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Three free bus routes also operate in Manchester city Centre. England-wide travel provided by the DfT for over-60s and eligible disabled people between 09:30-23:00 weekdays and all day weekends under the English National Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme. Similar schemes operate in Scotland (see below) and Wales; however there is no unified ...
An example of a senior pass. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme is a national scheme by the Department for Transport in conjunction with local authorities across England. The scheme extended the provision of free bus travel within individual local authorities to allow travel throughout England from 1 April 2008. [1]
This continued over several coming years. [ 4 ] In December 2013, the NTA announced that around 10% of routes then operated by Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann under their direct award contracts would be subject to competitive tendering, with a view to services commencing in 2016. [ 5 ]
Committee chairman Lord True said benefits must be rebalanced towards the young to prepare the country for 100-year lifespans. Free TV licences for pensioners 'should be scrapped' Skip to main content
Nitelink buses charge a €6.60 flat fare (€4.50 on Leap) [26] regardless of the distance travelled. The TFI Leap Card, introduced in December 2011, is a smart card that can be used on Dublin Bus, DART, suburban rail services in the Dublin area and the Luas.
Bus Éireann Logo 1987–2000 Bus Éireann Logo 2000–2007. Bus Éireann was established in February 1987 when it was split out from Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). [2] The logo of Bus Éireann incorporates a red Irish Setter, a breed of dog that originated in Ireland. A Bus Éireann Wright Gemini 3 operating service 103 in Dublin, September 2017
According to an Irish Times article in September 2022, 14.3% of national journeys in the Republic of Ireland were undertaken by bus, compared to the European average of 8.8%. However, this may be partly due to the lack of widespread train coverage in the country, as Ireland's figure of 3.1% usage of trains for journeys is well behind the ...
Córas Iompair Éireann (Irish for 'Irish Transport System'), or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport within the Republic of Ireland and jointly with its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (which trades as Translink), for the railway service between Dublin and Belfast ...