Over 100 buses pass through The Headrow every hour. Leeds City Council says the scheme will make them more reliable The Headrow scheme will reduce the number of cars and make buses more reliable Leeds City Council have released a new animation which shows how the £30m Headrow scheme will look once completed...
Bus and tram services in England will receive extra support worth up to £256m Transport minister Baroness Vere said the new funding would ensure that sufficient service levels were available as the economy opens up and more people use public transport England’s bus and tram services will receive extra support worth up to...
New funding for local authorities to ease pressure on public transport as children return in September Education secretary Gavin Williamson said the investment means that more students will be able to travel on dedicated home to school and college transport, creating even more capacity where it is needed most New dedicated school and...
Go-Ahead bus company East Yorkshire is launching a demand-responsive bus service in North Lincolnshire next month Go-Ahead-owned bus company East Yorkshire has won a contract from North Lincolnshire Council to provide demand-responsive buses in the region. From next month, East Yorkshire will operate the new ‘JustGo’ on-demand services across North Lincolnshire, aimed at...
Transport Focus finds 16% travelled by public transport in the last week, up from 12% a week earlier Seven in 10 agree that they will feel safer using public transport if passengers wear face coverings New research released by Transport Focus has found that public transport use increased by the highest amount over...
Bus operators Brighton & Hove and Metrobus and train operator c2c have offered support to passengers who are unable to wear a face covering Brighton & Hove and Metrobus Helping Hand face covering exemption cards Bus operators Brighton & Hove and Metrobus and train operator c2c have introduced new ways for passengers who...
Promoter company to push project forward James Palmer said new company represents the start of an exciting new phase for the CAM project The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority this week approved proposals for the creation of a new, separate company charged with leading the delivery of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) as...
The redeveloped bus station is a key component of West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Calderdale Council’s plans to transform public transport within Halifax town centre The design features a timber-framed concourse Plans have been submitted for a £15.8m bus station in Halifax. This key regeneration project will deliver a fully enclosed concourse with...
Next step in creating new rail service New direct rail services between Ipswich/Norwich, Cambridge and Oxford have moved a step forward with the commissioning of work to develop a business case for the Eastern Section of the East West Rail Main Line. Consultants Steer have been appointed by the East West Rail Consortium,...
Transdev subsidiaries The Harrogate Bus Company and Coastliner provide free evening travel to town as over 100 hospitality firms offer government-backed 50% discounts in August The Harrogate Bus Company driver Steve Netherwood (left) and general manager Frank Stanisauskis (second from right) join staff from Harrogate’s iconic Betty’s Café Tea Rooms to launch the money-saving...
‘Jane’s passion, focused determination and leadership style have already proved effective in stimulating the energies of the Cymru team’ Reakes-Davies has a background in human resource management and leadership First Bus has announced the appointment of Jane Reakes-Davies as the managing director for First Cymru. Reakes-Davies joined First Bus in 2013 and was...
A fifth of Brits say they’re considering cycling to work, but are put off by busy roads and worries over their bike getting stolen As government guidance around returning to the workplace comes into effect, a new YouGov study commissioned by Network Rail reveals that a fifth (20%) of people are now likely...
