Public Transport news

• Bus driver pay has soared post-pandemic

  03-10-2025 12:50 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Weekly earnings for bus and coach drivers, including overtime, rose by 29.4% between 2021 and 2024, outstripping increases for other workers
  Bus driver earnings exceeded that of other shift workers such as police officers
   Bus and coach drivers across the UK have received a typical pay rise of nearly 30% over the last three years as the industry builds back in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Confederation for Passenger Transport.
  A driver shortage, together with a recove
  
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• ‘Building a stronger, more inclusive future’

  03-10-2025 12:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Women in Bus and Coach holds third summit in Birmingham
  First bus driver Michele Elliot won the Best Woman in Bus Award
   Women in Bus and Coach held its third annual summit at lead sponsor BT’s state of the art event facility in Snowhill Birmingham this week, bringing together industry leaders, stakeholders, frontline operators and advocates to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in all roles across the bus, coach and community transport secto.r
  Compered by renowned transp
  
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• Safety is a right, not a privilege

  03-10-2025 12:42 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Incidents of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) occur every day on public transport. What are we doing to prevent it?
   Kayleigh Ingham
   BY Kayleigh Ingham, First Bus
  Buses and trains are lifelines that connect people to work, education, healthcare, and their loved ones. But for too many women and girls, their journeys are clouded by fear. Whether that’s fear of harassment, abuse, or violence, it is unacceptable.At the Rail Delivery Group’s ‘Safer Journeys’
  
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