D&I Bus Group
Bus Users UK, the charity that champions the rights of passengers and campaigns for accessible transport, has marked the retirement of long-serving Chief Executive, Claire Walters, with a surprise tribute - a bus named in her honour.
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Photo: Claire Walters, Chief Executive of Bus Users UK, Warinder Juss MP, Fleur Anderson MP, Ruth Cadbury MP, John Milne MP,,Alex Mayer MP, Mike Wood MP, Jennie Martin MBE, Chair of Bus Users UK, Lydia Horbury, Director for England, Bus Users UK, Paul Sainthouse, Managing Director of Dawsongroup and International President of CILT, Sir Roger Gale
All-Party Parliamentary Group gets on board for Catch the Bus Month 2025 with Bus Users UK and Dawsongroup.
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Lydia Horbury
Bus Users UK, the leading voice for bus passengers and a champion of accessible transport, is delighted to announce the appointment of Lydia Horbury as its new Chief Executive.
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Following the success of the D&I Bus Group’s Inclusive Cab Summit back in March 2024, we’re excited to announce that this workstream will now be incorporated into the efforts of TfL and Women in Bus and Coach
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The ALBUM Conference 2025 is set to be the premier event for bus professionals, bringing together industry leaders to explore innovation, sustainability, and the future of public transport.
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Bus Users UK has described a powerful new report on transport accessibility as a ‘wake-up’ call for all those involved in the design, planning and delivery of services. ‘Access denied’ from the Transport Committee calls for an urgent overhaul of laws, strategy and attitudes to ‘get transport working for disabled people’.
Read MoreSonya Byers, Chief Executive Officer of Women in Transport, Patron of Women on the Move Against Cancer, and Trustee of parkrun global, has been honoured with an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. This prestigious award recognises her exceptional contributions to diversity and inclusion within the transport industry, her dedicated efforts in supporting cancer awareness and research, and her significant role in promoting community health and well-being through parkrun.
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Women in Transport and their partner First Bus, hosted the inaugural Inclusive Cab Summit at First Bus Leicester’s Depot on Tuesday. This ‘industry first’ was attended by 30 organisations from across the sector and marked the start of the journey towards creating a gold charter for inclusive bus cab design.
Read MoreThe Scotland Regional Hub were honoured to welcome Sarah Boyd, Managing Director of Lothian for another instalment of our ‘An Audience With’ series
Read MoreThis September Women in Transport is supporting Catch the Bus Month run by charity Bus Users UK. Buses are good for our health, good for the economy and good for the environment. Pre-Covid, bus passengers boosted the UK economy by £64 billion each year, as well as reducing congestion, pollution, loneliness and social isolation.
Read MoreFollowing the United Nation’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Bus Users UK has joined forces with Women in Transport to highlight how we can all help to make public transport safer for everyone.
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