Coronavirus UK: Public transport users are returning to buses faster than trains

Bus travel is returning to pre-pandemic levels much faster than rail in Britain, bosses revealed today as people go back to using buses for their ‘everyday jobs’ such as shopping and going to school. Passenger numbers on buses in Newcastle are now at 45 per cent of levels before March 2020 despite the country still … Read more

Drivers blast Boris Johnson’s £3bn ‘green revolution’ plan to put more buses on Britain’s roads

Drivers have today urged the Government to ‘stop the war on motorists’, as they blasted Boris Johnson’s plans to put thousands more buses of Britain’s roads. As part of a new £3billion ‘green revolution’, the Government has announced plans for hundreds of miles of new bus lanes to discourage driving. In a major transport shake-up, … Read more

Drivers blast Boris Johnson’s £3bn ‘green revolution’ plan to put more buses on Britain’s roads

Drivers have today urged the Government to ‘stop the war on motorists’, as they blasted Boris Johnson’s plans to put thousands more buses of Britain’s roads. As part of a new £3billion ‘green revolution’, the Government has announced plans for hundreds of miles of new bus lanes to discourage driving. In a major transport shake-up, … Read more

Solange styles herself in new spread and pens essays about growing up in tour buses and hair salons

Solange Knowles styles herself in new spread and pens essays about growing up in tour buses and hair salons By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 17:43 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 17:43 BST, 13 October 2020 Grammy winner Solange Knowles styled herself and served as creative director of a new Harper’s BAZAAR fashion spread … Read more

Angry parents hit out as children are crammed onto standing-room-only school buses

Angry parents have hit out as children are crammed onto standing-room-only school buses that make social distancing impossible. Images show pupils in Greater Manchester having to sit on staircases and stand in the aisles due to a lack of space on board. Some students could also be seen sitting on luggage racks and crowding around … Read more

Commuters slam transport bosses over cancelled trains and lack of social distancing on London buses

Commuters slam transport bosses over cancelled trains and lack of social distancing on London buses during Monday morning rush-hour Commuters tweet pictures of packed trains and busses as people head to work Roads also appeared busy this morning including M25 and the A40 in London It comes as train services are set to return to … Read more

Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Cher’s former luxury tour buses can now be rented for $2k a night

If you’re on the lookout for the ultimate road trip vehicle, these swanky RVs might strike the right chord. Hemphill Brothers, based in Tennessee, has started renting out their luxury tour buses used by the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Cher and Oprah to the public as a way of earning extra income … Read more

Coronavirus could spread through AIR CON on buses, say Chinese scientists

Coronavirus spreads through air conditioning units on buses, scientists have warned after two dozen cases were linked back to a single passenger in China. Twenty-four passengers on the bus in Zhejiang Province tested positive for the virus after a single hour-and-a-half journey on January 19. Scientists believe the air conditioning unit allowed the transmission of the … Read more

Buses won’t be full for years, says Stagecoach

Buses won’t be full for years, says Stagecoach, as revenues and earnings crash Company caution that there could be some permanent changes to the way people travel   Revenue, which had been on track before the pandemic hit, dropped from £1.9billion the year before to £1.4billion By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, … Read more

Get back on trains and buses as government prepares to ease restrictions on public transport

Get back on trains and buses, workers told, as government prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions on public transport Boris Johnson told the British public to ‘go back to work if you can’ on Friday The UK Government is now preparing to ease restrictions on public transport Current guidance says you should avoid public transport where … Read more