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

Boss of FirstGroup begs Government to stop telling commuters to avoid trains and buses

The UK’s biggest bus company and rail operator has urged the Government to stop deterring people from using public transport as the country judders out of lockdown.  FirstGroup chief executive Matthew Gregory said it is time to ‘move away’ from appealing to passengers not to use trains and buses for non-essential journeys. With people required … Read more

Go Ahead app helps passengers avoid busy buses

Go Ahead travel group launching app to help passengers avoid busy buses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 7 June 2020 Go Ahead travel group is launching an app today to help passengers avoid busy buses.  The When To Travel tool will be available … Read more

Coronavirus UK: London buses will resume front-door boarding on 124 routes from tomorrow

London buses will resume front-door boarding on 124 routes from tomorrow with a limit of 20 passengers per double-decker and drivers sealed in for their safety after 26 of the capital’s transport workers died of coronavirus Front door boarding returns on 124 routes with customers required to touch in  Process had been abandoned on April … Read more

City centre parking charges could be AXED in a bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains 

City centre parking charges could be AXED in a desperate bid to tempt commuters off buses and trains Grant Shapps said parking charges may be waived to ward commuters off trains The Transport Secretary said people have ‘a civic duty to avoid public transport’ His warning comes as Sadiq Khan threatened to run fewer summer … Read more

Air filters will be installed on London buses

Air filters are going be installed on buses in a bid to protect drivers, it has been revealed today.  The technology will be installed on 100 London buses which are used to take ferry patients to and from hospitals, according to The Times.   The AirBubbl air filtration system supplied by technology company AirLabs can remove … Read more

Commuters in India squeeze onto buses while police in Nepal arrest lockdown flouters

The coronavirus pandemic has affected more than 600,000 people around the world, with the death toll today soaring past 28,000. The deadly virus, which was detected in January, has forced several Governments including the UK, India and Saudi Arabia to put their countries in to lockdown to slow its spread. But panic over being left … Read more