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So, a Solo with a tachograph! Is that a first?

On Bustimes, there is a joint 406 timetable suggesting that Evolve will be operating two infill journeys at 12.12 and 17.30. https://bustimes.org/services/406-uttoxeter-town-circular-2?date=2025-10-15

Under the Enhanced Partnership regime, it is possible for a scheme to include provisions for evening out headways. The EP could also specify a minimum level of buses per hour on a corridor and that headways need to be well spaced. Any such measures need to be agreed by the partnership (operators...

The link to the timetables is now at the top of the service update page.

Indeed, it was the loss of contracts that resulted in the closure of Hawkhurst and its outstation at Tenterden.

I am trying to get my head around what this means. The headline offer to drivers is 16.2% and earlier in the thread engineers settled at 14%. Staffing costs typically represent 45-50% of all costs, so this is a huge increase to have to cover. I recall that last year, a three year fare freeze...

During the Covid period, the Government's rules for BRG support at first did not allow any profit to be made and then restricted the level of profits that were allowable. Not a surprise than 2020 and 2021 were therefore much lower.

No, the offer is that single fares will be a maximum of £2, so that applies to child fares too. They will also be capped at £2 irrespective of the adult fare for the same journey.

There appears to be a deregistration for route 50 dated 21 February to take effect from 3 April....

If there is an Enhanced Partnership in place, a multi-operator ticketing scheme can be made compulsory for any operator wishing to use the facilities included in that partnership. So with EPs or franchising effectively becoming a requirement for continued funding under the new Bus Strategy, yes...

The DfT invited expressions of interest from local authorities, working with operators where appropriate, for rural and suburban DRT schemes to run as pilots with detailed monitoring and research on which aspects of the schemes are found to be successful. The EOI deadline closed a week ago and a...

The qualifying range is 40% to 50%, unless a case can be made for operating either more or less than these levels to meet local circumstances but this needs to be supported in conjunction with the local authority.

Luton Busway. Reduced the running times between Luton and Dunstable by 20 minutes. Despite some of the parallel routes being trimmed, three operators provide a very frequent service.

The EU Journal also records that First have won the Park & Ride in Truro. No result is given for the school contracts.

From memory, the 370 became part of the TfL tendering programme at the same time as free child fares and other London policies were introduced, rather than simply being given up by Arriva.