BRINGING BUSES UP TO STANDARD

SUBTITLE: BUSES ARE THE FORGOTTEN WING OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND IN MANY PLACES ARE NOT REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, ALTHOUGH SOME SERVICES AROUND THE COUNTRY SHINE OUT AS BEACONS OF GOOD PRACTICE. COINCIDING WITH THE RELEASE OF A TRANSPORT 2000 BLUEPRINT FOR IMPROVEMENT, STEPHEN JOSEPH SPELLS OUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO GET BUSES IN GEAR.