Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Friday, 29 November 2024

BBC News

• Super bus lane £99m project will be delayedA £99m project to build a "super bus lane" will be delayed, councillors have been told.
• Town says no more bus cash until it has tram linkStockport Council leader says he will refuse to hike bus funding as the wait for a tram link goes on.

Other Regional Press

• Nottingham City Transport named UK Bus Operator of the Year for record-breaking sixth yearIt is twenty years since NCT was first named UK Bus Operator of the Year in 2004, and the company subsequently picked up the top title in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2024.
• Council awards bus shelter contract to JCDecaux UKNottingham City Council has awarded JCDecaux UK a 15-year bus shelter and free-standing digital advertising contract following a competitive tender.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Integrated Transport Strategy for England to be published by DfTThe government is to publish an Integrated Transport Strategy for England that will set out how all forms of mobility can be made to work better together, Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh has announced.
• Oxford Bus Group expands 'Brand the Bus' prize pot to £100,000To mark its seventh year, Oxford Bus Group has announced plans to take its Brand the Bus charity competition up a notch with a record £100,000 prize pot in 2025.

Other News Sources

• Bus passenger journeys up 11% in ReadingBus usage in Reading has grown by 11.4% to 19.5 million passenger journeys in the last year significantly above the national average increase, according to newly published government figures.