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Articles tagged with: Buses
The National Bus Strategy will fail without greater funding and support
Transport
By Iain Stewart MP
The National Bus Strategy will fail without greater funding and support
Buses are by far Britain’s most popular mode of public transport. They are particularly important to the young, old, and disadvantaged in our society. Yet our buses punch far below their weight in the public imagination and garner far less love and attention than they deserve.
Next stop - Westminster! Politicians must prioritise protecting vital bus services Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Next stop - Westminster! Politicians must prioritise protecting vital bus services
Private operators bring a great deal to buses – but the market cannot conquer all. It would be a crying shame if vital routes were scrapped through a lack of public funding.
What’s a green form of transport? The public aren’t sure Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
What’s a green form of transport? The public aren’t sure
New polling suggests that stronger measures are needed to incentivise the public to adopt greener transport habits if we are serious about reaching net zero.
Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Pay less to travel this winter: fares capped at £2 on Go-Ahead buses across Britain
Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The green shift: zero emission buses could lure millions onto public transport
Go-Ahead expands in south-west England through acquisition of Dartline Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead expands in south-west England through acquisition of Dartline
As chair of the Transport Committee, I would take a holistic approach to transport
Transport
By Iain Stewart MP
As chair of the Transport Committee, I would take a holistic approach to transport
In 1965, Burt Bacharach recorded Trains and Boats and Planes. If he was to compose that song today, he would find himself having to add autonomous vehicles, EVs, drones, robot delivery vehicles, buses and many more!
Inadequate planning and funding is hindering the quality of public transport
Transport
By Lord Moylan
Inadequate planning and funding is hindering the quality of public transport
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has spent the past nine months looking at how public transport in towns and cities outside London can be improved.
Go-Ahead hosts bus driver recruitment open days for Ukrainian refugees Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead hosts bus driver recruitment open days for Ukrainian refugees
A Go-Ahead Group bus company is working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to help Ukrainian refugees to become bus drivers. A change in government legislation has resulted in Ukrainian refugees receiving immediate settlement status and the opportunity to work in the UK straight away.
Virtual bus stops: Go-Ahead to launch on-demand bus service in Buckinghamshire Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Virtual bus stops: Go-Ahead to launch on-demand bus service in Buckinghamshire
Go-Ahead sends shock waves with the launch of new Voltra electric buses in the North East Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead sends shock waves with the launch of new Voltra electric buses in the North East
Go-Ahead creates pioneering toolkit to support Dyslexic bus drivers Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead creates pioneering toolkit to support Dyslexic bus drivers
How vital funding is supporting buses on Liz Truss’s home turf Partner content
Communities
By Go-Ahead
How vital funding is supporting buses on Liz Truss’s home turf
A little heralded decision to extend Bus Recovery Grant funding will make a huge difference to local communities.
Ministerial launch for money-saving bus ticket scheme in Cornwall Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Ministerial launch for money-saving bus ticket scheme in Cornwall
The Go-Ahead Group was pleased to welcome Baroness Vere of Norbiton, the Minister for Buses, to launch a county-wide ‘Tap & Cap’ scheme today that will save money for bus customers in Cornwall.
A year of progress: Go-Ahead advances along the road to Net Zero Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
A year of progress: Go-Ahead advances along the road to Net Zero
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry
The Go-Ahead Group and Lacroix & Savac agree strategic partnership Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group and Lacroix & Savac agree strategic partnership
Mental health first aiders provide valuable support to Go-Ahead transport workers Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Mental health first aiders provide valuable support to Go-Ahead transport workers
Bus fares cut across Cornwall as Go-Ahead delivers trailblazing low fares pilot Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Bus fares cut across Cornwall as Go-Ahead delivers trailblazing low fares pilot
The Go-Ahead Group sets out a new business strategy, “The Next Billion Journeys” Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
The Go-Ahead Group sets out a new business strategy, “The Next Billion Journeys”
The Go-Ahead Group today sets out a new strategy aimed at delivering profitable growth and a sustainable future for the business in a dynamic market for public transport. The strategy follows a business review led by Christian Schreyer, Group Chief Executive.

The company will reinstate its pre-COVID dividend policy of paying a dividend to shareholders equivalent to between 50% and 75% of underlying earnings per share from FY22. The Board intends to recommend a dividend of not less than 50p in respect of the year ending 2 July 2022 (FY22) in line with this policy.
Go-Ahead expands international bus business into southern Sweden Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead expands international bus business into southern Sweden
The Go-Ahead Group is to begin operating bus services in southern Sweden through a deal to take ownership of a family run bus company, Flexbuss Sverige AB.
Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts
Transport
By Dan Jarvis MP
Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts
The 1980s were the bleakest of years for South Yorkshire, as our region was plunged into a spiral of decline and deindustrialisation in the aftermath of the Miners’ Strike. The year the strike ended, the Tory Government put in motion another seismic change.
What do bus passengers want? Partner content
Transport
By Transport Focus
What do bus passengers want?
To boost bus patronage we must understand what matters most to passengers.
How the apprenticeships levy has helped deliver new drivers for London’s buses Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
How the apprenticeships levy has helped deliver new drivers for London’s buses
A lot of people assume driving a bus is straightforward. But in London, one of the world’s busiest and most crowded cities, it takes skill, determination, patience and concentration to keep a double-decker bus on the move.