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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Free bus travel or kids available next month

Free bus travel for all five-to-15-year-olds in England will be available next month. The move is part of the Government’s ‘Great British Summer Savings’ scheme, intended to help people enjoy days out for less, including cutting on children’s menu meals at restaurants, children’s tickets for thea...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Leicester Buses partnership approves £1m bus stop investment

Bus partnership, Leicester Buses, has approved a further £1m investment in bus stop infrastructure. The investment is part of the partnership between Leicester City Council and local bus operators’ plans top deliver a fully integrated One Network by 2027. The £1m is set to be used to deliver more...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Henry Young becomes new Ops Manager at Stagecoach in Chichester

Stagecoach South has appointed Henry Young as the new Operations Manager at its Chichester depot. Henry joins Chichester after gaining experience as Duty Manager at Cwmbran and Interim Operations Manager at Aldershot, where he supported the introduction of electric buses and developed his leaders...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

New West Country-Birmingham National Express service launching

From Monday 13 July, National Express is introducing a new direct service between Bideford, Barnstaple, Taunton, Bristol, Cheltenham and Birmingham. The new direct 105 coach service launches shortly after National Express announced 100,000 discounted one-way fares across its UK network as part of...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 2d ago

Falcon adds E200EV electrics, readies for TfL work

Falcon Coaches is rolling out 13 new Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV electric buses into its fleet. The move makes it the first independent operator to place an order for the manufacturer’s next generation single-deckers. To support the new vehicles, the operator has upgraded its depot in West Byfle...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 4d ago

One in seven lack decent bus service, says new online tool

A new online interactive bus mapping tool reveals one in seven people in England lack a decent bus service. Campaign for Better Transport has launched a new online interactive bus map, which uses a traffic light system to identify which areas lack what it describes as a ‘decent’ bus service. The ...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 4d ago

Stagecoach seeking nominations for NHS Heroes

To mark the recent 78th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, Stagecoach is inviting communities to nominate their personal ‘NHS Heroes’, for a chance to win a full month of free bus travel from the operator. The competition aims to shine a spotlight on NHS workers who go above and beyond. Debr...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 4d ago

Arriva lifts with Stertil Koni in Stevenage depot

Arriva has invested in two sets of four Stertil-Koni ST1075FWA wireless mobile column lifts at its Stevenage depot. This addition adds on the operator’s existing investment in Stertil-Koni lifting equipment. Each mobile column has a lifting capacity of 7.5 tonnes, providing a combined lifting cap...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 4d ago

Katherine Jones named Commercial Director at Stagecoach South East

Stagecoach South East has appointed Katherine Jones as its Commercial Director after successfully undertaking the role on secondment over the past year. Having joined the company’s graduate scheme in 2016 after completing a degree in Geology, Katherine has spent almost ten years building a career...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 4d ago

Public opinion sought on north-east franchising

People in north-east England are being asked if they support bus franchising plans in their region. The call for responses comes as the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (NEMSA) sets out proposals to introduce bus franchising in the area from autumn 2029. it would see over 500 bus routes ent...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 4d ago

Stagecoach and Science Centre gives kids ‘Behind the Buses’ tour

Stagecoach East and Cambridge Science Centre have given primary school pupils a ‘Behind the Buses’ tour. The experience allowed the kids to discover the science, engineering and technology behind the fleets. The immersive day gave Year 4 pupils from Beaupre Community Primary School in Outwell the...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 5d ago

Dews Coaches takes its first ever Volvo B8L eVoSeti

Dews Coaches has received its first ever Volvo B8L MCV eVoSeti double-decker as part of a delivery of three new Volvos. The Cambridgeshire operator has strengthened its 65-vehicle fleet with two Volvo B8RLE MCV eVoRa single-deck buses have been finished in Dews Coaches’ grey livery to match the s...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 5d ago

First wins 150-bus Sizewell C contract

FirstGroup has been awarded the Sizewell C bus transport services contract. The Group’s subsidiary, Specialist Passenger Solutions (SPS) is to operate worker transport and site shuttle services from points across Suffolk to and from the Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction site. The contra...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 9d ago

Pilot service to terminate early when new bridge opens for vessels

A McGill’s Buses pilot service operating over the new Renfrew Bridge will connect Clydebank, Braehead and Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. As Renfrew Bridge opens to allow vessels to pass along the River Clyde, there may be occasions when the new Service 24 is unable to cross the br...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 9d ago

Driver conditions need improving, says London Assembly

Working conditions for bus drivers need to be improved across the capital, according to the London Assembly, the body that holds the Mayor of London to account. The London Assembly highlighted concerns about long hours, fatigue, workplace pressures and access to adequate welfare facilities. It no...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 10d ago

Bluestar appeals to the ‘lost generation’

Go-Ahead Group-owned Bluestar is calling on local young people in the so-called ‘lost generation’ to consider a steady job within the bus industry. The Southampton-based operator is bucking the trend of employers who appear to have been resisting applications from young people who are not in empl...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 10d ago

York passenger growth comes ahead of East Yorkshire investment

East Yorkshire Buses has announced a significant increase in passenger numbers on its City of York routes. Journeys have risen by 8.8% between April 2025 and March 2026 compared with the previous 12-month period. Strong growth was seen on the operator’s X45, X46 and X47 corridor, linking key loca...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

Book reviews – the latest from Amberley Publishing

B&CB Features Writer, David Cole, reviews some of the latest titles from Amberley Publishing. On Location – Buses and Coaches Home and Abroad For author Richard Walter, home is Scotland and abroad is the Iberian peninsular although he has enlisted support from other eminent photographers to incre...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

World’s first hop-on, hop-off tour returns

The company behind the world’s first hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour is returning to London under its original name. The Original Tour celebrates 75 years of showing visitors the capital’s most famous landmarks. Originally launched by London Transport as Service J for the Festival of Britain in 1...

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Bus & Coach Buyer 11d ago

New coach service linking north and south Wales announced

A new long-distance coach is to link north and south Wales this autumn. Transport for Wales is to use the coming months to develop the service in line with the wider ‘T Network’ – an integrated transport network for Wales. Funding for this service was announced in the First Supplementary Budget l...

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