The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Scotland is the trade association for the bus and coach industries in Scotland. Part of @CPT_UK.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined October 2018
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The tiny writing highlights just how many factors impact patronage on Scotland's buses, many of which are out of the control of operators.
Read KPMG's full report - tinyurl.com/3m3xp6jz
With booking closing Tuesday 1st September there's only a few days left to secure your place for this year's CPT Scotland Conference and Dinner. You can read our full programme and find the booking form here: tinyurl.com/3vra9dxf
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Better Transport Week starts today, and this week CPT will be putting coach firmly in the spotlight. With events and announcements across the UK and more, keep your eyes peeled across our channels this week… Read Graham Vidler’s new @routeoneteam column:
route-one.net/opinion/better…
CPT Scotland Director @PaulWhite_CPT spoke to Tay FM about the long-term impact fuel cost and supply uncertainty could have on the sector.
Rural Scotland depends on buses & coaches, providing essential access to jobs, services and tourism. We need stronger support for socially necessary routes + zero‑emission rural infrastructure. #RuralTransport
25% of Scotland’s bus fleet is already zero‑emission and while today's ScotZEB3 annoucement is a welcome addition, SMEs and coach operators still need support.
Coaches alone generate £8.3bn in economic impact each year. Let’s accelerate decarbonisation fairly. #NetZeroScotland
Congratulations to members @Maynescoaches on reaching this milestone🚌🍃
Morayshire coach operator Maynes of Buckie says it is proud to announce what it calls a major environmental and operational milestone, having surpassed 100,000 miles of zero-emission travel.
cbwmagazine.com/maynes-celeb…
Our senior public affairs manger, Sara Collier, gave evidence to the @SP_NetZero regarding @scotgov 's draft Climate Change Plan.
Sara noted the impact tackling congestion can have on modal shift, which we outlined in research published last October: tinyurl.com/rfcvzzsk
The panel also discussed the benefits of certainty provided by multiyear, sufficient, funding. In our manifesto for this year's Holyrood election we're calling for a review of Scotland's bus funding. You can read the manifesto here: tinyurl.com/n4far5cs
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Christmas Day no longer means the country stops. With record numbers expected on buses, services are a vital lifeline for work, family and care. Huge thanks to the drivers, engineers and frontline teams working to keep people connected. 🎄🚌
lbc.co.uk/article/travel-bus…
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We are delighted to reveal the results for the Top City Operator Award, sponsored by INIT:
🥇 Gold: Lothian
🥈 Silver: Brighton & Hove Buses
🥉 Bronze: Arriva Leicester
#UKBusAwards #UKBA2025 #BusWinners
CPT Scotland retweeted
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new Bus Regulation Handbook & Toolkit!
Developed with @FrontierEcon, endorsed by @transportgovuk, ATCO, and ADEPT, this is designed to help local gov make informed decisions about the future of bus in their area.
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That's a wrap on this year's CPT Scotland conference and dinner, thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, and delegates!
We were delighted to launch our manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election with Minister Jim Fairlie MSP, you can read it in full here: tinyurl.com/n4far5cs
You can read our news story and all the reports here: tinyurl.com/yc3jzess
Today is the start of @CPT_Scot Conference and we're launching new research into bus speeds.
900k trips are made by bus in Scotland every day, but the average bus travels at just 11.3mph. Speeding up buses needs to be a priority to unlock economic gains.
scotsman.com/news/politics/t…
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SCOTLAND'S BUSES 2025 🏴 | Published in association with @CPT_Scot ahead of next week's 47th annual #CPTScotCon25 Conference in Edinburgh, we put the spotlight on Scotland's bus sector
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CPT Scotland Director @PaulWhite_CPT and Minister for Business @RichardLochhead co-chaired a roundtable yesterday exploring coach tourism in Scotland and how we can all work together to get things right for visitors across the country.
📢It's the final week to secure your place at this year's CPT Scotland Annual Conference and Dinner!
Book here: tinyurl.com/yfre34v2
We're happy to see financial support has been provided by the Scottish Government to ensure a thriving bus manufacturing sector in Scotland, which is essential for the transition to ZEBs and working towards the end of registration of new non-ZE vehicles.
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This week CPT Scotland Director @PaulWhite_CPT appeared on Channel 5 News to discuss the Scottish Government's removal of peak rail fares, pointing out that the previous pilot scheme had failed to meet it's own objectives.
