Lack of Government funding forces TfL to plan for managed decline
A nightmare scenario of huge cuts to bus services has been presented to Transport for London’s finance committee, because the authority has discovered a £1.9bn funding gap
MARK LYONSMellor launches Sigma electric bus range
Designated ‘Sigma,’ the new battery electric line-up comprises six individual models, with overall lengths ranging from seven to 12 metres
Major transport boost for Okehampton
Okehampton railway line reopens with associated bus service enhancements
CHRISTOPHER CARTERHalf a century on Arriva marks Superbus anniversary
Arriva Kent Thameside has repainted one of its Wrightbus Streetlites into Superbus livery to mark the 50th anniversary of the brand’s launch
MARK LYONSBeulas Jewel E to go on trial with Go-Ahead London
Go-Ahead London is to trial a new Beulas Jewel E electric double-decker in 2022
Satellite bus stations proposed for Cardiff
RHODRI CLARKPassenger numbers fall as driver shortages bite
The continued upward tick in passenger numbers in England went into reverse in mid-October, according to Department for Transport figures
DAVID JENKINSGo-Ahead orders first hydrogen buses from Wrightbus
The Go-Ahead Group has signed a contract to buy its first hydrogen powered buses, which are the first single-decker hydrogen buses to be sold by Wrightbus
First Scania Fencer order placed by Heathrow operator
Q-Park Limited has signed a deal with Scania (Great Britain) for the first four factory-ordered Scania Fencer f1 buses
Go-Ahead London Commercial Changes and route 413 to go electric
Go-Ahead London’s has updated its plans for the cascade of battery-electric buses triggered by frequency cuts on routes 507 and 521
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