Blogs

Coaches: A Vital Link in the Education System

September 08 2025

CPT Coaching Manager, Phil Smith, reflects on the vital but often overlooked role coaches play in keeping school life moving.

Making sure the Wales youngsters’ £1 bus fare isn’t just a quick fix

August 18 2025

CPT Cymru Director, Aaron Hill, reflects on the introduction of the £1 bus fare for young people across Wales.

The human factor in the future of driverless coaches and buses

August 17 2025

Paul Lynch, CPT President and Stagecoach London MD, looks at what the future of autonomous vehicles means for the bus and coach sector.

End of term reflections

July 24 2025

As Parliament rises for summer recess, Matthew Mann, Senior Public Affairs Manager at CPT, reflects on the last 12 months in bus and coach policy.

The future of free bus travel: funding, fairness and the over 60s

July 21 2025

Rebecka Steven, Senior Policy Adviser at the CPT, explains the rules and funding around concessionary fares for bus passengers. 

CPT President’s Diary: Why work in coach and bus?

July 15 2025

Paul Lynch, CPT President and Stagecoach London MD, reflects on working in the bus and coach industry.

Every penny spent must deliver value for bus passengers

June 27 2025

The CPT’s chief executive Graham Vidler responds to the National Audit Office’s report on funding for the bus industry

Zero-Emission Coaches: "Like the first journey to the moon"

May 16 2025

CPT's Policy Manager, Nicholas Jessup, has been in conversation with Maynes Coaches about the future of Zero-Emission Coaches. 

Reasons to be cheerful about buses at the ballot box

April 29 2025

CPT's Director of Policy and External Relations, Alison Edwards, looks on the bright side of the political airtime buses are receiving.