20 injured after crash tears roof off bus22/07/2025 A score of people were injured when the roof was ripped off a double-decker bus after it collided with a bridge - just one of a spate of such instances in the past year. |
TRL finds significant accessibility issues around automated transport17/07/2025 A new report published by the Transport Research Laboratory has said that the removal of drivers from automated buses could mean that some passengers would be unable to access the services. |
Manchester makes history with bus franchising06/01/2025 All of Greater Manchester's bus services have come under local public control following the completion of the combined authority’s phased implementation of a new franchising system. |
Legal action launched against £200m Cambs bus road06/01/2025 Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against a proposed Cambridgeshire bus route. |
Government announces £955m for buses next year18/11/2024 The Department for Transport has announced £955m for bus services next financial year, with a shift in allocations towards more rural authorities. |
Scotland's CAVForth awarded top marks21/11/2023 The Project CAVForth autonomous bus has won the top prize at an awards ceremony for the self-driving vehicles industry. |
Pinch Point cash could fund sustainable transport schemes01/08/2019 The Department for Transport has published guidance to help councils apply for a share of nearly £350m to improve local roads. |
London buses kill or seriously injure four a week06/03/2019 A transport union has demanded that mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London improve the safety of the capital’s franchised bus services after 45 people were killed and 1,017 seriously injured over five years. |
Bristol edges slowly towards congestion charges03/10/2018 Bristol City Council has published a draft transport strategy that includes a mass transit scheme, as well as possible congestion and workplace parking charges. |
Bus firm goes ahead with 'first air filtering bus'28/09/2018 One of the country’s largest transport operators has unveiled the UK’s first air filtering bus. |
Government invests £2m in Scotland’s green buses03/09/2013 The Scottish Government is investing £2 million in the country’s eco-friendly bus fleet in a bid to lower carbon emissions. |
Bus subsidy system given overhaul08/07/2013 Councils will be given greater control over the way money is spent on some bus services. |
£5m scheme to reduce bus emissions05/06/2013 Local transport minister Norman Baker has announced that £5 million will be spent on reducing pollution from local buses. |
£12 million boost for greener bus journeys28/05/2013 More than 200 new low carbon buses will deliver services to passengers across England after Local Transport Minister Norman Baker announced £12 million funding as part of the Green Bus Fund. |
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