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Friday, 09 February 2024

BBC News

• On-demand bus service expanded due to popularityAn on-demand bus service in Worcestershire has expanded because of growing popularity.
• Bus stop design competition honours Bristol bus boycottA design competition has been launched to mark the Bristol bus boycott

The Scotsman

• Scottish bus operator looks to get more women behind the wheel and dispel 'inaccurate' industry perceptionScottish bus operator is looking to break down the barriers and get more women behind the wheel.

London Evening Standard

• Londoners slam the 265 'ghost bus' service which 'too often fails to appear as timetabled or sails past full'Transport for London has admitted the service needs to improve

Manchester Evening News

• Night buses coming to Wigan and Bolton later this yearEXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has revealed where the trial will be launched

Wales Online

• The cost of rural bus services drives up council tax in the Vale of GlamorganThe leader of Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cllr Lis Burnett, said her administration is left with "impossible" choices

Other Regional Press

• Major overhaul of bus services in Wales almost readyTHE final touches are being put on a long-awaited bus services bill to reform the failed system of deregulation, Wales’ first minister told the Senedd.
• Spalding bus station crossing would cost £200k, but improvements for site ’moving in right direction’A crossing linking Spalding bus station with nearby shops would cost up to £200,000, campaigners have been told.
• First Minister says new bill will fundamentally change the landscape for bus servicesThe final touches are being put on a long-awaited bus services bill to reform the failed system of deregulation, Wales’ first minister told the Senedd.
• Council hopes government officials' bus trip visit will mean the next stop is extra fundingOfficials from the Department for Transport have visited Shropshire to find out more about Shropshire Council’s new on-demand bus service – and about the council’s plans and aspirations for improving public transport across the county.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Wrightbus secures 87-strong order from ArrivaThe order consists of 11 single-deck GB Kite Electroliners and 76 StreetDeck Electroliners. The buses, which will be operated on a number of routes around the capital, are due to be delivered from July. It comes on the back of an order the bus operator made last year with the Northern Ireland-based firm for 34 StreetDeck Electroliners and represents one of Arriva UK Bus’ largest investments in a zero-emission fleet.
• Go-Ahead to acquire Eastbourne SightseeingThe Go-Ahead Group has agreed a deal to acquire Eastbourne Sightseeing.

Intelligent Transport

• First Bus launches first apprenticeship programme to address driver shortagesFirst Bus aims to transform bus driving into an appealing career choice, offering comprehensive training and career progression opportunities for aspiring drivers across the UK.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• McGill’s targets women with driver recruitment daysMcGill’s Group is to hold three recruitment days aimed at bringing more women drivers into the bus sector.
• Arriva London orders 87 more battery-electrics from WrightbusArriva London has placed a further order for battery-electric buses with Wrightbus. It will see the Ballymena manufacturer deliver an additional 76 StreetDeck Electroliner double-deckers to the operator, and 11 GB Kite Electroliner single-deckers.

Other News Sources

• 1,000th Yutong bus delivered in UK. Transdev will use ZE buses in Heathrow airportPelican announced it delivered their 1,000th Yutong bus into the UK to Transdev Airport Services over the Christmas period
• The futuristic new red buses coming to London that look more like tramsThe new emission-free electric buses are expected to enter service in June 2024.

News from Europe

• Île-de-France Mobilités invests €1.8bn for 3,500 clean buses for city and intercity servicesParis region public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités plans to order 3,500 clean buses for city and intercity services via the centralized body Centrale d’achat du transport public (CATP).