Transport Scotland awards further £6.2 million in grants to help drive down bus emissions
The Scottish Government has awarded a further £6.2 million in grants to 20 Scottish bus and coach operators to help with the financial costs associated with engine and exhaust retrofitting. The fourth round of the Bus Emission Abatement Retrofit Fund (BEAR) will see 379 older buses and coaches adapted to achieve the Euro VI mission standards, through […]
Scottish Government gives further support to bus operators
The Scottish Government has approved funding of up to £42 million between 4 October 2021 and 31 March 2022 to enable bus operators to maintain services while patronage recovers from the effects of COVID-19. This is in addition to maintaining concessionary reimbursement and bus service operator grant payments at pre-COVID levels. Minister for Transport Graeme […]
Delay review of London bus demand until the autumn to avoid premature cuts says watchdog
London TravelWatch has called for the Government to delay its review of London bus demand scheduled for July until the autumn to coincide with more people returning to the office and avoid premature service cuts based on unrealistic usage figures. The watchdog has sent a briefing to all London Assembly Members (AMs) and London MPs asking them […]
Funding for zero emission buses and air quality announced by government
The Government has launched a multimillion-pound scheme to enable local transport authorities to roll out zero-emission buses as the government continues to build back greener. Up to £120 million is being made available through the zero-emission-buses regional area (ZEBRA) scheme, which will allow local transport authorities to: bid for funding to purchase zero-emission buses, reduce […]
Manchester to be first city region outside of London to take buses under local control
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has taken the decision to take control of buses in the biggest shake-up to Greater Manchester’s transport network in over 30 years, as part of plans for a joined-up and truly passenger-focused transport network. The ‘landmark’ decision will mean Greater Manchester will be the first city-region outside London […]
Government promises to create a new ‘bus revolution’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled the most ‘ambitious’ shake-up of the bus sector in a generation, which will see lower, simpler flat fares in towns and cities, turn-up-and-go services on main routes, and new flexible services to reconnect communities. The government’s new bus strategy, backed by £3 billion of investment, will see passengers across […]