Bus passengers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough set to still travel for just £2
Cambridgeshire’s biggest bus operator has confirmed that it will take part in a new £2 fare cap scheme, which will mean that adults will continue to pay no more than £2 for a single trip – and under-25’s can pay just £1. Stagecoach East has opted in to the Mayor’s £2 fare cap, even when […]
Edinburgh-Fife driverless bus trial to end next year
The autonomous bus service crossing the Firth of Forth between Fife and Edinburgh will end next year, with operator Stagecoach blaming low passenger numbers. Stagecoach has announced its 14-mile AB1 route tover Forth Road Bridge will terminate in February 2025. The Courier Newspaper quotes the bus operator as saying “passenger numbers have been too low […]
Shuttle bus set to maintain vital Cambridge link as roadworks close key route into city
Stagecoach East and Cambridge Water are set to work together to ensure that one of the most important routes into and out of Cambridge can still be served by buses, despite being closed to all motor vehicles because of essential roadworks. Between Thursday 2nd January and Monday 6th January, essential roadworks will mean a full […]
Stagecoach bringing 64 electric buses to Coventry and Warwickshire
Another 64 new electric buses are being rolled out across Coventry and Warwickshire as part of a £140m project to create the UK’s first truly all-electric bus town or city. The commitment by operator Stagecoach to run the zero-emission buses on all of its services linking Coventry to surrounding areas in Warwickshire is a major […]
Stagecoach workers in Bedford to strike over pay
Over 140 drivers for Cambus, a subsidiary of Stagecoach, are to strike in Bedfordshire after the company refused to make a decent pay offer, Unite the union said today. Drivers at Cambus earn just £13.46 per hour while other companies in the area are already paying over £15 leaving bus drivers substantially out of pocket. […]
Stagecoach orders record 244 next-generation e-buses from Alexander Dennis
Alexander Dennis has taken a firm order from transport group Stagecoach for 244 of its next-generation zero-emission buses, the company’s largest zero-emission order to date. Stagecoach supported numerous local authorities across England in successful bids to the second round of the UK Government’s Zero-Emission Regional Bus Areas scheme (ZEBRA 2). Following the funding award, the group […]
Stagecoach supports Armed Forces Day 2024 with nationwide free travel
As part of Stagecoach’s ongoing commitment to support the Armed Forces, it has confirmed that free travel will be available on its bus and tram services, excluding Megabus, TFL and the Bee network, across the UK for military and ex-military personnel on Armed Forces Day. Armed Forces Day (Saturday 29 June) is a chance for the […]
CAVForth: A driving force for safety
While self-driving cars and services are already operating in cities across the US and China, Scotland is believed to be the first country to launch autonomous buses to the public. The fleet of five full-sized buses, which each have a safety driver onboard, can carry up to 10,000 passengers per week on the 14-mile route […]
‘Hop on’ ANY bus with more convenient tickets in Portsmouth
Bus users in Portsmouth have reason to celebrate as the city unveils a range of new bus tickets, for both First and Stagecoach buses, that promise to make bus travel more convenient and accessible to all. Effective from the 11 February, three new bus tickets are available to people travelling alone or as part of […]
Launch of all-electric bus fleet to service Oxford passengers
A partnership between Oxfordshire County Council and bus operators has launched what will be one of the biggest UK fleets of electric buses outside London. The £82.5 million project will deliver 159 new battery buses on to the roads of Oxford – the first of which have already gone into service. It has also funded […]
