Associated bodies


	Bus Appeals Body The Bus Appeals Body was launched in May 1998 and is a joint initiative by the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT), the industry's trade association and the Bus Users UK (formerly the National Federation of Bus Users).
	BusPartnership.com The Local Transport Act 2008 gives operators and local transport authorities a whole new toolbox of powers and options for improving local bus services.
	CoachMarque CoachMarque is the only universally recognised kite mark of quality in the UK coach industry. It is concerned with all aspects of the business and not just the the coach itself.
	Expo Management Expo Managment is a young, dynamic and professional company that offers a complete event management service, from concept development to on-site operations.
	GoSkills GoSkills is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Passenger Transport . It is an employer-led organisation, operating throughout the UK , which assists employers and operators in improving their business performance through developing people and skills.
	Highways Agency The Highways Agency is an executive agency, part of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom. It has responsibility for managing the core road network in England. It operates a variety of information services, liaises with other government agencies as well as providing staff to deal with incidents on their roads.
	Journey Solutions Partnership Journey Solutions is a not-for-profit partnership of the leading bus and train operators in Britain (Arriva, First, Go-Ahead, national express, Stagecoach, Veolia Transdev) along with their trade associations ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies), the CPT and ALBUM (the Association of Local Bus Company Managers). Our focus is improving integration between bus and train services, with emphasis on operators sharing best-practice in order to make real and practical improvements to passenger’s door-to-door journeys.
	PLUSBUS PLUSBUS is Britain’s only nation-wide integrated train to bus ticketing scheme. It is a discount price bus pass that offers rail passengers unlimited bus travel around the origin and/or destination town of their rail journey. PLUSBUS is bought with train tickets at any rail station, by ‘phone or online.