the single banner of ‘National Express Leisure’ from this August.
- Stagecoach unveils new sustainability strategyStagecoach launched a new long-term sustainability strategy on 23 August with a call for ‘radical behaviour change and incentives to reward the right choices’ to make national government net zero ambitions a reality.
- Irish Minister visits Wrightbus factoryIreland’s Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots MLA has visited Wrightbus’ facility in Ballymena to discuss the firm’s plans for a hydrogen economy in Northern Ireland.
- National Disability Strategy a ‘step in right direction’ says Bus UsersBus Users UK says that the Government’s new Disability Strategy, which is designed to improve access to housing, commuting and job opportunities for the millions of people in the UK with disabilities, is a step in the right direction for public transport users.
- Merton bus garage gears up for zero emissionsUK Power Networks has completed work at London’s Merton depot for Go-Ahead London, to enable new electric buses to charge overnight. The delivery team installed new cables to provide additional power at the garage, which will deliver supplies for 17 electric buses operating on route 200 from Mitcham to Raynes Park.
- Stockport bus station set for refurbismentStockport bus station is set to close to passengers from Sunday 29 August as part of a major redevelopment scheme which will deliver a new £120m transport interchange and help to transform the town centre.
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- Mellor hosts Shadow Transport Secretary at Rochdale factoryMellor hosted Shadow Transport Secretary Jim McMahon (pictured, left) at its facility in Rochdale earlier in August. As part of his visit, the MP for Oldham West and Royton experienced the manufacturer’s battery-electric Orion E minibus.
- Transdev completes first in-service trials of eCitaro in HarrogateThe first in-service trials of the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro have been completed by The Harrogate Bus Company.
- Uno continues fleet investment with two more Volvo MCVsHertfordshire operator Uno has invested further in its fleet with the purchase of two Volvo B8RLEs with highly specified MCV Evora bodywork. They complement six such buses that were delivered to Uno in 2018 and will be used on routes across the operator’s home county and north London.
- Welsh Government asked to help restore confidence in bus useA call on the Welsh Government to help to restore the public’s confidence in bus and wider public transport use have been backed by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT).
- Safeguard becomes 50th operator for Passenger myTripGuildford-based Safeguard Coaches has become the 50th operator to sign up to the myTrip app and website solution from Passenger.
- ‘Pathway to a career in coaches’ among RHA policy prioritiesThe creation of “a clear pathway from education into a career in coaches” is among calls to governments from trade body RHA, which has published its policy direction document for the coach industry.
- 44-strong Arrival fleet for First York at centre of city’s ZEBRA bidPotential for 44 Arrival battery-electric buses to join the First York fleet has been disclosed in the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) expression of interest (EoI) submitted by City of York Council. It is one of 17 that have progressed to the scheme’s business case preparation stage via its standard mechanism.
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